SIBLING CONNECTIONS While running a skipper’s course for some fourteen year olds recently we were chatting about school, families and fishing stories. When asked about brothers and sisters, one boy … [Read more...]
SEAFARER CENTRES-published in Augusta/Margaret River Mail 27/4/2017
SEAFARER CENTRES When I was teaching marine studies in High Schools I would urge students to pursue their passion for the ocean, with the aim of a career in the industry. Some did the hard yards as … [Read more...]
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE-published in Augusta/Margaret River Mail 15/3/2017
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE Years ago my daughter, Lisa, all of 14 years of age, pushed the button to travel overseas with her mum, Viv, for a variety of reasons. Viv, with her artistic background, had … [Read more...]
DOWN SOUTH WEEKEND-Published in Augusta/Margaret River Mail 1/3/17
DOWN SOUTH WEEKEND My son Jay had been preparing for a solo swim in the Rottnest Island Event last weekend, but he came back from overseas a little unwell and had to withdraw from the qualifying … [Read more...]
READ IT?- published in Augusta/Margaret River Mail 15/02/2017
READ IT? The urge to disconnect with TV and get into a good book overwhelmed me recently, but I surprised myself when I managed to read three biography based books in just over a week. The first, … [Read more...]
PEOPLE YOU MEET-published in Augusta/Margaret River Mail 08/02/2017
PEOPLE YOU MEET One of the best parts of my job, other than teaching people how to drive recreational boats, is that you just never know who you are going to meet next. I actually enjoy the … [Read more...]