HAVE YOU BEEN HOOKED? If you’ve done a lot of fishing, you may well have been ‘hooked’ one day, or quite possibly hooked someone else. Not pretty and depending on where the hook enters, it can be … [Read more...]
NOT THE KNOT I KNOW-published in Augusta/Margaret River Mail 6/9/2017
NOT THE KNOT I KNOW “What knot to do and what knot not to do, that is the question I ask of you?” One of the more interesting moments we sometimes have in the world of boating involves the use of … [Read more...]
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT-published in Augusta/Margaret River Mail 30/8/2017
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT I coordinated marine studies expeditions for school students to Exmouth every year from 2000 to 2010, which were great adventures and learning experiences for the students. … [Read more...]
‘SICK’ DAY OUT-published in Augusta/Margaret River Mail 23/8/2017
‘SICK’ DAY OUT Youngsters used to use the word ‘sick’ to describe something that was good. Like they owned a ‘sick’ car or caught a ‘sick’ wave out in the surf. Being sick on a boat, however, is … [Read more...]
STUDENT/TEACHER CATCH UP-published in Augusta/Margaret River Mail 22/7/2017
STUDENT/TEACHER CATCH UP A little bit of history to set the context for this week’s article. When I was teaching a marine studies program for ten years, students had to apply for the course and … [Read more...]
GO THE UNDERDOG-published in Augusta/Margaret River Mail 12/07/2017
GO THE UNDERDOG Apologies right from the start, but this article has absolutely nothing to do with anything marine! Departing from Broome on the first weekend of the school holidays was interesting … [Read more...]