BLOSSOM When you are a keen boatie, I reckon you are always looking for ways to enjoy the past time, right up until your eventual demise, if you will excuse the terminology. Pounding away in the … [Read more...]
ALWAYS SEARCHING-published in Augusta/Margaret River Mail 11/7/2018
ALWAYS SEARCHING We have been on the road for six days to get to Kununurra and once again took the Marble Bar road from Newman which bypasses Port Hedland. The main reason for taking this route was … [Read more...]
DRINK DRIVING-published in Augusta/Margaret River Mail 4/7/2018
DRINK DRIVING When teaching skipper’s ticket courses I am often asked by clients if the regulations regarding skippering vessels under the influence of alcohol and drugs are the same as for driving … [Read more...]
HEADIN’ WEST-published in Augusta/Margaret River Mail 2/5/2018
HEADIN’ WEST At a BBQ with friends recently, the conversation turned to what had prompted people to live in this part of the world. Most telling their stories were born and bred in WA, so had … [Read more...]
WHITSUNDAYS-published in Augusta/Margaret River 11/4/17
WHITSUNDAYS Back in February, while having a few drinks at a friend’s place in Gracetown, the conversation turned to boats, specifically sailing boats and their benefits, as opposed to power boats. … [Read more...]
INGLORIOUS FINISH-published in Augusta/Margaret River Mail 4/10/17
INGLORIOUS FINISH Well, I intended to be writing this week’s article from the comfort of my Gracetown residence, with all our camping, boating and travelling gear from the last six months nicely … [Read more...]
