The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.
Sometimes Wet, Sometimes Dry
Consider this – a seamless state of being between land, sea, sky. Fluidity, no division. Oneness, nothing for sale, only a continuous state of being, a feeling of connection to the surrounding world. Sometimes land country, sometimes sky country, sometimes sea country.
Far North Queensland collective gives new life to ghost nets
Abandoned at sea by commercial fishing boats, these ghost nets once drifted aimlessly along the ocean floor, silently trapping and killing marine life
“The Sea in Its myriad Facets”
Its rich, and informative, and unlike most coffee table books (I hate that term!) has a substance that makes it cherishable and unlikely to end up on the nature strip on hard rubbish day.
“The Haunting Tide”
Through this imagery, Ricardo presents poignant observations of the human condition – some of which allow us to laugh at our own behaviour.
the 1946 Sydney Hobart Start by A.D.Blake
What is almost as impressive as the aesthetic, is the historical accuracy of the paintings…”The start was off Rose Bay between Clark and Shark Islands. Rose Bay beach is in the background.”
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