Dinghy Fever

Dinghy fever – a disorder that sends Wade’s pulse racing and raises his temperature at the sight of Walker Bay second hand boat tenders advertised on ebay or Gumtree! Yap, Captain Wadie has been on the hunt for a Walker Bay dinghy, a 10ft one complete with an inflatable tube kit all around the gunwale…

Dream Builders

We hear you ask: What’s that picture?  It is the first milestone of a massive boat building project. Some of you will remember Chris Guthrie from his paragliding activities some 20 years ago!  These days, he is still attracted to weather dependent and adventurous past times, but has shifted his attention to sailing – well, when…

Miniature Funnel Clouds - Preservation Island

Head in the clouds

Cloudy skies are so much more interesting than blue skies.  After interviewing Dave and Mary Nicholson about their six months’ stint on Maatsuyker Island and discussing in particular their weather watch routine, I got all excited about cloud observations and cloud photos. Clouds are beautiful, but all have messages too!  They are very useful to gauge the…