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…
Very exciting – another one of Chris’s articles has been published in the July 2014 issue of Cruising Helmsman. This time it is not a destination piece, but instead one for the practical section of the magazine. The article encapsulates some advice and tips about cruising safely and in harmony, gleaned from friends who have…
One of our goals whilst in the Kent Group was to sail to Judgement Rocks and South West Island. These isolated islets some 10 nautical miles to the west of Deal Island in Eastern Bass Strait, have a reputation for attracting Orcas. We did not see any, but were however greeted by hundreds of Australian…
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