Sailing is as much about judgment as it is movement—reading wind, water, and timing with precision. These posts explore life on the water, from practical experience to the quieter realities of navigation, weather, and decision-making, where small choices can carry significant consequences.
If you’re planning a trip to Walpole and wondering what camping at Nornalup Inlet is really like, here’s a firsthand look. We spent six days based at Rest Point Caravan Park — boating, fishing, and soaking in one of Western Australia’s most peaceful estuaries — discovering it’s about far more than just what ends up
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A line of sunken wrecks off Tangalooma Resort was meant to be more than just “beautiful“. The ships were sunk to become a useful barrier for mariners visiting the holiday island. Between 1963 and 1984, fifteen vessels were deliberately scuttled along the western shore of Moreton Island, inside Moreton Bay, Australia. The idea was simple […]
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I’ve lived my life enjoying the sea breeze and watching the horizon change with the light, but I still don’t go into the water unless it’s absolutely necessary. The ocean is the shark’s world — not mine — and every year, reminders come that we humans are just visitors in their domain. The Aussie coastline
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2 mins of the kinikiest fiction you’ll ever read. Chapter Five of SEETHINGS III plunges the reader into the heart of seduction, manipulation, and moral collapse as Mitchell steps aboard Felicity Snow’s luxury catamaran. The tour of her opulent vessel becomes merely a prelude to something far darker: Felicity’s rapid, unnervingly accurate assessment of Mitchell’s
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Chapter 13 unfolds as a tense and intimate dialogue between Samantha and Felicity, where alcohol loosens inhibitions and old certainties begin to fracture. Set aboard Mon Homme, the yacht becomes both confessional and stage, its floating isolation amplifying vulnerability and manipulation. Samantha, softened by chardonnay, begins to confide in Felicity about her sexless marriage. Years
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Chapter 12 juxtaposes the public discovery of Sandra’s body with Mitchell’s cold detachment and the private escalation of his marriage with Samantha toward its darkest turn. The opening scene sets the contrast starkly: the news of Sandra’s corpse on Scarborough beach plays out as domestic background noise. Mitchell, unfazed, butters toast with Vegemite while Samantha
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Mitchell Felding has perfected the art of patience. Years of silence, of watching, of listening, have honed his instincts into something sharper than morality. The Beast within him no longer whispers — it storms. A woman named Sandra Williams becomes his latest fascination. Separated, contradictory, forever lying to herself and others, she is everything Mitchell
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The author reflects on sailing as a metaphor for disorientation in life and relationships. Without landmarks, both sailors and characters in SEETHINGS II face uncertainty that reveals their true selves. Disorientation can prompt either despair or growth, ultimately questioning the reliability of confidence and moral compasses in navigating life’s complexities.
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I write the occasional fluff* piece. This is one about yacht names. *(“fluff” lightweight blog posts under 1500 words) —those quick reads I throw together when something quirky catches my eye. Today’s culprit? Boat names. Specifically, the groan-worthy ones slapped onto multihull yachts.) Living near the ocean, I see plenty of them: Catatonic, Try Hard,
Multihull Boat Names: No Evil Today, Just Dumb Wordplay Read More »
It’s amazing how real life sneaks into fiction—sometimes subtly tweaked, other times copied word for word. I’ve blurred reality plenty in my writing, adjusted timelines, changed names, dialled up the drama—but some moments need no embellishment. One story slipped into my novel untouched: the rescue of the turtle. I was making tea aboard my yacht,
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