EVEN WITH REGULATION, TOO MANY PEOPLE PASS AWAY ON OUR WATERS. I am not a behavioural scientist. Sometimes I wish I were, because I would be…
KNOWING WHAT THE LIGHTS MEAN WILL KEEP YOU OUT OF DANGER It’s an Autumn night – ‘starless and Bible-clack” Dylan Thomas would say. Our 12 metre…
ALL THE BEST JOKES HAPPEN IN BARS BUT CROSSING A BAR IN AN OPEN BOAT IS NO LAUGHING MATTER I’m always amazed at the power of…
KNOW THESE THREE STEPS TO SAFETY AND DON’T END UP LOST FOR GOOD Survival in the water following a marine incident will depend upon a number…
KNOWING THE RULES IS HALF THE BATTLE – THE OTHER HALF IS OBEYING THEM! For many, the early morning sounds of the weekend are birdsong, lawnmowers,…
SPEEDING NEAR DIVERS COULD LEAD TO MORE THAN A BROKEN NOSE. I remember vividly the first time I broke my nose. It was summer and I…
FOR THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEA. The big red and white Coastguard RIB was approaching the boat ramp pontoon with a small runabout securely rafted…
EVEN BOATIES MAKE MISTAKES, DON’T LET COMPLACENCY RUIN YOUR DAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN DOCKING. I had to make a quick trip to Wellington recently. But it was…
HAVING TROUBLE REMEMBERING THE ‘RULES OF THE ROAD’? A MNEMONIC FROM THE 19TH CENTURY MIGHT HELP Rhyme and Reason “When all three lights you see ahead,…
THAT LITTLE SQUAWKBOX ON YOUR DASH MIGHT NOT GET USED MUCH, BUT WHEN THE WATER IS RISING AROUND YOUR ANKLES, YOU’D BETTER KNOWWHAT TO DO WITH…