Realistically a baby born today in Australia will, if they live to be 85, spend about a 28-30 years of their life sleeping. That’s ok…sleep is good! They will then spend around 28-30 years doing all the normal things that people get do when they are awake like eating, driving, sport, exercise and socialising… but perhaps most worryingly they will also spend a solid 22-28 years staring at a screen.

Due to the action of the tugs and bow thrusters, the Maersk Shekou continued to maintain a port swing of about 10°/min, away from the direct path of the STS Leeuwin II. However, Maersk Shekou did not make a clear turn, and moments later, its starboard bow flare collided with the STS Leeuwin II, dismasting the latter. Two crew members, on board the sailing vessel at the time, escaped via its gangway just as the collision occurred.

South Passage’s reason for being is sail training, a term which, these days, is lost on many people. To para-phrase Irving Johnson: sail training is not about preparing young people for a life at sea; rather, sail training uses the challenge of voyaging on a sailing a ship to prepare young people for life.

Last Saturday the 118 year old ALMA DOEPEL was lifted back into the murky waters of the River Yarra after a 10 year restoration. In this film we speak with Ferdi Darley the amazing and articulate head shipwright on the project just four days before the launch.

It’s a good time to re-introduce inexpensive ply kits. Mirror enthusiasts from the 1960’s and 70’s are now parents and grandparents wanting to share Mirror Love with a new generation. So write Charlie Salter and Jaemie Wilson.