The Shipwreck: The True Story of the Dunbar

Everyone has heard of the Dunbar shipwreck, and we’ve all seen the great sailing clipper’s anchor at the Dunbar memorial The Gap at Watsons Bay. Now, in new book, The Shipwreck: The True Story of the Dunbar, the Disaster That Broke the Colony’s Heart…

The Hunt Collection

Main photo: Young soldiers who just enlisted in Lismore, being taken downriver on the Captain T Fenwick to get a steamer to Sydney and then off to WWI. The Hunt Collection is a stunning hardcover, glossy print book containing dozens of beautifully…

Book: Clare

The Incredible Story of a Western Australian Built Wooden Ketch by Nigel Ridgway with Aileen Ridgway and Lanie Verboon Nigel traces the history of the Western Australian built ketch, Clare, in this delightful little book. With contributions from the logbooks of his wife, Aileen…

Book: The Battle of Sydney Harbour 1942

The Battle of Sydney Harbour 1942 by Peter Grose Illustrations by Gary Jackson Any interest in History is a bit like time travel. You read about a time and place and your imagination can often help you visualise what it must have been like.

Tenpin takes to the water with his brushes

Patrick Bollen, an accomplished competitive sailor, offshore yacht master and sea captain, has added another string to his bow as a maritime artist. Since making his debut as a painter in 2018 he has focused on competitive racing yachts. Bollen draws on a nautical…

Book: Better Boating Blunders

Those suffering the merest hint of desire to go seafaring in their own boat will learn from these heartbreaking but hilarious tales of what can go wrong. Read the secrets of successfully leaving moorings with topsides unmarked, miraculously happening upon your destination and for…

Book: Sailing misadventures

Three men find it’s a surprisingly long way to sail from the Philippines to Thailand in a 48 foot catamaran. Hugh Brown is a writer, sailor and surfer. His latest two books are, Sailing Misadventures. Whatever can go wrong, will go…

Book: Water Access Only

More Tales and Adventures from Pittwater where the only way to get home is by boat. Edited and published by Juliette Robertson and Carol Beth Floyd. Main photo: Church Point Lights by Jordon Robertson-Towner … James spotted the…