I have followed Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the Australian Rugby League since I was a lad. And yes - they are the team everyone else loves to hate [laffs]. I'm not a die-hard fanatic - nothing like that, just a supporter. Win-lose-draw.

I grew up within a (literal) bull's roar of Brookvale Oval in the 70's. I could hear the crowd's distant roar while I listened to the game on the radio... those games I didn't attend! Dad used to drive me and a mate to a local shopping centre near the oval, and I'd walk up to the ground to watch a game. Good fun memories. Then Dad would listen to the game on the radio (Frank Hyde on 2SM!), and come pick us up at the same place after the match had finished.

(Frank Hyde's Call of the 1977 Rugby League Grand Final Replay)

GREAT memories.

#ManlyForever #GoManly #NRLManly #NRLSeaEagles #OnceManlyAlwaysManly #ItsaManlyThing 🦅

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Mal

NOTE: DRAFT POST ONLY

MAJOR WORK STILL IN PROGRESS

I caught dad's passion for sailing from him. The full body/sense experience of being afloat sailing upon the water has never left me.

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(((Links to various sailing blog posts of mine; Wyreema; Sailability, cdsc etc. Manly 16s live videos/youtube

*** https://carcoarsail.blogspot.com/2011/10/carcoar-sailing-club-boats.html - including sailability stuff

*** https://carcoarsail01.blogspot.com/ - including sailability stuff

Flicr photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/maljam/

DRAFT.....vv

Sailability Cairns News Article )))

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October 2011, CDSC

My single-handed sailing dinghy "Wyreema"

'Solo' Class (1) (2) (3) (4)

My blue Lancer car, with trailer and the Solo on the shore at Carcoar Dam Sailing Club. (datexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)

I eventually regretted selling this adorable one-man sailing dinghy. The Laser (below) was good, but with the Solo (above), I felt much more comfortable sitting 'in' it, rather than sitting 'on' the Laser. I don't know quite how to express it.

The Laser fleet at Carcoar Dam (datexxxxxxxx)

I ended up driving to and from Melbourne to buy this Laser, which I renamed "Wyreema II"

I ended-up selling it (with its trailer) when I moved to Queensland. Oh well.

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My dad's VJ "Wyreema" sailing in Middle Harbour (Sydney Harbour), c.1940's

That's me in the yellow c.1976, 16-Foot Skiff "Wyreema" sailing out of Manly, Sydney Harbour

That's me c.1980, sailing my dad's 16 foot skiff "Wyreema" at Manly in Sydney Harbour, Australia.

I was the foward-hand, that set the kite (ie. the big colourful sail).

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Australian 16-foot Skiff Australian Championship Regatta

St. George Sailing Club, Botany Bay (Sydney NSW)

January 2024

More live sailing ! "Me VERY happy!"

I used to sail this class of boat MANY years ago, albeit the boats were a lot clunkier then (cf above).

Watching this live online, living 200 km / 125 miles inland, is just so awesome and soul-reviving for me.

Being able to watch this live is awesome. I caught my passion for sailing from my late dad. I was thinking about all these sailing vids, and how he would have loved it. I randomly burst into tears just thinking about the good memories I have with him sailing: I still miss him, even after 27 years.

Check out the videos:

13 January 2024

Also: https://www.facebook.com/manly16ftskiffs/videos/1137161081024936

12 January 2024

Also: https://www.facebook.com/manly16ftskiffs/videos/1771000483404165

Video Source: https://www.youtube.com/@manly16stv and https://www.facebook.com/manly16ftskiffs

https://skiffs.org.au/

**** Sydney to Hobart ***