This sculpture by Mooloolaba Artist Wayne Strickland was erected at the entrance to Fisherman's Park on the spit at Mooloolaba, and is dedicated to fishermen who have lost their lives at sea.

I understand that the model for this piece was, in a sad irony, himself lost when the trawler on which he was working, Miss Melissa was washed ashore no more than a few hundred metres from this spot.

A rather sombre Skywatch perhaps, but occasionally we need to remember bringing food to our table is not always a simple process to be taken for granted.

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Fishing Boat

There's a certain no-nonsense air exuded by fishing boats.  Valdon was left on her lonesome in Mooloolaba harbour on this evening when all the others had gone to sea, perhaps she's a superyacht heavily disguised to discourage paparazzi.

It takes more than a mere disguise to throw me off my game!  Come on Tiger, we know you're in there!  ;-)

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Skywatch with Boats

It won't be long until warm sunny skies start returning to those cooler parts of the globe, so I thought I'd get in one more clear sunny sky before we all have them!

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Golden Beach

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Water with Boats

Just one more I promise.

They looks so pretty you see.....

Caloundra Classic Boat Regatta
Golden Beach

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Felix

Without wanting to get too technical, a cat rigged sailing boat is one with its mast well forward, and usually unstayed, and boats rigged like this are called cat boats. (Not to be confused with catamarans which are altogetherly different.)

Felix is a cat boat.

(Get it? Slaps forehead and moves off-stage....)


Caloundra Classic Boat Festival
Golden Beach


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Wooden Boats

I suspect that no description is required!

Caloundra Classic Boat Festival
Golden Beach.

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Sailor's Lunch

A sailor seems well enough provisioned for a day pottering around in the sunshine!

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I can't explain

I'm not sure if there was something in the mushrooms I'd had for breakfast, but I was sitting on my little river bank having a quiet sandwich when I heard a noise.

Perhaps it's all due to global warming, I have no other explanation as to how a gondola found its way to the Mooloolah River, nor how it came to have a motor.

Mooloolaba

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