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Sunrise Surprises
Waking up at before 5am does not inspire most people, however chasing sunrises aboard Boaz …. Who wouldn’t want to do that? The boat was filled with a mixture of interesting, fascinating and inspiring people, everyone can from completely different backgrounds and points of view however we call came together over our love for the ocean,
Madagascar: Waste Not- Want Not.
Last week, driving through Bot River village, wind-blown plastic bags dominated the scrub bush and pine plantation on the edges of town. Three weeks previously I drove over 1000km through Madagascar, and via many similar small villages – guess what? No plastic bags visible, at least not like in Bot River. How can this be, I wondered?
Hout Bay Clean Up 20180915
Hout Bay Harbour, on 15 September 2018. This is International Clean Up Day, and aims at being the biggest crowd effort in the history of the world. Beaches, cities, rivers, dams, canals, roads, villages – you name it, they will all be cleaned up simultaneously. We are so proud to support Old Mutual Sub-Aqua Club, Sea the Bigger Picture, False
Trawl 20180916 Atlantic, off Scarborough
Trawl, Sunday, off Scarborough, heading south A good sail down the peninsula to round Cape Point, so we were hoping that for once the haul would be good and clean, no plastic. We deployed the Neuston trawl for one hour, about three miles, at 3 to 4 knots, under sail, so we gave the scoop an easy ride. We put
Trawl 20180909
Sunny, 1 m swell, 5 knots breeze from north-west A good haul, in the sense that there was less than usual Still needs close inspection Summary
Boaz getting famous
Amongst our amazing guests who join us on our weekly voyages of discovery in the world of plastic in the ocean, we recently entertained an international Actor and a Solo Violinist/Conductor. Have a look below to see who…. Here’s our crew for a recent sail to Clifton Amalia de Abreu, Colleen Lindberg, Walter Van Dyk, Anthony Marwood, Dylan Irion, Jessica
Have things changed at all?
A look back 45 years ago – – The Text of this article is below WEEKEND ARGUS OCTOBER 27 1973 Anglers, conservationists, boatmen in call for sanctuaries UNDERSEA NATURE AND FISH RESERVE IS URGED FOR FALSE BAY By ALLEN PIZZEY SPRINGBOK spearfishermen, anglers, leading conservationists, marine biologists, members of the tourist industry and the big Cape boat clubs this
‘Mayday’, and its Dive Week in Simonstown
Away from the V and A Waterfront, our usual berth, to Simonstown to support the Dive Festival. On the way we supported the Freedom Paddle for kayakers, to Robben Island Here’s Nick cheering them on Wish the seas were as pristine as this sky Diverse divers. The best clear sea, weather and viewing conditions. Boaz had a
Manta Trawls Boaz sampling off Sea Point
MANTA TRAWL IN ACTION Here’s our Manta Trawl alongside Boaz. It’s not designed to clean the oceans, but to sample them so we get an idea of what is floating out there. We trawl along the Sea Point coastline, which is heavily populated, and has foul sewers and stormwater drains spilling directly into the ocean. The trawl is 600
Cape Town – Oh, the Glory of it
April Fool’s Day – and the joke is there is no howling South-Easter, just a perfect day Just enough wind to fill the sails – with the engines idling we get 4 knots A relaxed Sunday A big white