As we were packing to go home from the story before this one (Protea Reef 16 Feb 2013), we were treated to seeing one of the biggest king mackerel / couta caught on Protea Reef in a while! With Noel were none other than 3 of the Posthumous clan – Louis, Dawdie and Sean. This … Read more
After the usual hectic river mouth launch out of the mighty Umzimkulu (Port Shepstone), we headed out on a bumpy sea, to Protea Reef a few miles out, to take on the yellowfin tuna that frequent it’s pinnacles. The first two drifts at 3.5knots yielded nothing, but on our third attempt, things hotted up fast. … Read more
Just in from Captain Bruno Hansen >>> Some of you guys wanted to see me going over the boxing day tsunami of 2004,im alone on the yacht a 46 foot catamaran,and had just crossed the indian ocean surfing and diving for 1 year thro the islands,,with James Taylor the legend…He went home for xmas and … Read more
For a fantastically eery experience, log onto Ocean Global Shark Tracker and see what a few Great Whites are doing right now. As of yesterday, Maddox, a 2000lb monster, was casually heading into the Maputo Bay area. Brenda Fassie and Louise were cruising the coast just south of Inhambane, a bunch of whites are swimming … Read more
Tofo is an amazingly safe spot to swim – usually. But every now and then, a storm surge on a good spring high tide wreaks havoc with the sand. This last storm was no exception and it scoured out right up to Casa Barry’s steps – making the local fishermen stow their boats way up … Read more
