Peter Malcolm - Launch of the SV Pelican 1

Marine TV in June

Anth and Dave are driving the boat today (Bron is having a break), so Anth went straight to the weather. Sounds like a great day to go sailing or sleeping on the couch. Dave has been to see the Day After Tomorrow. The premise is that one of the major conveyor currents (ie the gulf stream) suddenly stops. Dave says don't bother going for the entertainment value, but it is interesting to see the degree of documentation for extinction where we have done nothing.

The next seastar collection is on in another week, so contact DSE for more details.

And watch out for the disappearing wrecks of Queenscliff Jetty. Anth found an old notice to shopping from August 1862, indicating the buoy making the wreck of the Lady Harvey was being removed, as the wreck had disappeared !

Anth has become interested in Triremes since the release of Troy (the movie) and although nobody has every seen one from the era. The Persian fleet suffered 5 major disasters trying to enslave the Greeks.

New Zealands first underwater billboard is in a lagoon in Wellington, to try and reduce the pollution in the water. Unfortunately you don't have to be in the water to see it.

The official naming ceremony follows the sea trials that Dave sailed on - The boats patron, Andrew Denton, will do the honors today, even though he admitted he had no idea why, but he liked the cut of their jib !

The Pelican 1 is a 63 ft cat, based on a UK design that had to be totally redesigned to pass a marine survey. So for 8 times the initial cost, there is now an ocean going cat that is about to be pressed into service for research, inspirational and educational purposes.

Wed 2nd, 6:30pm on National Geographic - the Octopus Show

Thur 3rd, 6:30pm the Humbolt squid star on Devils of the Deep, followed by Storm Stories - the snowstorm vs the cargo ship at 9:30pm

7:30pm on Discovery - Submarine - Raiders of the Deep.

Friday 4th, 8:30pm on Discovery Channel its the Launch of the Aquanauts - where young nubile people in swimsuits get wet and point out fish.

Saturday 5th, 7:30 on National Geographic - Secrets of Viking Warriors

Monday 7th, 6:30pm National Geographic - Be the creature - the great white shark hunts seals

Tuesday 8th, 11:55pm, ABC, Above Us The Waves - an old fashioned WWII, the battle of the Atlantic

Friday 11th - the aquanauts again.

Sunday 13th, 7:30pm ABC Seven Wonders of the Industrial World with Bell Rock Lighthouse

Wed 16th, 8:30pm, Animal Planet, A big session on Polar Bears.

Friday 18th, Aquanauts again !

Sunday 20th, 8:30pm Animal Planet, Claws - The life of Crabs followed by Animals did it first - The arms race.

Monday 21st, 7:30pm, Animal Planet - Dolphins, dancers of the deep about the life of a dolphin calf

Saturday 26th, 9:30pm, National Geographic - Frontlines of construction - building to beat the threat of the sea.

Beautiful Child

Fatherhood

Anthem

Archie Roach

Kultcha Edwards

Tiddas

The ocean is not flat and the wind is not light. 5 foot waves and 18 m vis, and 13 C - worth a go if you ignore the surface chop.