by Capt. Murray Lister | Jan 17, 2017 | Q&A - CaptMurrayLister, Q&A-Expert-wk11
School, to me, was something that had to be tolerated, day by day. Commencing High School, having just turned 12, and leaving just three years later, meant that education was seriously lacking when at age 15, I joined the Royal New Zealand Navy as a Boy Seaman....
by Capt. Murray Lister | Jan 13, 2017 | Essays-CaptMurrayLister
As a young sailor and before I became an Officer and later a Master Mariner, I remember an elderly gentleman telling me, ‘The sea is safe until you forget it is dangerous’. This is absolutely true when considering the forces of nature. Theses ‘forces’ can include...
by Capt. Murray Lister | Dec 14, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - CaptMurrayLister, Q&A-Expert-wk6
Good Day Bryon: On observing the tracking charts for the Vendée Globe yachts, you will see a limiting line, encircling the Antarctic, basically known as the Ice Limit. Yachts racing in the Vendée Globe risk a penalty for entering this zone. Reason is because of ice. ...
by Capt. Murray Lister | Nov 27, 2016 | Q&A, Q&A - CaptMurrayLister, Q&A-Expert-wk4
Good Day Dave, Sadly piracy problems can occur anywhere at any time as even away from the well-known areas, there is still a mob of enthusiastic amateurs. In a small craft it is virtually impossible to stop anyone boarding, given that even if you were armed, the...
