Category Archives: Quotes from The Sea

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, by Edgar Allan Poe .. Chapter 10

Posted on June 9, 2010 by

On his back, from which a portion of the shirt had been torn, leaving it bare, there sat a huge sea-gull, busily gorging itself with the horrible flesh, its bill and talons deep buried, and its white plumage spattered all over with blood. Continue reading →

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Dawn Patrol Disappointment

Posted on April 15, 2010 by

In visions of the dark night I have dreamed of joy departed- But a waking dream of life and light Hath left me broken-hearted. – Edgar Allan Poe

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Law of the Island by Robin Robertson

Posted on February 19, 2010 by

They lashed him to old timbers that would barely float, with weights at the feet so only his face was out of the water. Over his mouth and eyes they tied two live mackerel with twine, and pushed him out … Continue reading →

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Open-ended

Posted on February 17, 2010 by

“People might think that surfing’s a limited thing, but surfing’s not limited . . . You’re all the time learning how to do things, discovering better ways of surfing and more ways of enjoying it.” Farrelly, M. and McGregor, C. … Continue reading →

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The Albatrosss by Charles Baudelaire

Posted on February 4, 2010 by

Often, to amuse themselves, the men of the crew Catch those great birds of the seas, the albatrosses, lazy companions of the voyage, who follow The ship that slips through bitter gulfs. Hardly have they put them on the deck, … Continue reading →

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Waves, by Baby Rio

Posted on February 3, 2010 by

A wave is a measure of some windy pulse, .. an oceanic punch,.. a thriftless child of some distant tempest,.. Continue reading →

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A letter from Jez (from somewhere in South Australia)

Posted on January 31, 2010 by

One of the Kurungabaa crew has been away on a work assignment. Then he took a break and well, see for yourself what he scored. Hey Kurungabaaers, Just thought I’d send through a few pics of South OZ. For me it … Continue reading →

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Diagram of Winds and the Indian Ocean

Posted on January 9, 2010 by

Image: Diagram of Winds from the chapter, ‘On the blowing of winds, earthquakes and tremors’ from The Book of Curiosities The Book of Curiosities was composed in Egypt in the first half of the 11th century, this 12th/13th century cosmographical … Continue reading →

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I am the albatross that waits for you at end of the earth.

Posted on December 25, 2009 by

SOY EL ALBATROSS QUE TE ESPERA
EN EL FINAL DEL MUNDO.
SOY EL ALMA OLVIDADA DE LOS MARINOS MUERTOS
QUE CRUZARON EL CABO DE HORNOS Continue reading →

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A Tidal World

Posted on August 12, 2009 by

And, in truth, at the hour of the flow, when wave mounts upon wave … there mingles in the stormy roll of the waters the rattle of the shells and of the thousand different creatures which they bring up from … Continue reading →

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