Portrait: June Villadolid by Michael Peck #5 June Villadolid June first went to sea in 2000 in the Philippines, where seafaring is a common career path. With lots of family members being inter-island seafarers working within the Philippines, it was one of June’s...
Portrait: Cesar Soltis by Robert Hannaford #2 Cesar Soltis Cesar, 57 has lived in Adelaide for the last 23 years, he’s originally from the Philippines where he has 14 cousins, all of whom work at sea and inspired him to go to sea; “You can see the world for free!”...
Portrait: Digby Longhurst by Robert Hannaford #10 Digby Longhurst Digby Longhurst is almost 74 and has had many different roles at sea since he joined the Australian National Line in Sydney at the age of 16. His first seagoing trip was a voyage from Sydney to...
Portrait Sitter: Tess Geraghty by Bridget Dolan #3 The Wife’s Lament – An excerpt I make this song about me full sadly my own wayfaring. I a woman tell what griefs I had since I grew up new or old never more than now. Ever I know the dark of my exile....
Portrait: Rachel Crevatin-Gunn by Robert Hannaford #15 Rachel Crevatin-Gunn Growing up on Tasmania’s north west coast, Rachel had a unique childhood to say the least. By age 8 her father built a boat from scratch, packed up the family and they set off on an adventure...
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