30 January, 2024As the 1950s came to a close, Cunard was forced to appraise the future of their express North Atlantic service.…
21 September, 2023I first went to sea as Cadet with Ellerman City Line in 1965, aged 16. Ellermans operated a fleet of…
24 July, 2023Waratah's second voyage to Australia commenced in April 1909. On 27th July, she was sighted by the cargo steamer "Clan…
28 February, 2023From the brush of David Bray Sea Breezes issue: March 2023 The paintings this month represent three phases in the…
27 January, 2023From the brush of David Bray Sea Breezes issue: January 2023 In 1960, my old friend Captain Peter Elphick found…
15 December, 2022From the brush of David Bray Sea Breezes issue: November 2022 Mention the words "Union Steam" and the Union Steamship…
22 July, 2022From the brush of David Bray January this year (2022) marked the 70th anniversary of a maritime event that briefly gripped…
21 June, 2022From the brush of David Bray “We’re NEVER late….we’re the Mail Boat” I was very interested to read the article…
21 May, 2022From the brush of David Bray In 1973 I was sailing as Second Mate on the RRS “John Biscoe”, a…
23 February, 2022Published in Sea-Breezes magazine by David Bray and Simon Adams We have a breakfast bar in our kitchen, but it…
