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Il Duce - The Weather Man

by John Curnow 6 Jun 2018 22:54 PDT
Gorillas? No. Boats © Andrea Francolini

Il Duce, it's Italian for 'The Leader', sums up our friend - imperious photographer par excellence, Andrea Francolini.

May have ben a 'bit humid out there this morning', as Andrea put it, but It turned into a super gorgeous 22°C at Narrabeen. So if it was a slow start, and an even more miserable little run of late, then it all served as a good reminder to check your mooring, docking lines, fenders, covers, clears and so forth, for there have been 50+ knots recorded over the last while. Now it is the West's turn, and they are super damp there, with some places copping 50 mil in just a few hours yesterday. So yes, check your boat, throw out another pick if you need to, pray you had your mooring serviced, and if you did not, then send the diver as soon as is practicable!

Ah yes. 'Tis the country for weather... (see below for confirmation)

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