One of the thousand and one stories not picked up by the Townsville media landlubbers involves this stand out vessel , Tarnica, in the Breakwater Marina , which seems equipped to cope with any situation, including the melting of the polar icecaps .
Our rare waterfront roundsman declares Tarnica must be part of a sequel to the 1995 American post apocalyptic science fiction movie ,Waterworld, which starred Kevin Costner and Jeanne Tripplehorn . In that movie , most polar icecaps had melted , seas rising 7600 metres , 25,000 feet , covering most of Earth .
Costner, going under the name Mariner , had gills like a mullet , sailed the watery domain in a trimaran . Townsville police confirm several people have been acting like stunned mullet recently in the nearby nightclub precinct , which adds weight to this exciting film sequel theory - they could be extras in the movie . Who cares if they are going to make an Elvis film down Brisbane way if Townsville can be washed away by Hollywood ?
The Shipping Reporter, who has a pair of flippers and a snorkel tube , is available for major film roles .Tarnica , he points out , is a Polish crown peak in the Bleszczady Mountains , a good spot to land on after a Biblical flood . The jam packed vessel of this name has solar and wind power , assorted ladders , a fish trap , several smaller vessels , one with an outboard motor, another for underwater viewing of Magnetic Island when it is underwater in 2500 , possibly three kitchen sinks , enough electronic gear to control a lunar landing .
A short distance away is another interestingly named yacht , Blitz, complete with bicycles and a Weber ? , no air raid warden tin helmets visible , which would surely make a good yarn . Many more untold waterfront yarns are to come from the kitbag of the Shipping Reporter, the only one north of Bunnerong, New South Wales.
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Well known Magnetic Island landscaper and environmentalist ,Charlie McColl , above , is about to set sail from the Gold Coast in a flotilla bound for New Caledonia . Charlie is an experienced sailor , one voyage from Singapore to North America. Early on a steamy New Year day on Magnetic Island, Little Darwin spotted Charlie, who once contested the Townsville mayoralty, toiling away on the side of a road removing noxious weeds and feral non natives.
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