Clarke Gayford
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- Aug 18, 2026
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- Jul 11, 2026
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What legacy do we leave behind when we die? As Sam Neill taught me, itâs more about sweetness than ego | Clarke Gayford (opens the original)
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As men weâre often taught to chase lives defined by vanity and hollow expressions. But genuine decency lasts far longer than any name on a building Occasionally, in our lives, there are markers that arrive with enough strength to hop us off the treadmill just long enough to remind ourselves that everyoneâs race has a finish line, and none of us are getting out of this jolly for free. One of these blots is often when someone we know passes away. I always find the saddest part of a funeral the
In my years of spearfishing, Iâve never encountered more sharks than now. But I know where I stand in the underwater pecking order | Clarke Gayford (opens the original)
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Below the surface is one of the only places I can switch my brain off. Coming face to face with a shark comes with the territory â and we all have to adapt to this new normal The first time I came face to face with a great white shark I felt something shift inside me. One look into those eyes darker than a planet-sucking black hole really does humble you. Getting a closeup look at its face, all gnarled and freshly scarred from the last desperate bites and scratches of an unlucky seal, is one o
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