Riptide Oysters Coffin Bay

29/08/2026

Fresh Oysters today at the shed door from around 11.30 am. Flag and signs out we are there working in the shed

29/08/2026

Another couple of weeks and these will be going to market.

29/08/2026

The Boss helps his boss finish loading oysters on Sales day.
A fair bit of banter goes on when these guys are working together

28/08/2026

Thursday 27th August
The Boss and No. 2 had sales to do. An early start for all the sheds today. The boat ramp is a hive of activity. The boat is launched and tractor parked we are soon meandering up the channel until the Boss is satisfied the motors are suitably warm then its all go until we get to the lease.
The Oysters harvested have been graded in the previous weeks,placed in clean baskets and hung on wires to feast on the waters microscopic bounty. THE Boss knows they should be ready but has one last check on condition by opening samples. Happy with these we load the plate sized oysters required. Then its around to another lease to load the Standard sized oysters. Double checking our counts we throw a few more onto the deck. All loaded we head across to check on Ant and Jake, The Boss jumps in to help finish loading their boat. We head back to shore together it will be a long day as we have two boats to unload, pick the dead and pack into boxes and bags to fill orders. These are loaded onto pallets,wrapped and placed into a chiller for transport the next day.
Leaving Coffin Bay late in the afternoon with the moon rising in the east and sun setting in the west. It was a good day!

25/08/2026

22/08/2026

August 15th greeted us with low cloud up the channel. After helping a fellow boatie back to shore we were heading out to Deadmans and Longnose to collect oysters for grading and the days sales. No.2 &3 dreading the thought of a superload due to having the previous weekend off.
Finding the 1st row to be cleared 2 &3 remove the gates in readiness.The boss is over the side and hurling the baskets in. 2&3 scamper around the deck to pick them up and stack at the front of the boat. Using the wind and tide we move along the row. Tying on to posts as we move down. No time to slacken off the Boss reminds us we are having a big day ahead of us.
Shockingly the Boss didn't overload the boat 2&3 think he's going soft.
At the end of the day it was decided we were to take the oysters back out and put them back in the water before we head home.
Sunday 16th the plan is to replace St. Marks crosses on the new lease, fix strainer posts and a couple posts broken in the rows. No. 2 stating that she didn't break all of them. No 2 was offloaded at one row to hang baskets deposited the night before ,while No 3 and the Boss got into the repairs. No2 lost in her own thoughts ploughed through the hundreds of bags to finish just as the boat pulled up along side. Moving over to another lease it was time for a walk around checking growth, lowering baskets and planning next weekends grading. 2&3 remind him not to get too excited as they are on leave next weekend. Oysters for orders loaded then its time to head back to the boat ramp, the shed,pack the orders wash the boat and park her then home.
Another weekend done and dusted!