by The Captain | May 4, 2020 | Adventures, All Stories, Captain's ships
Zac Cross loves life, fishing with his mates and boats, especially boats. He’s owned a hell of a lot of them over the years, but now he’s sitting pretty in a 9m Sea Cruiser he designed himself, with a little help from his old mate down the Sou’ West Coast, Ed...
by The Captain | Apr 21, 2020 | All Stories, The craftsman
Like cars, some boats are built for speed, others for functionality. Some are rebuilt classics, while others are untouched vintage beauties. Every boat has its own individual personality. So, The Captain pondered, if boats were cars, what would they be? 1....
by The Captain | Apr 21, 2020 | All Stories, Captain's ships
On an expedition to the watery wilds of Vanuatu, The Captain encounters a fellow skipper with fishing in his blood. Russ Housby has the same obsession with blue marlin that Captain Ahab had with his great white whale — but a much better boat and Tiagras instead of a...
by The Captain | Jan 31, 2020 | Adventures, All Stories, Destinations
The Captain’s crew head to the Montebello Islands with a bunch of hotshot fishos aboard a flotilla of epic rigs. Brace yourself to be knee-deep in GTs, sailfish and spangled emperor scales. Every fisherman has heard tales of the bountiful waters of the...
by The Captain | Jan 19, 2020 | Adventures, All Stories
Jack promised his Californian belle she’d taste every part of Australia. True to his word, he whisked her away to the seafood frontier of Australia — South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. His chariot for this romantic mission is the appropriately palatial Whittley SL25...
by The Captain | Jan 18, 2020 | All Stories, Captain's ships
We first spy the SIC resting on the dry dock at Minyama on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The vinyl wrap on this 7.5m platey features a Poseidon character holding a jewel in one hand and a trident in the other. Considered one of the most bad-tempered and moody of the...
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