Issue #26

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Back order issue #26 of The Captain Magazine. 

The Captain’s crew explores: 

• Haines Hunter 565F – Ivan’s Arctic blue speed machine graces the cover, insured for $170K. 
• V146 tiller steer – Lachie Orchard’s gun-metal grey 115HP weapon, Wet ’n’ Wild, makes cameras cry and heads turn.
• Sea Mite – Andy and Nick Cornish share tales of a 16ft Clark tinnie punching well above its weight in ’70s Cairns.
• Calypso 47ft – Tim Dean’s beast pulls like a freight train. He chats marlin mastery and river-bending grunt.
• Vaporcats 5m – an all-new resin-infused concept.
• 24ft/700 Series Shark Cat – Jim Anderson reckons it’s the best load-carrying cat ever made. 
• Black Watch 26 – we give her bum a clean before hopping aboard Chris Russell’s 30ft Wild Thing in Port Stephens.
• Stabicraft 1450s at Wilsons Prom – Stu and Jarrod go full bloke mode. Squid, waves, tins and firelight yarns.
• Bonito Boats in Queensland – fresh-faced Adam Gunton lives the dream as head honcho. salty vibes guaranteed.

Also inside:

• Seven fishing noob fails – Gawaine Blake reveals the most common mistakes. 
• Dodgy alloy boat builders – our man on the inside lifts the sheets on how some builders short-change their customers.
• Seafarer Victories in Sydney – we inspect a flotilla of sweet fibreglass classics.