Issue #40

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Order issue #40 of The Captain Magazine. 

We’re turning 10, but there’s no cake — just boats. Grab a rum and strap in.

• Stabicraft 1450 Explorer to Fowlers Bay, SA – a 4000km round trip chasing whiting and cray in one of Australia’s most remote corners, rigged by Sapphire Marine & Automotive.
• Merino 6.8m Hybrid in Weipa – a purpose-built barra and billfish battleship put through its paces in the far north-west.
• Shockwave BreakseaX catamaran on Moreton Bay – supremo boat builder Andrew Wright comes along for the ride.
• Whittley AL Series – two of the new entry-level aluminium rigs go head-to-head.
• Silver Service Marine’s 2007 Edencraft 6m Offshore on the Gold Coast – a classic done right.
• Alvey GM Ghost Series skiff in Yamba – flies through the shallows like a paddleboard on steroids, but doesn’t shy from offshore.
• Honda BF150 and BF250 outboard test – the new donks go under the microscope.

Also inside:

• Top 40 Greatest Boat Tech Innovations
• Inside Shimano HQ in Sydney – plus The Captain’s ancient Stella gets a factory reset
• How to pee off a boat (yes, really)
• Sandy Resinwood on choosing the right hull to rebuild
• David Flukes on trim, Dr Adam Smith profiles William Saville-Kent, and Aaron Teece’s karaage fish wings recipe

10 years on deck, 40 issues under the keel — what are you waiting for?