30th June 2011 On Thursday 30th June the entire bow section of the northern wreck finally lost its battle to the effects of rust and constant pounding of waves, from the recent westerlies, and toppled into the water. It goes to show how dangerous these structures have become. As a young
Nordhavn 57 polish
24 June, 2011 Professional Boat Care completes a cut and polish of the magnificent 57 Nordhavn 'Senjero' and owner couldn't have been more happy with the results! The Nordhavn rates as one of my favourite passagemaker vessels. They truely are such a well put together boat, the level of thought in
Overnighter on South Pacific II
24th March 2011 - Overnighter on South Pacific II To celebrate Peter and his father Ron's birthday, Peter rounded up his old fishing mates for an overnighter on his father's boat South Pacific II. With the wind forecast to drop out, they decided to anchor up offshore for the night on the
Hot Blue Marlin bite for Cabolito
20th March, 2011 - Blue Marlin running hot on the Shelf! With the moon in the right phase, the tide turning and a good show of bait on the sounder everything came together for an exciting 80 minutes of Blue Marlin madness! With Peter Jenyns at the helm the Cabolito crew would tag and
Jigging session off Moreton!
5th June, 2011 - Angler Jonathon McLeod enjoys a jigging session off Moreton. Angler Jonathon McLeod with a Yellowtail KingfishAfter a slow morning spent fishing 300 to 500 metre depths on the Continental Shelf east of Point Lookout using electric reels it was time to try something different.
Quality Cobia for David Blanck
24 May 2011 - A quality light tackle Cobia for Angler David Blanck Light South Westerlies provided perfect afternoon conditions to fish offshore from Moreton Island. David Blanck used his 'take no prisoners' angling style applying maximum pressure to avoid two near spoolings and subdue this solid
Tips to Help Prevent Mould
Recent months of wet weather have left many boat owners with a dilemma - they have been experiencing significantly more mould and mildew growth than usual in their boats. I have even noticed heavy mould growth on the inside of flybridge clears which I haven’t seen to this extent for years! It’s a
Maintaining Teak Decks
Maintaining Teak Decks The maintenance of teak decks is one topic sure to start a debate on the dock! It seems everyone has an opinion on what is best and if you jump on the internet and start searching ‘teak maintenance’ you will see what I mean! The differences of opinion usually centres
Monster Cobia for novice angler!
31st May 2011 - Large Cobia off Moreton Island Website Guru Jason Cross, who put this site together, asked after viewing all the fish shots if i'd take him offshore to try his luck. I said we have been encountering a few quality Cobia off Moreton Island recently and with a light SW forecast