Day 4 was a 'lay day' designed to give everyone a break for some maintenance on boats and body! For the internationals a trip to Tangalooma for the day was arranged. For me it was back to work! Day 5 (Thursday) was a complete anti-climax. The sail out to the start line was an indication of what
2012 Laser Master World Championships – Day 3
Day 3 was another perfect 15 to 20 knots of SE for the Masters fleet of 39 boats from around the globe. I was thrilled to have my father come out in his tender to watch the racing today. Before the race I introduced him to some of the local competitors who remember him. It was a proud moment for me
2012 Laser Master Worlds Championships – Days 1 & 2
I couldn't resist sending an update while my score card is looking this good - it will probably be all down hill from here! The Master Radial fleet which I'm competing in has 39 boats. The fleet has competitors from Russia, Sweden, Argentina, USA, Canada, NZ, South Africa, Japan and the UK, many
2012 Laser Masters World Championships – and I’m competing!
With the Olympic Laser Class, holding its World Masters Championships right here in our backyard, it was an opportunity too good to resist! So I have dragged the old boat out of storage to be a part of it! The week long regatta gets underway this weekend (10th March) at RQYS with some 270 boats
South Passage Bar
This shot of South Passage Bar was taken 27 Feb 2012 by a pilot mate of Ken Brown's. It is always interesting to note the changes occuring, particularly to the Northern Channel which we all tend to use with larger boats. I don't think its appropriate to offer any advice here in relation to crossing
Howzat! – Bichel bowls his first Blue.
After 13 marlin fishing trips around the world, cricket legend and current selector Andrew Bichel finally gets his first Blue Marlin yesterday off Brisbane. Expectations were high and the pressure was on me to find Andy a Blue after the previous weekend when we got his good mate and fellow cricket
Kasprowicz gets his first Blue Marlin
Cricket legend Michael Kasprowicz caught and released his first Blue Marlin last Sunday on Cabolito! He was celebrating his birthday with his brothers and mates including fellow cricket legend Andy Bichel as guests of the Cabolito owners. The estimated 300lbs Blue was caught in 280 metres of water
SOLD!! – 2009 Riviera 43 Offshore Express (current model)
This is exceptional buying at this price! There are 5 berths across two staterooms. The upstairs lounge also converts into a double bed and, with the dinette, up to 8 adults can sleep on-board. She has IPS engines which means she is very fuel efficient (110 litres per hour combined at cruise)
Christmas / New Year Fishing Report
The fishing over the Christmas break was pretty slow for most of us. We were at Currumbin for the first two weeks and the big swell which arrived Boxing Day kept me from crossing any bars to get offshore. However when I finally did get out there I didn't turn a reel! I worked some good bait schools