by The Captain | Oct 22, 2025 | All Stories, Captain's ships
The Captain heads out from Botany Bay, NSW on a quest for yellowfin, while skipper Marty Secheny is more than happy to give us the lowdown on his much-modified Sailfish 2800 Platinum. Every once in a while, The Captain comes across a bloke who is so into...
by The Captain | Sep 9, 2022 | All Stories, Captain's ships, How to
When it comes to owning a new vessel, The Captain’s creed is: “Love your boat and it’ll love you back.” The marine environment is full of nasty surprises that can wipe the value off your shiny new rig faster than a rat up a drain. Or worse, render it inoperable. The...
by The Captain | Jul 21, 2022 | All Stories, Captain's ships
Clayton McDiarmid says this Haines Hunter V17R hot rocket is his first and last rebuild — but the effort to get his perfect ride was all worth it. THE CAPTAIN: We’ve never heard of Boyne Island — please explain. CLAYTON: It’s a small, peaceful coastal...
by The Captain | May 5, 2022 | All Stories, Captain's ships
MAKAIRA — pronounced Ma-kai-ra. (Latin via Greek: μαχαίρα «sword») is a genus of marlin and also the moniker of Allan Shaw’s aluminium creations. Makaira master builder Allan Shaw says there are three key ingredients to a perfect riding hull — hull shape,...
by The Captain | Feb 3, 2022 | All Stories, Captain's ships
Gone are the days of launching old tinnies on rusty extended drawbar trailers off the beach at K’gari (Fraser Island) with beaten-up LandCruisers. Wade Bachmann has it dialled. He launches his impeccable RipTide 9200 Custom Cab off the beach with a rockin’ red...
by The Captain | Oct 12, 2021 | All Stories, Captain's ships
Reaching out across the Pacific to Miami, Florida, The Captain gets the lowdown on the wild life and times of legendary Cigarette builder Don Aronow. Don Aronow was a dead set legend. He designed, built and raced the famous Magnum Marine, Cary, Cigarette, Donzi and...
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