I have wanted a catamaran since I was at school, they were just becoming really popular as I was starting to run the Razorbill. We used to call into Gemini Workboats every now and then and dream about what we might buy if we won the lottery. Every now and then they might bring a…
The Aquastar had seen us through our wedding, purchase of our first house and setting up Stacey’s business. However, with much of the rest of the fleet being faster and the popularity of our offshore trips for cod and bass, we wanted something faster and more modern. After owning her for 5 years and making…
water reflections Part.6 By now Dad had been offered the orange Aquastar and offered me the Starfish to buy. It was tempting as she was fast and with a good, nearly new, engine in her. However, we didn’t buy her. I don’t like buying from family and friends if I can help it, she was…
We looked around for a while and ended up getting a Brinkliner 28, there are a few around and they are a variation on the Starfish hull, just stretched 2ft more. We brought her back, made some alterations and named her Galloper. The choice of name should seem obvious now as this is the name…
Watery Reflections Part 4 This was a time of many changes in my life, mum had moved to Lawford and we would be between there and Mersea. This opened up new fishing opportunities over the coming years. I finished primary school at Mistley and then went to Manningtree High School. I had a new baby…
Reflections part 3 To tell you my story from the start we will have to back track a bit on Dads story and join him with the Deva. As I mentioned before I have several fond memories aboard this boat. As I get older they become a little more hazy but those of seeing her…
How I got into chartering part.2 As you will remember from part one the Silver Lady had been sold and we pick up the story from there. Dad was once again without a boat and now working on a building site. Where he had been gradually working his way up from a site labourer in…
Obviously stacey and I are still under house arrest along with the rest of the country. so no new fishing to report on yet. With this in mind I thought I would do a brief report on my fresh water fishing from last winter. Anybody who has fished with me and many who haven’t will…
Back in January we managed to sneak offshore for a day. Myself and several of the regular lads had been keen to head offshore for a couple of months and with the new boat to play with it made me all the more keen. I had been keeping an eye on the weather each time…
We got a few trips in before we had to stop running trips in line with government guidance. This report covers the last couple of trips as I forgot to take any pictures on one of them. The first day saw us leaving a little later than usual as Ian and the lads had a…
I have held back a few reports from before the lockdown to keep myself and you reminded of what we are missing. Hopefully reading them over the coming weeks will help you escape the boredom and pass some time as I hope it does for me. One of our last trips was a premier trip…
