Three hundred nautical miles to the northwest of Cape Reinga, New Zealand, lies the hallowed Whanganella Banks, an underwater seamount ,...

Bright Queensland morning sun blasted into the master cabin right on 4:30 am, rudely awakening me as usual, as it has everyday for the...

Gaz and I had only four short days in Cairns to fill up, fuel up and fix up the boat, before heading back out to the reef again, this...

Your Ultimate Guide to Private Boat Fishing out of Cairnes. Cairns is a cool seaside tourist town and the gateway to the Great Barrier...

After four satisfying months of fishing Vanuatu from our home base on Aore Island, we have pulled up anchor and motored off for the...

It’s been a couple of months now since we arrived in Vanuatu, and I admit, I’ve been slack with keeping up my blog. I could make excuses...

For a few years now we have heard almost unbelievable stories of extreme game fishing off of the legendary Whanganella Banks, situated...

The DTC Club, more familiarly known to us as “Dad’s Army” consists of a ragtag group of Kiwi mates, who hold monthly “charter meetings”...

It’s been almost a year to date since we embarked upon the rollercoaster ride of refitting our beloved Catamaran, November Rain.  It’s a...

November Rain in Noumea, New Caledonia After weeks and weeks of spinning round and round, we’ve finally reached a decision to...

It’s been a great winter(summer) in Vanuatu, and now it is time to return to New Zealand for the summer (winter). (As a North American,...

Our Vanuatu fishing season is screaming down to a close as the hot summer approaches and we wanted one last chance to explore the Banks...

We just got back from another three days of fishing off of Espirtu Santo, Vanuatu and we had a blast doing different styles of angling ....

We just got back from 3 days of fishing at the Sabine Shoals, an extremely remote location, about 42 miles west of the Vanuatu island of...

If you have ever had the wistful dream of running off and living on a tropical island, then I invite you to read about our experience of...

After a week’s worth of home improvements on the new homestead on Aore Island, we lay down our hammers and wire crimpers and set off for...

It’s common practice for cruisers to pick up hitchhikers at the dingy dock, and it was how we met Hannah, a vibrant young Israeli woman, ...

It has been a great first week of fishing since we arrived in Port Vila, Vanuatu aboard the sportfishing catamaran, November Rain with 6...

Swish teaches the twins the art of nautical knots Things have started to fall apart, literally. There’s just no amount of glue or screws...

Months of prep have come to an end. Days of wet and cold weather are soon to be behind us, to be replaced by the warm trade winds of the...