featured Boat worth looking after and cover “fits like a glove”.
When Vern McNicol was looking for a cover for his boat he did his homework. The boat, a 4.8 metre Osprey 480 was purchased second-hand. “It’s an oldie but a...
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When the sea calls, but you have to stay home.
This takes me back a “mumble, mumble” number of decades to when kedgeree was a staple in our household. It’s occurred to me recently that it’s a good way of...
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From wakeboarder to captain – boat realises dream
Adrian Cox loves the water. He says the passion was born over a decade ago, wakeboarding. After moving from Auckland to Nelson, he got into fishing; snapper, kahawai, and spotties....
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Adrian’s sashimi and fish recipes
Adrian’s sashimi “I find the key to having a good sashimi fish is to leave it a day or two so the flesh tightens a bit. I think in Japan...
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Rediscovering a love of the sea
Rob Stevens’ love for the sea and boats was inherited. Though it took a bit of time to filter down. “My father was always into boating and fishing but back...
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The ‘bait like no other
Whitebait has always been a bit of a Christmas tradition for us. OK, they’re frozen. But if we didn’t have them, my 80-year old father would feel like there is...
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Local fishing wisdom - Portugal and sardines
Sometimes it’s the surroundings and the people you meet who make the pleasure of eating fish really memorable. So, let’s go back to the 1980s. It was a warm evening...
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