Club Marine Magazine Preview

Our cover shot features the new Virtue V10 T-Top, a European dayboat with excellent performance and ample entertaining space. It’s joined in this issue by the adventure-seeking Navan C30 from the Brunswick stable, along with the laid-back Bennington L23 tritoon, and Azimut’s magnificent Magellano 60.

For fishing enthusiasts, we put Bar Crusher’s revamped 670HT and 615C through their paces, while Mark Rothfield also investigates an innovative hybrid drive system developed by Stebercraft and partners.

Now’s a great time to be heading to head to Thailand and immerse yourself in the Andaman Sea. Catherine Lawson has all the tips.

Closer to home, keen fisho Chris Errity continues his road trip down the NSW mid-north coast, and Editor Liliana Engelhardt heads to Victoria’s Yaringa Boat Harbour to sample Cptn Jack’s restaurant for Culinary Cruising.

Resident fishing expert Al McGlashan talks tackle and tactics to help you have a right royal battle with kingfish.

Our article ‘Finding the right cruiser’ will help you search for the ideal cruising vessel, and we also turn our attention to steering systems for fast speedboats. Also, don’t miss our expert technical tips for riding a PWC in breaking waves.

This edition’s Special Interest article Life’s a Beach, by Professor Rob Brander of UNSW Sydney, takes a look at beaches – how they’re formed, the different types, and why different colours of sand look the way they do.

The Guest Editorial by Tex O’Grady sheds light on Sailing Mystic, a group helping veterans and first responders who have experienced PTSD.

Road Revue ponders whether maxi-sized tow vehicles are just too big, and takes the Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD for a spin.

First Look highlights six new release while Gear ‘n’ Gadgets highlights eight new marine products.