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Well....

There were some people saying that it was Atlantis, or at least evidence of human activity from ancient times.

But Google said that Google maps are composite images made up from all sorts of sources, and these bits with the grids are from ocean surveys, the grids being from where the boats have gone up and down in a grid pattern.

 

Believe what you will!

 

Tom- great photos!

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Great pics Tom, Love the three story boat!! Derek V ohmy.gifunsure.gif

Derek

 

Both Dreamin On and Lani's were stunning.

Dreamin On is a Garlington 78.. 82' overall and owned by a gazillionairre family from the states.

 

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The Captain is Randy Hodgekiss. He lost his leg in a drunk motorbike accident not to a shark.

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First mate is Lincoln Funk. Really nice lad with a passion for boats and big game fishing.

Here's Lincoln with owner, Warren Kainath, in the chair.... A small Blue of just a few hundred pounds is attached.

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I was lucky enough to be invited to join the guys for a day. When with them we had a "poor day" and only tagged and released four Marlin for 12 strikes. That said, we achieved the incredible feat of actually leadering all three fish in a triple header. This is a once in a lifetime achievement that anglers and captains only dream about.

 

This final shot of Dreamin On, the business end, is I believe the current front cover for the Sports Fishing Club of the British Isles year book. SCBi is not just about Big Game, any sports fishing (including coarse) is welcomed. Anyone keenly into big exciting fish would do well to join. The year book alone is usually worth the membership fee, but it is a great bunch of like minded guys... A bit like PBSBAC!

 

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Here is a good article written by Lee Stevens (co-founder of Marlin Magazine). I met Lee in the airport bar at Sal island on my way home. He was on his way out to join the boys on Dreamin On after hearing about the incredible success we were all having.

It's worth the read, flick through to page 23 for the story...

http://en.calameo.com/read/00003084645b2af30710f

 

 

The next stunning boat is Lani's.

She's a Viking 74, owned by Kumar Dadlani. Anyone who has been to Lanzarote and nowadays much of Spain will be familiar with the chain of "Lani's" restaurants. Well this chap is the owner and he spends his profits fishing.

Amazing guy. Very funny and a real gent. Most anglers / crews release billfish by slowly dragging them along by their bill to get oxygen in their gills. Kumar dons a pair of flippers and freedives down with the fish, literally swimming them down 25 to 30 metres to get them going again.

 

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Not a bad read is this article on Viking boats website. It is the story of Kumar's delivery to Lanzarote. He and his girlfriend, Virginia Escobar, drove her themselves via Northern Canada.

http://www.vikingyachts.com/valhalla/Recor...tting_Lanis.pdf

 

 

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