The Crew

Yann COLAS was born on 25 June 1980 in Nantes. At the age of ten, he discovered the universe of big game fishing in Reunion Island and caught his first marlins in a solo competition at 16 years old and at 18 years old in a Family Open competition. In 2000, Yann changed the course of his career when he decided to quit his law studies to pursue the passion of his life. He enrolled at Navy school "Maritime du Port" where he received technical training. His practical training was done at the Réunion Fishing Club with Joël Le Guen. Yann became a sailor and skipper by 2004.

In 2003, Yann settled down in Rodrigues and in 2004 he built his boat, the Black Marlin. On the 25 February 2005, the Black Marlin left Mauritius for Rodrigues Island. The boat is berthed and operates from the port of Port Mathurin. Since March 2nd 2005, Yann skippers the Black Marlin and is the General Manager of the family company, Rod Fishing Club. Today, he is an IGFA certified captain and the IGFA representative for Rodrigues. Rod Fishing Club is the official weighing station for IGFA.

Yann is blessed with a highly passionate and motivated team of three young rodriguan sailors, who have several years of experience and a sound knowledge of the Rodriguan waters.

All three sailors are well versed with the different fishing techniques and will therefore guide you accordingly. They can rapidly rig a bonito on Catalina rig for an optimal swim, or assist you in your first jig fishing experience.

Toc and Fernaud both participated in the famous World Record catch of a 1238 lb blue marlin on 30 January 2007. Bilingual in both French and English, the sailors will have the pleasure to share their knowledge and experiences with you.

The whole team is at your service to help make your dreams come true.