Meet our CREW!

Chad | Skipper

Chad has had his Master Class V ticket since early 2004, at the age of 18, being one of the youngest in WA. With his parents starting Mills Charters and has such been involved with the charter industry all his life. His parent sold Mills Charters in 2002, the same year Chad started Blue Lightning Charters.

Chad began crewing on vessels at a very early age and the experience he has gained over the years since is most obvious in the way he conducts his trips. Chad has a major passion for game fishing. As an angler, he caught his first blue marlin at the age of 14.

Chad has skippered the boat to some great results over and some of the more memorable being 129 billfish (during the 2017 season) and 290 billfish (during the 2018 season – our biggest season on sailfish to date!). On his best day he skippered his crew to 39 sailfish, and his second best day is 31 billfish for the day (13 marlin 18 sails)!

Chad has been Skippering at the Montebello Islands for over 12 consecutive seasons and fishing at the Abrolhos Islands for 19 seasons. After gaining his Master IV ticket in 2010 at the age of just 25, he knows these areas exceptionally well to the great benefit of all Blue Lightning guests!

Tim | Deckhand / Skipper

Tim fits in perfectly with the Blue Lightning team with his passion for fishing and great work ethic, he is always close by to lend a hand and share some advice to make your experience with us as enjoyable as possible.

Tim has always had a passion for the ocean, even when not working you will still find him out on the ocean fishing or diving.