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Viking—2019 July/August issue

Hatteras—2019 July/August issue

Bertram—2019 July/August issue

Bayliss—2019 July/August issue

Spencer Yachts—2020 March issue

Ritchie Howell—2020 March issue

Contender—2020 March issue

Merrit's Boats—2020 March issue 

First Build: Blackwell Boatworks

January 13, 2023 By InTheBite Magazine

(Photo: Freddy Ippolito)

By Nichole Osinski

Craig Blackwell didn’t grow up on the East Coast where so many famous sportfishing boats have been designed and built to later dominate tournaments worldwide. The Blackwell Boatworks founder instead spent his early years in Michigan along the chilly waters off Lake Huron. However, some individuals are simply meant to live that offshore life.

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Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Featured Stories, First Builds, News Tagged With: blackwell boatworks, east coast, first build, north carolina

First Build: Jarrett Bay’s Sensation

December 7, 2022 By InTheBite Magazine

The Sensation on the water.
By Nichole Osinski

“If you’d asked me when I was 16 years old if I was going to build a boat, I would have told you you’re crazy,” says Jarrett Bay Founder and President Randy Ramsey when recalling his 30-plus year career in the boat building industry. But to understand how the company has risen to where it is today, you have to go back to the root of it all—hull #1, which stemmed from a simple and pure love of fishing.

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Filed Under: Boats, Design, Featured Stories, First Builds, General News, News Tagged With: east coast, first build, Jarret Bay Boatworks, north carolina, sportfishing yacht

First Build: Titan Custom Yachts’ Titan 58

November 2, 2022 By InTheBite Magazine

The Titan 58 on the water.

Titan’s hull number one looking pretty on the water.

Russ Garufi had his first boat when he was 14 years old. It was a 16 footer with 35 horsepower that he’d purchased from Sears. He took that boat out in the South River off the Chesapeake Bay until he was 16, when he upgraded to a 21-foot Reinell with a V8 inboard/outboard, also from Sears.

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, First Builds, General News, News Tagged With: boat build, first build, Maryland, titan, titan custom yachts

First Build: Michael Rybovich

October 19, 2022 By InTheBite Magazine

(Photo/Michael Rybovich & Sons)

By Nichole Osinski

For boat builder Michael Rybovich & Sons, one could say there is not a single hull number one but several hulls that can be given the title. While the core of the Rybovich legacy—a family-run company committed to expert boat craftsmanship—has stayed true since the beginning, the company has had to reinvent itself throughout the years.

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, First Builds, General News, News Tagged With: boat design, first build, michael rybovich and sons, Rybovich

First Build: Release Boatworks Goldfish

September 19, 2022 By InTheBite Magazine

By Nichole Osinski

Over a casual lunch on the waterfront at the Palm Beach International Boat Show, Release Boatworks founder Jim Turner was asked what advice he would give to someone wanting to get into the boat building industry. “Lay down, take a nap and wait for the thought to go away,” he laughs before delving into a more earnest answer. “If you want to be in the boat building business you have to be driven by a passion, a real passion.”

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, First Builds, General News, News Tagged With: first builds, florida boats, flybridge walkaround, release boatworks, walkaround

Caison Yachts’ Last Request

July 22, 2022 By InTheBite Magazine

The Last Request on the water.

Photo: Will Douglass

By Nichole Osinski

Sitting in his truck, the A/C at full blast, Donnie Caison stares out across the boat yard in North Carolina where Caison Yachts’ first build rests, getting some routine work done. “I was kind of a late bloomer, I fished in lakes. I was in my 20s before I started saltwater fishing,” Donnie recalls when asked how he got into offshore fishing.

“I went to work for a guy as a general superintendent in the late 80s at a site development company, and he took me fishing. We went to the local ledge called the 23-mile rock and caught sailfish, king mackerel and other species. I came home and immediately bought a 20-foot center console.” On his maiden voyage fishing for Spanish mackerel, he blew the powerhead on the motor, forcing Caison to find a replacement outboard. He ended up buying a 150 Mercury. “Of course, it was a 25-inch shaft instead of a 20-inch shaft, so I had to raise the top of the transom. So that was my first fiberglass work,” Caison says.

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Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Featured Stories, First Builds, General News, News Tagged With: boat building, caison yachts, Douglas Caison, first build, north carolina

Merritt’s Boat and Engine Works – Jane S

April 14, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

3 Merritt boats running in formation off the coast of Florida

An evolution of Merritt boats, in formation. The 42’ Caliban, built solely by Roy Merritt in 1967, the 72’ Brier Patch built in 2009. And the 86’ Destiny, splashed in 2011.

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Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Featured Stories, First Builds, News, Splash Reports Tagged With: first build, Matthew Kersting Collection, Merritt Boats, roy merritt, Splash report

Bayliss Boatworks, Endeavor 60

April 7, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

the 60 Bayliss Endeavor running across the ocean

The 60′ Edeavor: the first Bayliss.

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Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Featured Stories, First Builds, News, Splash Reports Tagged With: 60, Bayliss, endeavor, first builds, John Bayliss, Splash report

Ritchie Howell Custom Carolina Yachts – TFB

March 31, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

Sea Fix boat running on the ocean off Costa Rica Coast

The Sea Fix, a Ritchie boat splashed in 2019, exemplifies Howell’s modern creations—the heritage of which can be traced to a conversation between two North Carolina charter captains. Photo courtesy Pepper Ailor

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Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Featured Stories, First Builds, News, Splash Reports Tagged With: 60-70, 61, carolina yachts, first build, Ritchie Howell, Sea Fix, tfb

Feels Like the First Time – Contender 25

March 24, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

Contender 31 Classic

The Contender 31 Classic. It was boats like this one that put Contender on the map.

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Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Featured Stories, First Builds, News, Splash Reports Tagged With: 25ft, contender, contender 25, Contender 31, Splash report

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