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Continuing a Sportfishing Legacy with Michael Lamb

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Hard work and devotion are keys to success in any venture, and this fisherman credits his mountain roots and rural upbringing to success in business and on the water pursuits. More than 50 years since his father’s Island Rover was given a second chance in Andros, savvy angler, entrepreneur, husband and father Michael Lamb has been diligently working toward keeping his family’s dream alive through his own Island Rover, a 58-foot Merritt with glistening gold leaf lettering adorning the natural teak transom.

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2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Merritt’s Boat and Engine Works

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Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Merritt’s Boat and Engine Works the nineteenth of 22 boat builders featured. Stay tuned!

Sponsored by Riggs Yacht Sales.

Amid the age of immediate gratification fostered through blistered fingertips navigating smartphone apps, self-checkouts and next-day deliveries, some things simply cannot be rushed. From master shipwrights working in massive facilities to those covered in dust emerging from makeshift sheds, the expertly crafted sportfish yacht is an amazing pedigree. What follows is a selection of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders.

As seen in our Build Report of the September 2021 edition of InTheBite Magazine—Subscribe Today

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Hull #109

  • Splash Date: 2022
  • LOA: 88′
  • Beam: 21′2″
  • Draft: 5′6″
  • Displacement: 150,000 lb.
  • Fuel Capacity: 4.000 gal.
  • Water Capacity: 500 gal.
  • Engines: (2) mtu M96L, 2600 HP
  • Stabilizer: Seakeeper 35
  • Genset: (2) Kohler 40kW

Notes: Beginning with hull #111, the design of the 88′ models will feature a skybridge instead of the standard flybridge with tuna tower.

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Kona’s Capt. Shane O’Brien: $2.7 Million in Tournament Winnings at Age 30

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By Charlie Levine
Multigenerational fishing families run deep in Kona, Hawaii. The Big Island breeds good fishermen because the well-worn skills are handed down from captain to son (or daughter). Once inherited, fishing ability is modified, improved upon – rinsed and repeated. Thirty-year-old Captain Shane O’Brien is definitely part of that tradition.

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