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New 72′ Bayliss Old Reliable—Pantry & Salon

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Step aboard the 72-foot Bayliss Old Reliable with a private tour from Smith as he takes us around his new boat, which splashed in July of 2021. The custom-built craft was specifically designed for chasing billfish on fly and was recently prepped for a multi-year Pacific tour.

And the day before Old Reliable shipped out, Nick Smith and Capt. Chip Shafer provided InTheBite with a guided walk-through to talk about the boat’s personal touches and offshore capabilities. It is rare to see a boat so personally customized for one goal and that is chasing and catching billfish on fly.

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2021-22 Build Report: Jarrett Bay Boatworks

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Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Jarrett Bay Boatworks is the second of 22 boat builders featured. Stay tuned!

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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Sponsored by Riggs Yacht Sales.

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42’ Release Boatworks Flybridge

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The 42’ Release Boatworks Flybridge is for the boat owner who values compact maneuverability paired with a large cockpit and spacious sleeping accommodations. This family-friendly battlewagon combines Release Boatworks’ classically engineered seaworthy hull with lofty accommodations below for overnight trips, as well as a highly fishable cockpit and clean wake for chasing pelagics offshore. 

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Jarrett Bay’s Newest Custom Sportfish Headed to the Caribbean

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Beaufort, NC (July 30, 2021) – In late July, Jarrett Bay Boatworks delivered their latest custom sportfish to a seasoned owner with grand fishing destinations on his offshore agenda. Custom hull 66, a 67-foot open bridge convertible named Sea Wish, boasts advanced electronics, a surplus of systems, luxurious finishes, and high-strength, lightweight composite construction.

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Jarrett Bay’s Newest Custom Sportfish Headed to the Caribbean

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Beaufort, NC (July 30, 2021) – In late July, Jarrett Bay Boatworks delivered their latest custom sportfish to a seasoned owner with grand fishing destinations on his offshore agenda. Custom hull 66, a 67-foot open bridge convertible named Sea Wish, boasts advanced electronics, a surplus of systems, luxurious finishes, and high-strength, lightweight composite construction.

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Release Boatworks: 55 Walkaround Flybridge

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55 Walkaround Flybridge

  • LOA: 55′ 
  • Beam: 16′ 9″ 
  • Deadrise (at transom): 12.5°
  • Draft:  4′  
  • Displacement (standard Fuel load): 54,000 pounds 
  • Fuel capacity standard: 1275 gallon 
  • Water capacity: 150 gallons
  • Holding tank capacity: 15 gallons
  • Cockpit area: 150 square feet 

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Bayliss 67’ Overtime Hull 28 Flip

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Baylliss Boatworks, Wednesday, March 17, 2021—Overtime, the newest 67-foot vessel by Bayliss Boatworks, is sitting right side up after a successful hull flip earlier this month. Construction began on Overtime last summer and is expected to be delivered to its owners in early 2022. Like all Bayliss Boatworks builds, she is designed and custom-built to fish as effectively as possible.

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Vela Boatworks Enters the Sportfishing Market with New Catamaran “Gamechanger”

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Photo courtesy Vela Boatworks

Some things in life are just meant to be. For Tommy Jones and Blake Kingsbury it was boat building. The two had attended middle school together and were friends all the way through high school but ended up losing touch when they went to college. It was only after running into each other at a wedding about two years earlier that they reconnected. Blake mentioned he was starting a boat building company and asked Tommy—who’s been in the marine industry for years, from being in the coast guard to working as a marine surveyor—if he would be interested in coming on to help build hull #1. 

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Jarrett Bay Boatworks 84’ Reel Development

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Photo courtesy Jarrett Bay Boatworks/Luke Pearson

Demonstrating what a truly custom boat building experience is all about, Jarrett Bay Boatworks recently delivered their second-largest build to date. Eclipsed only by the 90-foot Jaruco, the 84-foot open bridge convertible Reel Development represents the next evolution in lavish game boats destined for extensive travel and tournament wins.

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A Closer Look at the Contender 44ST Reel Synergy

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We headed out on the water with Owner Ryan Davis to learn more about his new Contender 44ST, Reel Synergy. The 44ST is the largest, and perhaps most anticipated, offering in Contender’s 35-year history. With a beam of 12’ and coming in at 44 feet long, the 44ST is perfectly stationed for serious bluewater application. With a maximum horsepower rating of 2,000 and a 600-gallon fuel capacity, the 44ST delivers on Contender’s promise of “performance through innovation.” Powered with triple or quad engine configurations, the boat excels in speed, performance and reliability.

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