Viking Yachts”This Summer, an 80 Convertible will serve as Viking's demonstrator boat. The 40-knot Snow White Viking 80 sports a Palm Beach Towers tuna tower, faux teak from bow to transom, the latest fish-finding technology and powerful 2635MHP MTUs. The painted teak on this boat also covers the haunches while extending
This is part of our exclusive Old Salts Rule collection documenting lifelong sportfishing captains. While at the helm of the 52-foot Irvin Forbes-built Billfisher, Captain Mike Merritt had a young deckhand named Arch Bracher. One day Bracher asked if he could try something different when it came to leader material. Capt.
By Capt. Jeff Waxman In the early 70 the fleet at Oregon Inlet Fishing Center (OIFC) consisted of some 30 charter boats, almost all run by owner operators, almost all single engine, much like today. The newer boats were likely to be the 37ers built by Warren ONeill, pushed often by
