New Boat: Jarrett Bay 63 Sportfisherman
Wood Works
Southern Exposure offers proof there’s
something special about a wooden hull.

LOA: 63’
Beam: 18’ 6”
Draft: 5’ 9”
Displacement: 80,000 lbs.
Fuel/Water: 2,000/250 U.S. gals.
Power: 2 x 1,800-hp C32
ACERT Caterpillar
Top/Cruising speed: 41/39 knots
Range: 700 nm @ 25-30 knots

America is the birthplace of the tournament sportfisherman–the boat, as well as the angler. Nowhere else on earth can you find so many fine brands of hard-charging, wave-piercing, offshore fishing machines. But even among these championship contenders, there is a heavyweight class; a small group of boats that draw envious stares on the high-stakes tournament circuit–the custom-built, wooden sportfish. In a relatively short period of time, Jarrett Bay Boatworks of Beaufort, North Carolina, a yard founded by former professional charter boat captains in 1986, has vaulted itself into this elite circle. As proof, we offer the yard’s most recent launch, ...

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