From the September 2013 issue of Marlin Magazine: Let’s cut to the chase on this one, shipmates. Michelangelo had his Pieta, Leonardo da Vinci had his Mona Lisa, and now the owner of Jarrett Bay’s latest convertible, the 77-foot Blank Check, has his masterpiece. And...
From the July 2011 issue of Marlin Magazine: The new Jarrett Bay 77 constitutes the largest, fastest sport-fishing convertible the company has ever produced. To create its signature Carolina-hull styling, Jarrett Bay cold-molds fir and Okoume marine plywoods with...
From the July 2011 issue of Marlin Magazine: One would think that a man who makes a living driving racecars in excess of 200 mph — oftentimes touching the bumpers and doors of those around him — would choose a boat with blazing speed and dramatic, modern styling. Not...
From the May 2011 issue of Marlin Magazine: Thursday night turned out to be a big night for me because I got to finally meet NASCAR driver Jeff Burton. Ever since Burton began building a 44 Jarrett Bay early last year, I was tapped to help pen his blogs on the...
From the February 2011 issue of Marlin Magazine: The first thing I said when I saw the photo that’s gracing the cover of this issue of Marlin was “How the heck did Marc Montocchio do that?” He couldn’t have gotten that close riding in a helicopter, and there’s no boat...
This post is from the Occhio blog, Waste Knot Cover Shot – all content & photos courtesy of Marc Montocchio. I’ve had this idea to shoot a moving boat from the bow point of view for more than 10 years since seeing a graphite boom used to shoot similar angles...
The Jeff Burton 46′ Jarrett Bay Project presented by Marlin Magazine: I recently spent the whole day at Jarrett Bay to check up on the progress of the boat and found that the fellows already had the kitchen area and staterooms mocked up in the hull. It was...
https://www.marlinmag.com/jeffburtonproject: DF: We know all about your NASCAR career. Where did you grow up, and did you do any fishing and boating as a child? JB: I grew up in southern/central Virginia. I didn’t do a lot of saltwater fishing, but we did a lot...
Started in mid-January, Jeff Burton’s custom Jarrett Bay is unique in many ways, including the unprecedented 1 year time table (Our larger custom builds can take 3 years or more). We’ve been trying to document the crazy pace surrounding the hull in...
From the September 2009 issue of Marlin Magazine: The weather didn’t seem so bad up in the sheltered area of the Intracoastal Waterway where Jarrett Bay Boatworks lives. But as we idled toward Morehead City and Cape Lookout, it turned out to be one of those days in...