Family Tradition
Jarrett Bay’s New Construction Superintendent, Gary Davis is a third-generation boat builder. In his twenty-year career with Jarrett Bay, Gary has helped design and oversee the construction of over 30 custom sportfishing boats. His son Zack has carried on the...
Jarrett Bay Receives $1 Million US DOT MARAD Grant
300-Ton Marine Travelift To Be Purchased with Funding to Foster Economic Growth The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded $1 Million to Jarrett Bay Boatworks to support the purchase of a 300-ton Marine Travelift. A first for a...
Carolina Crafted
From the June 2018 issue of FLocal magazine: One thing which was always prolific [in coastal North Carolina] was the respect, admiration, and general infatuation people seemed to harbor for the sleek and celebrated custom sport fishing yachts hand-crafted just up Core...
Legendary Omie Tillett Hull at Jarrett Bay for Updates
Omie Tillett, a legend and pioneer in custom Carolina boat building, constructed one-of-a-kind sportfish boats throughout the 1970s for both charter captains and private owners. He would fish the summer and build boats in the winter out of his Manteo-based operation...
Large Enough is Not Enough
From the January 2018 issue of Marlin Magazine: Do buyers of these vessels ever have regrets regarding their electronics packages? Things they woulda, shoulda, coulda done differently? Not according to Randy Ramsey, president and founder of Jarrett Bay Boatworks. “Our...
Before the Strike
From the November 2017 issue of Marlin Magazine: I believe it’s important for all of us in the industry to help new people who are just starting in this business. I’ve never turned anyone away who had a question or needed some advice about how we do...
Crafted in Carolina
From the September 2017 issue of Our State Magazine: In Beaufort, Jarrett Bay Boatworks draws on centuries of history and heritage to hand-build sleek sportfishing yachts. Jarrett Bay employees — many of whom grew up watching their fathers and grandfathers fish on...My Boat My Life
From the June 2017 Issue of Angler’s Journal magazine: After years of fixing up everything from small center consoles to a Jersey 40, I bought my Jarrett Bay 53, Reel Flare. She’s hull No. 6 from Jarrett Bay Boatworks in Beaufort, North Carolina. What I like...
Deep Sea Dream
From the June 2017 issue of Our State Magazine: Written By: T. Edward Nickens Photography By: Jerry Wolford & Scott Muthersbaugh Few fishing craft sail with the heritage of this one. Launched in 1986 (and since restored and repowered), the 53-foot Sensation was...
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