Photograph · Ritchie Howell

Builder · Wanchese, North Carolina

Ritchie Howell

A Wanchese charter captain who began building with Paul Spencer, then went on his own with a 65-footer, TFB, around 2000. Howell calls it a boutique yard that builds a few boats at a time; his 32nd, a 61-footer, was coming out of the shed in March 2020. The HINs carry the MIC UCL, registered to Carolina Yacht Enterprises and, from 2017, Deep Water Yachts.

Hulls on record
5
Built between
2002–2018
Names carried
9
Renamed at least once
3

Hulls on recordBy decade, then hull number

  1. 2000s2 hulls

    C-Phaselaunched as Gryphon · 2 names since 2002HIN UCL58002D202 · 582002
  2. Doc Feeslaunched as Canyon Runner · 3 names since 2009HIN UCL60002F809 · 60200960 ft

  3. 2010s3 hulls

    Reel EstateHIN UCL42001B010 · 422010
  4. Blue RunnerHIN UCL60003F112 · 602012
  5. Bobojolaunched as Sea Fix · 2 names since 2018HIN UCL61002A718 · 612018

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