A Bayliss on Caterpillar C30s, delivered New Year's Day 2004 and clocked at 40.7 knots. A Tierra Verde, Florida, boat, she made a 320-nautical-mile run to fish the 2016 Yellowfin Billfish Classic off Louisiana, where The Billfish Foundation's team satellite-tagged a blue marlin she hooked.
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- 2004 – present
SouthpawCurrent
Reported · baylissboatworks.com
- 1 January 2004
Delivery
Completed 1 January 2004. 17 ft 11 in beam, 5 ft 4 in draft, 66,000 lb dry, 2,050 gallons of fuel; three staterooms with two masters and three heads; tower. 40.7 knots at 2,330 rpm, 35 knots cruise at 2,000.
Reported · baylissboatworks.com
- 2016
Tournament
Yellowfin Billfish Classic, a Sarasota tournament fished off Louisiana: released a white marlin, then handed her blue marlin over to The Billfish Foundation's team, who fitted it with a pop-up satellite tag before its release.
Reported · marlinmag.com
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SistersOther Bayliss 62s, then 2004 builds
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