F&S Boatworks hull 27, in build at Bear, Delaware, in early 2017 as Special Situation. Renamed Big Ben in 2022, she was second in the 2026 Scrub Island Billfish Series in the British Virgin Islands.
Her story, name by name
- Until 2022
Special Situation
Confirmed · U.S. Coast Guard, fandsyachts.com
- January 2017
Build
In build at F&S Boatworks in Bear, Delaware, in January 2017: joiners were finishing her interior and her hull was close to paint, two candidate hull colors tried on the bow. Launch was planned for April 2017.
Reported · marlinmag.com
- 2022 – present
Big BenCurrent
Reported · U.S. Coast Guard
Renamed from Special Situation between the February and March 2022 Coast Guard files. Hailing port Palm Beach, FL. Official number unchanged.
- August 2026
Tournament
2026 Scrub Island Billfish Series, British Virgin Islands, August 24–September 1: second in Leg One with 3,000 points, third in Leg Two with 2,000, and second in the series with 5,000.
Reported · marlinmag.com
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