A Ritchie Howell 60 built in June 2008, documented as Tar Baby out of Ocean Reef, Florida, through 2023 and as Doc Fees out of Wilmington, North Carolina, since. In June 2026 she won the heaviest-dolphin division at the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament with a 66.1-pound fish, worth $584,500.
Her story, name by name
- Until 2024
Tar Baby
Reported · USCG documented-vessel file, 2022-06 to 2023-12, ON 1213107
- June 2008
Build
Built by Ritchie Howell; HIN UCL60002F809 (built June 2008, model year 2009).
Reported · USCG documented-vessel file, 2026-09, ON 1213107
- 2024 – present
Doc FeesCurrent
Confirmed · USCG documented-vessel file, 2024-06 to 2026-09, ON 1213107, marlinmag.com
Tar Baby of Ocean Reef, Florida, through the December 2023 file; Doc Fees of Wilmington, North Carolina, by June 2024. Same official number and HIN.
- June 2026
Tournament
Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, Morehead City: won the heaviest-dolphin division with a 66.1 lb fish, $584,500 in all including the $569,500 Level VII Largest Dolphin winner-take-all. Captain Taylor Pleasant. Reported as a 60-foot Ritchie Howell.
Reported · marlinmag.com
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