Sea Toy
A charter boat out of Pirate’s Cove Marina in Manteo, run by Capt. Bull Tolson, Sea Toy won the 2020 Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament and the 2022 Bermuda Big Game Classic. She has carried one name in every Coast Guard file since 2020; a 2016 refit gave her new Caterpillar C18s, a Seakeeper and fresh paint.
Her story, name by name
- Undated
Sea ToyCurrent
Confirmed · inthebite.com, bernews.com, tournament.thebigrock.com, USCG documented-vessel file, 2020-01 to 2026-09, ON 1209779
- April 2016
Repower
Repowered over the winter at Bluewater Yacht Yard, Hampton, Virginia, with a pair of new Caterpillar C18 ACERT engines at 1,150 hp; splashed 23 April 2016.
Reported · inthebite.com
- April 2016
Refit
Same yard period: Seakeeper stabilizer, new electronics, carpets, couches and sound system, and paint top to bottom with a hand-lettered name and hailing port on the transom.
Reported · inthebite.com
- August 2020
Tournament
Won the 17th Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament under Capt. Bull Tolson: a blue marlin and 12 white marlin released, top boat and the Wayne McLeskey Memorial Trophy, $281,333 in all.
Reported · inthebite.com
- July 2022
Tournament
Won the 2022 Bermuda Big Game Classic with five blue marlin released for 2,500 points, plus the Day Two and Overall Release Points Jackpots and the Marlin Magazine Manufacturer's Cup, $113,600 in all.
Reported · bernews.com
SistersOther Spencer 59s, then 2008 builds
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