A Spencer built in April 2007 that passed through Lai Day, Cotton Picker and Sea Base before she became Haphazard out of Manteo in 2024. At the 2026 Big Rock she came in late on Saturday night after a fight of more than six hours and weighed a 635.6-pound blue marlin for third place.
Her story, name by name
- Until 2020
Lai Day
Reported · USCG documented-vessel file, 2020-01 to 2020-05, ON 1198061
- April 2007
Build
Built by Spencer Yachts; HIN GDGS6049D707 (built April 2007, model year 2007).
Reported · USCG documented-vessel file, 2026-09, ON 1198061
- 2020 – 2022
Cotton Picker
Reported · USCG documented-vessel file, 2020-06 to 2022-02, ON 1198061
Renamed from Lai Day between the May and June 2020 Coast Guard files; the May file shows a case pending. Hailing port moved from Jupiter, FL to Savannah, GA. Official number and HIN unchanged.
- 2022 – 2024
Sea Base
Reported · USCG documented-vessel file, 2022-03 to 2024-02, ON 1198061
Renamed from Cotton Picker between the February and March 2022 Coast Guard files; the February file shows a case pending. Hailing port moved from Savannah, GA to Jupiter, FL. Official number and HIN unchanged.
- 2024 – present
HaphazardCurrent
Confirmed · tournament.thebigrock.com, marlinmag.com, USCG documented-vessel file, 2024-05 to 2026-09, ON 1198061
Renamed from Sea Base between the February and May 2024 Coast Guard files; the March and April 2024 files are not published. Hailing port moved from Jupiter, FL to Manteo, NC. Official number and HIN unchanged.
- June 2026
Tournament
Third place in the 68th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament: back late Saturday night after a fight of more than six hours, she weighed a 635.6-pound blue marlin worth $311,975.
Reported · marlinmag.com
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