Sweet Spot

Her story, name by name

1. Until 2022

   Texas Tea

   Confirmed · U.S. Coast Guard, youtube.com

2. March 2015

   Refit

   New outriggers as Texas Tea: Pipewelders of Fort Lauderdale fitted a lighter set, lengthened from 38 to 42 feet, on the old mounting points, with new halyard pulleys rigged for both tuna and billfish spreads.

   Reported · inthebite.com

3. August 2015

   Tournament

   Won the MidAtlantic at Cape May as Texas Tea: a 77-pound white marlin, the heaviest of the tournament, paid $714,259 from a record $2.81 million purse.

   Confirmed · pressofatlanticcity.com, youtube.com

4. 2022 – present

   Sweet SpotCurrent

   Confirmed · U.S. Coast Guard, marlinmag.com, reeltime.app

   Renamed from Texas Tea between the October and December 2022 Coast Guard files; the October file shows a case pending. Hailing port moved from Staten Island to Charleston. Official number and HIN unchanged.

5. 2024

   Tournament

   Won the Edisto Invitational Billfish Tournament, releasing eight sailfish on the first day and a blue marlin and three sailfish the next, and finished third overall in the 35th South Carolina Governor's Cup Billfishing Series. An angler aboard set the series record for release points by a lady angler: five blue marlin and 12 sailfish.

   Reported · marlinmag.com

6. August 2024

   Tournament

   41st Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament, Manteo, August 2024: three blue marlin released made her top boat on day three, and a white marlin on the last day left her second overall with 950 points, 50 behind the winner, for $225,380. The tournament's top lady angler fished aboard her.

   Reported · marlinmag.com

7. 2025

   Tournament

   Fished the South Carolina Governor's Cup series; 18 sailfish and 3 blue marlin released across the series on the unofficial results.

   Reported · reeltime.app