Sunny Briggs · Hull No. 51

Waste Knot

Hull 51, a 56-foot Sunny Briggs built in 2009 as Waste Knot. Run out of Manteo by Capt. Barry Sawyer, she won the 2018 Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament with a 683-pound blue marlin.

Her story, name by name

  1. 2009 – present

    Waste KnotCurrent

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

  2. 2009

    Build

    Built 2009 as Waste Knot, 56 ft.

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

  3. August 2018

    Tournament

    Won the 15th Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament, August 22–25: a 683 lb blue marlin on Day 3 and five white marlin releases for 1,033 points, first overall in a record 80-boat field and $282,000 across five jackpots. Capt. Barry Sawyer.

    Confirmed · vbbt.com, inthebite.com, coastalanglermag.com

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Coverage

SistersOther Sunny Briggs hulls from 2009

  1. Line SetNo. 502009

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