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The helmsman also has a great view of the all-business cockpit from here. This fish-fighting space benefits from the vessel's 18'6" beam and has room below the optional teak sole for no fewer than eight in-deck tuna tubes (essential tools of the big-game, live-bait angler), plus two more tubes in the in-transom fishbox compartment. The area was completed by a Release offset chair that can handle the owner's massive 130-pound-class, grander-marlin-catching tackle. Those baseball-bat-like rods and winch-like reels need to be cleared quickly in the event of a hookup, so the builder created custom rod holders under the mezzanine seating. You simply move the gear from the gunwale rod holders to the ones here, which keeps the deck clear and extra lines out of the way. Everything was measured so the rods clear the flying-bridge overhead when placed in the holders.

The 63's fierce speed, fishing-friendly cockpit, and flying-bridge layout are balanced by an interior arrangement that is upscale, warm, and spacious.

The Jarrett Bay 63's top speed? 48.2 mph.

The owner wanted the interior to flow, so Jarrett Bay started with contouring every countertop, piece of trim, and cabinetry. Radiused curves rule onboard this vessel, and the cherrywood that adorns the cabinetry all came from one log to provide a uniform look. The rich, high-gloss finish is sharp and helps set off the centerline island galley, which sports a pattern of green-hued granite. A kidney-shape island has deep, form-fitting drawers under the counter. And even though the island takes up a good piece of real estate, the saloon's 6'10" headroom, the vessel's 18'6" beam, and house-length side windows keep the space feeling wide open.

One of the coolest parts of the 63's interior is the continued emphasis on fishing. Down the companionway steps to port is custom-fit stowage for every rod onboard, while immediately across in the guest stateroom are 17 drawers for lure and hook stowage right beneath the bunks.

"We build our boats around our owner," Jarrett Bay president Randy Ramsey told me at last year's Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, and this boat sure illustrates that philosophy. From the backlit onyx countertops in the forepeak master and heads to the clever touch of placing the diesel fuel fills by the steps leading down into the engine room, she's truly the vision of an experienced owner.

If your dream is to own a one-of-kind blazing blur that rips by the competition, catches fish all day, is first back at the weigh-in, and looks good the whole time, then this builder will be expecting your call.

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SPOTLIGHT ON: Rod Storage

This owner loves to fish and does a lot of adventure angling, which means the fishing gear has to go somewhere for those over-the-road runs. To be sure all of the gear travels safely yet is at the ready, Jarrett Bay built this stowage area that is to port as you come down the companionway from the saloon/galley area. The rod room is built to handle the owner's seven 130-pound-class rods and reels, four 80-pound outfits, 11 dink rods, and several 25- and 50-pound rods and reels as well. In total more than two dozen rods and reels call this space home.—P.S.

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