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ICAST 2016 Winners

Best New Products from ICAST

The Huckins 45, which debuted at the Palm Beach International Boat Show in March, was a long time coming.

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

An avid angler and an iconic builder team up to create their legacies.

Vanishing workboats

A Waterlogged World

The Vanishing Workboats Of Core Sound Embody Beauty And Utility.

Merritt’s Boat & Engine Works this year celebrated the family’s 100th year of boatbuilding, a tradition that began at the start of World War I when Roy Merritt’s grandfather went to work at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard as a carpenter building oceangoing merchant marine vessels. By 1929 the family was living in Florida, where Franklin LeRoy Merritt built his first sportfisherman for charter off Fort Lauderdale.

A Legacy of Innovation

The Merritt Family Has For Generations Been Building Handsome, Nimble Boats That Fish Exceptionally Well.

The 87-foot Betsy was built by Spencer yuachts of Wanchese, N.C.

Offshore Reimagined

Take A Close Look At The Thoroughly Modern Convertible.

Rybovich Sportfishing Boats

Functional Luxury

Michael Rybovich and Sons continues to build distinctive sportfishing boats true to the family legacy of quality, innovation and styling.