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  2. Merritt Boat & Engine Works - Wikipedia

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    Merritt gained particular notoriety during the 1950s through the 1970s with its 37- and 43-foot (13 m) custom sport fishing boats, which, together with boats like those being built at the same time by Rybovich, gave birth to a new category of fishing yachts and helped fuel the growth of big game sportfishing in the United States and around the ...

  3. List of boat builders - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of boat builders, for which there is a Wikipedia article. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .

  4. Sport fishing boat - Wikipedia

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    Sport fishers at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. A sport fishing boat, or sport fisher, is a type of power boat designed for recreational fishing by anglers (with rods and lines). [1] Typically, these fishing boats are designed with a cockpit at the stern, fitted with a chair fixed to the deck to which a rod can be secured. Alternately, other ...

  5. Ocean Alexander - Wikipedia

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    Ocean Alexander was founded by Alex Chueh in 1977. [3] The company has had a long relationship with American boat designer Ed Monk, jr son of the legendary Ed Monk, sr. [4] The current President of Ocean Alexander is Alex’s son John Chueh. [5] Ocean Alexander closed their Chinese yard in 2013. [6]

  6. Big-game fishing - Wikipedia

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    Seven-foot (two-meter) Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara).This big-game fish was caught near Cabo San Lucas, on the Pacific coast of Mexico.. Big-game fishing, also known as offshore sportfishing, offshore gamefishing or blue-water fishing, is a form of recreational fishing targeting large game fish, usually on a large body of water such as a sea or ocean.

  7. Yachting - Wikipedia

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    Smaller boats are not generally referred to as yachts, although all recreational boats (as opposed to commercial or military vessels) are yachts. These days, yacht racing is a common participant sport around the developed world, particularly where favorable wind conditions and access to reasonably sized bodies of water are available. Most ...

  8. Recreational fishing - Wikipedia

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    Sport fishing or game fishing is recreational fishing activities that focus mainly on the physical exertion and thrilling experience during the process of subduing a hard-fighting fish, which provides the fisherman the excitement of a challenge (a good "sport" or "game") and a satisfying sense of achievement after successfully catching the ...

  9. Boating - Wikipedia

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    Yachts are recreational boats Three different types of boats. Boating is the leisurely activity of travelling by boat, or the recreational use of a boat whether powerboats, sailboats, or man-powered vessels (such as rowing and paddle boats), focused on the travel itself, as well as sports activities, such as fishing or waterskiing.