JARRETT BAY DELIVERS ANOTHER TRULY CUSTOM MASTERPIECE OPENING IT UP Unlike some of the massive custom convertibles being commissioned by other Jarrett Bay customers, the Renegade was always different from the start. At first glance, this 56-footer looks like a standard sportfish convertible design with a flybridge and tower. But upon closer inspection, you’ll find an additional lower helm station and open bulkhead that allows the main level to be treated more like an open express “day boat” layout, and less like a convertible’s divided cockpit|salon arrangement. This unique design allows for a terrific ease of movement and proximity between the lower helm and seating areas to the fishing activities, as well as a synchronicity between the crewmates manning the two helm stations. This is not the first time Jarrett Bay has accommodated an owner’s request for a lower helm station—the 46’ Persistence and 43’ Gregarious came before—but this is the first that takes that lower station into express-style territory, instead of a poshly upholstered interior salon space. The Renegade is also quite a bit larger than those custom predecessors. Overall, she is large enough and well-equipped to accommodate long range marlin trips, but also nimble and versatile enough to thread a bunch of baits around a tight ball of schooling sailfish and through other fishing traffic. Renegade’s owner, Ron Glazer grew up boating and fishing in South Florida and has long enjoyed working the winter sailfish bite in his large center consoles from homebase in Fort Lauderdale. But now with this bigger boat and a dedicated Captain, he can stretch his outriggers into new territory, including the Bahamas and a planned trip to the Pacific side of Costa Rica in 2023-24. In case it’s not obvious, the Renegade name pays homage to Florida State University, and his family’s long-standing tradition of supporting Seminoles football. Ron, his brother, and his son are all graduates from FSU and are die-hard ‘Noles fans. The boat’s design and outfitting echoes the theme well—coming across as capable, proud and fiercely independent. 10 BLUEWATER
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