Omie Tillett, a legend and pioneer in custom Carolina boat building, constructed one-of-a-kind sportfish boats throughout the 1970s for both charter captains and private owners. He would fish the summer and build boats in the winter out of his Manteo-based operation...
From the May 2015 issue of Wrightsville Beach magazine: It’s Outer Banks thrust like a bow into the currents of the Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina has long been home to boatmen, eking out a living from the sea’s harvest, the winds and waves shaping and...
In this final leg of a 12 part series, Randy Ramsey reflects on the most influential people to contribute to Jarrett Bay’s success over the last 25 years: For the past 11 months it has been a pleasure to share some of the stories about our first 25 years and the many...
In this 12 part series, Randy Ramsey reflects each month on the most influential people to contribute to Jarrett Bay’s success over the last 25 years. When we made the decision to build the first Jarrett Bay “Sensation” in the fall of 1986, it was apparent that we had...
In this 12 part series, Randy Ramsey reflects each month on the most influential people to contribute to Jarrett Bay’s success over the last 25 years. “The difference a day makes” was never as true as the day I met Jim Luxton. It was a cool spring day, and...
In this 12 part series, Randy Ramsey reflects each month on the most influential people to contribute to Jarrett Bay’s success over the last 25 years. I was fortunate enough to meet Capt. Omie when I fished with him in 1982 on “Sportsman”. We traveled to the...