Tournament News
After a successful trip the week before, we took the boat out again to compete in the Boatyard Bar & Grill's Spring Fishing Tournament. We caught 4 good sized fish for the day from 32" to the largest (our second of the day) at 43". This fish was big enough for us to claim 3rd place in the Tournament!
Full credit goes to angler Pat Scida, who supplied most of the fishing knowledge and all of the fishing gear onboard. Thanks to Bill Corsini, who crewed for us during the tournament and netted the trophy fish. And obviously plenty of credit should also go to the boat's designer, Kurt Cerny, of Cerny Yacht Design. Beers at the after-party were well earned!
We were pretty impressed with our little boat and it's ability to raise fish. Remember, it measures at less than 16' long with just an 40 hp outboard. We were trolling only 4 rods, with white and chartreuse umbrella rigs behind us. We had no electronics installed (other than a tachometer) and we were using a Navionics iPhone app for all of our navigation. Not bad, considering the trophy rockfish was just the third fish ever brought into the boat.
A big Thank You goes out to all of the Tournament sponsors, especially to the Boatyard Bar & Grill and to Anglers' Sport Center. (Both establishments are well worth a visit) To see the list of all of the other generous sponsors, check out our links pages.
Thank you to Tony J Photography for our prize photo.
First Boat Ride of the Season
After a long, cold winter we pulled the Hill 16 out of storage, fired up the engine & took the boat out fishing for the very first time on April 12th. To the right is a photo of the first fish we caught. (For the full story behind the catch, check out Cerny Yacht Design's blog post @ Fish Stories).
October 2013
The Hill 16 is WoodenBoat Magazine's feature boat launch for the month of October.
October 2013
The Hill 16 was highlighted in an article about the Maryland Boatbuilder and Dealer Expo in the recent issue of Prop Talk.
October 6th
Quiet Waters Boatworks teamed up with Jennifer Casey Photography for sea trial photography and videography.
October 3-6th
Quiet Waters Boatworks tours around Annapolis on the Hill 16 during the Annapolis Power Boat show.
September 20-22nd
Quiet Waters Boatworks attends the Maryland Boatbuilder and Dealer Expo in Cambridge, Maryland.