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It’s 5:45 a.m. The mountain peaks, sharply defined against a rose sky, rise more than 1,500 feet from the sea, their shadows fighting the rising sun for control of the bays that skirt their edges. On this day, the water has taken on the look of a flawless pearl, the surface glassy smooth and iridescent. In the twilight, the boat barely swings on her anchor, cradled in the silence. Suddenly, the calm is broken. A young barracuda, its silver sides reflecting the soft color of the morning sky, bursts into the air, greyhounding toward the mouth of the bay. It is clearly swimming for its life, its tail keeping it airborne, out of reach of some unseen predator below. | Click on the Spec tab at top to see complete list of resources. |
Just as quickly, the fish is gone, returning to the dark water. On the surface, only a few ripples belie the event. The silence returns, more impressive than before. This scene is typical for yachtsman who cruise the desert islands of the Sea of Cortez, located between the east coast of Mexico’s Baja California and the west coast of the mainland. Even during windy weather, when breaking seas are driven southward in jumbled heaps of angry froth, the bays are sheltered from the breeze, and being deep and clean, teem with life.
 The aft deck provides shelter from the sun while allowing open communication with the cockpit stepped just below. (Click image to enlarge)
West Coast anglers, many of whom cruise long distances in their pursuit of game, have long favored the yacht fisherman—or cockpit motor yacht–style of boat—over the large convertible sport fishermen that are so popular elsewhere. Building on that tradition, Southern Way III, the latest delivery from the highly respected Tacoma, Washington–based Nordlund Boat Company, brings the yacht fisherman to a new level in terms of both finish and outfitting. Like many Nordlund clients, Southern Way’s owner is a repeat customer and, as often happens, lessons he learned on his previous » boat—a 107-footer—were applied during the design of the new one.
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