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Renegade, the latest 68 splashed by Jarrett Bay, illustrates the many incredible charms of the modern sportfisher. Hull 64 from the iconic builder, this one cruises at 40 knots. Custom in every way, Renegade was purpose-built to support long-range Caribbean expeditions. The boat is at once luxury and performance. The ride and attention to detail result from her pedigree—Jarrett Bay, after all, is known for such things. Her design features and wide-ranging appointments lend themselves to her duality of purpose—serious hospitality and high-end sportfishing applications.
Equipped with four staterooms and three heads, Renegade’s living amenities are specialty-built to make exploration and enjoyment of remote aspects of the Caribbean possible. The themes of comfort, luxury, performance, and fishability intersect throughout.
Renegade’s 2,250-gallon fuel capacity is managed by an innovative, automated fuel system. A collaboration between Jarrett Bay engineers, Böning Automation and AXI, the system was designed to make polishing fuel and moving it between the boat’s two-day tanks and two travel tanks an easy, efficient process. Fuel management is a critical component of being able to enjoy places that are off the beaten path.
Renegade is stabilized by three Seakeeper 9s and equipped with a Furuno Omni system. This combination, one that spans comfort and fishability, allows the boat to visualize where fish are, while keeping anglers and crew stable as they catch them.
Then there is the boat’s refrigeration and freezer capacity. It is ample, high-end and well-appointed. In the salon and galley, you’ll find three Sub Zeros and a Clear Ice Machine. There are freezer drawers and insulated compartments in the deck for fish storage. On the bridge, there is extensive refrigeration and storage—refrigerator/freezer compartments in the gull wings forward of the helm, even a cold compartment to keep lunch cold for the captain in a place that’s accessible from the helm. The result- lots of places to bring provisions, both fresh and frozen.
Consider this storage capacity in relation to hospitality—and the galley’s Wolf cooktop, the built-in grill on the mezzanine, and the ample wine storage (two coolers)—and you begin to understand Renegade’s plan for not only going places, but to eat and drink well once there. If you consider the refrigeration capacity in relation to fishing—the ample live bait capacity, the live well/fish box in the transom (equipped with LED lights, of course) and the bait tanks in the deck—and Renegade’s ability to transform the tuna, wahoo, and dolphin it catches into incredible dining experiences begins to come to light.
This duality and interchange of purpose is important. The boat has all of the fittings and finishings you’d expect from a luxury residence, and stacks up well against the finest fishing machines in the world. It’s performance specs, electronics packages and full tower equip it as well and as competently as most anything on the sportfishing landscape.
The boat makes the most sense when you consider it as a package. Its amalgam of appointments, in their exacting composition, create something incredible.

Interior
Walking into the salon, you are greeted by an all-teak interior. The flooring is made in-house. Teak with maple inlay, this design is a nod to the iconic teak and holly look common to vintage, classic sportfishers of the past. The teak is distinctive. It was chosen specifically by the owner and it matches throughout.
Renegade is full of small, fine touches. Air conditioning vents are hidden from view, routed through valences. Lighting in the salon is placed within ceiling valences that break up the space.
Peyton Lanier, Jarrett Bay engineer, provides context to the level of detail. “We draw everything up in a 3D CAD program. We build the furniture to the spec of the owner. The height of the sofa, the length of the dinette—we play with it, move it around until we get it right. The boat is truly built custom. We’re able to make the owner’s wishes come true.”
The master stateroom has a queen berth on a lift, with more storage beneath. All of this is overshadowed by the custom rod and reel closet. Sitting behind an etched glass door that depicts a sailfish on a flyer, it is illuminated by color-changing LEDs. It stores everything from heavy tackle to dink rods. It’s a sight to behold.

Cockpit and Mezzanine
The centerpiece of the cockpit is a Release Marine Trillion Series fighting chair. The chair is interchangeable with a Release Marine Rocket Launcher with a capacity for 11 rods. These match Release marine helm chairs on the bridge and chairs in the salon. The transom is equipped with a glass-topped, lighted 160-gallon bait tank. This can be used as a fish box.
The deck features more live bait capacity and a 150-gallon fish box with dedicated ice machine. The mezzanine is fully airconditioned and equipped with a built-in Electric Chief grill, ice dump, custom tackle storage space, drink boxes, and more.

Flybridge and Helm
Renegade features a custom 8-foot gap Palm Beach tower. The tower hosts a second steering station with a Garmin screen. The spread is deployed with the help of Rupp 46-foot, hydraulically controlled fourspreader outriggers, and a center rigger.
The bridge is equipped with everything you’d expect from a high-end tournament sportfisher. Its accompaniments include:
- Large center console layout
- Signature Jarrett Bay teak helm pod
- Release Marine Trillion Series teak helm chairs
- Port and starboard seating with Release Marine seat backs and storage under
- (2) 40 gallon freezers with access from port or starboard
- Large sun lounge with storage under
- Portside refrigerated stainless lunch box for captain’s day provisions
- (2) 22” and (1) 19” 9000 Series 4K Garmin console displays
- (1) 12” overhead display
- Auto-retrieve teaser reels
- Recessed electronics pod in hard top
- Full A/C throughout

Engine Room
The gasket-sealed engine room is marked by access, light, and attention to detail. Jarrett Bay’s electricians treat their work with care. Wire runs are clean, neatly wrapped and tied. Access to the mains, watermaker, gensets, sonar, Seakeepers and refrigeration is easy and organized. Engine room cameras route to screens around the boat. There is room for oil and fluid storage and tool compartments to keep everything on hand and organized. Seeing the care and consideration given to the inner workings of the boat is a sight to behold.
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Jarrett Bay 68 Hull 64 Specs:
- Length: 68′ 10″
- Beam: 20′ 2″
- Draft: 5′ 8″
- Dry Weight: 80,000 lbs
- Fuel Capacity: 2,250 gal
- Water Capacity: 300 gal
- Engines: Twin Cat C32B / 2,400 hp ea.
- Genset: Twin Cat C2.2T
- Gyro Stabilizer: Triple Seakeeper 9
- Cruise Speed: 40 knots
- WOT Speed: 44 knots