Exclusive First Look – Albemarle 53 Spencer Edition Sportfisher

An exclusive first look at the long-awaited result of a partnership between North Carolina’s storied Albemarle boats and sportfisher icon Paul Spencer. This new ‘mini-battlewagon’ is a 46-knot, 53-footer powered by twin MTU’s. She’s built for fishing, big seas and serious comfort. Come and take a look around.

An exclusive first look at the long-awaited result of a partnership between North Carolina’s storied Albemarle boats and sportfisher icon Paul Spencer. This new ‘mini-battlewagon’ is a 46-knot, 53-footer powered by twin MTU’s. She’s built for fishing, big seas and serious comfort. Come and take a look around.

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Chris Dixon

Senior Editor, Power & Motoryacht
Chris Dixon is the author of Ghost Wave and The Ocean, The Ultimate Handbook of Nautical Knowledge. His writing has appeared in The New York Times bestseller The Southerner’s Handbook. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Outside, Popular Mechanics and Garden & Gun. He grew up boating, fishing and surfing along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia, once spent a year working and traveling with Jimmy Buffett and today lives in Charleston with his wife, son and daughter.

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