When you think of Pursuit, you probably conjure images of happy family memories made at the sandbar or blasting back from the canyon, speakers blaring. Some might imagine crossing the Gulf Stream for a weekend in the Bahamas, while others think of chasing fall stripers in the deep blue waters of New England. And then there are the 700-plus workers at Pursuit’s 500,000-square-foot factory in Ft. Pierce, Florida, who see these boats in a different light.
Clocking in between 5:00 and 6:30 a.m. each day, the Pursuit team (some would call it a small army) typically works 10-hour days Monday through Thursday, with overtime shifts available to those who seek them. Because each boat is built almost completely in-house—outside of propulsion and systems—the departments in this manufacturing facility are as diverse as the employees themselves. There are men
