Hunt James has been a lot of things over the course of his 55 years—an investment banker, a marketing strategist, a financial adviser, a serial entrepreneur, a philanthropist and an investor—but he’s never not been a boat guy.
“Oh, man, I have owned so many boats,” he says. “I love boats. I’m an absolute boataholic. Yeah, I mean, I started off, I had a jon boat. I sailed prams when I was a kid. I had a couple of Wellcraft bowriders. I’ve had an Ocean Master. I’ve had a Hatteras 54. I’ve had one of our 34s, one of our 52s. I’ve had a lot of boats.” His wife and two grown children share his love of the sea. “We’re all water bugs.”
James’ water-based passions focus on traditional rod-and-reel fishing, spearfishing and free diving. He enjoys boating with family and friends, especially in the Bahamas. Back in the mid-2000s, he set out to find a boat that suited his needs at the time, but nothing on the market rang his bell. He decided to take matters into his own hands. In 2008,
