REGULATOR 41 PROVIDES AN EXCEPTIONAL FISHING PLATFORM F A S T B R E A K As a recent NCAA Division III National Champion and now a second-year professional lacrosse star, Cross Ferrara knows a thing or two about surveying the field and taking his shot. Noted by media and fans as displaying an innate ability to create plays and win games with buzzerbeating heroics, Cross fittingly pulled the trigger on a quick-break opportunity to score a new Regulator 41 from Bluewater Yacht Sales. During an upbringing on the Delmarva peninsula, Cross came to appreciate the outdoor life, hunting and fishing as much as possible with family and friends, as well as excelling as a student athlete. He and his family have owned several boats aimed at catching species in a variety of fisheries. He describes two center consoles, old and new, in the twenty-foot range and a pair of jet skis that are fully decked out with tackle centers and cooler racks, mostly for cobia fishing. He’s also grateful to have enjoyed a boat kept in Los Suenos, Costa Rica, and joining in on major tournament fishing events, such as Ocean City, Maryland’s White Marlin Open, aboard a friend’s Viking 72C. These experiences shaped his passion and knowledge, not only of elite level angling, but also of first-class sportfishing boats. Being the flagship model in the Regulator lineup, the 41 has readily proved its capabilities as a tremendous offshore fishing platform to many owners and anglers, including Cross Ferrara. “A buddy of mine has hull one of the Regulator 41 and I spent two- or threeyears fishing with him.” Those trips made it clear to him that his family could benefit from a bigger boat to make their own offshore trips to the canyons safer, faster, and more comfortable. “The room and fishability of the 41 is great, and I knew I had to get something like it,” Cross says. He told John Prather of Bluewater’s Ocean City office about his wishes and they worked together in researching a number of high-quality brands in the class. Unlike many of Bluewater’s new boat customers, Cross was not able to visit the Regulator factory to experience the build process first-hand—but that was mainly because the sales process came together like a fast-break play to the net. “I was finishing up college and talking to John about buying, but then he called in April about a 41’ under construction that had suddenly become available. We had the boat by July!” he says. Due to the original commissioning owner changing their plans, Cross was able to jump the line on a brand-new Regulator 41 that he coveted and start fishing it right away—in between starting his sensational rookie season in the Professional Lacrosse League, that is... “The lacrosse season started around the same time we got the boat, but we got out to fish in it at least fifteen times,” he reports. The focus was nearshore and offshore bottom fishing, including flounder trips, but also an “amazing overnighter” to the Washington Canyon. “The Seakeeper, number one, is a freakin’ game changer. Especially out in 22 BLUEWATER
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