• Parker 2320SL
• Regulator 28FS
• Pursuit DC235
• Pursuit C260

Contact us for more information and stay tuned for updates as the event draws near!

Richard,

Thank you again for your help and assistance with our new boat. You have always been great to work with in a friendly and professional way in meeting my boating needs. We “dunked” the boat on Saturday and spent about 4 hours in the water.  As you know, I have spent a lot of years with boats (all of which were in Grady White models), and I must say that this boat exceeded my expectations!

The boat really was everything you said and more as to the handling and ride for a boat this size (which is actually the smallest boat that I have owned).  We spent most of our time on the waterway and stopped for a short visit to Masonboro Island.  However, I did have to take it into the Ocean “just to see” how it would handle that, and took it out beyond the MB sea buoy with about 2/3 foot seas.  No doubt I will use it for my inshore fishing trips without any hesitation.

During all of this use, we did not have a drop of water inside the boat, so without doubt it is the driest boat I have ever owned.  I tested it with some rather large wakes from other boats in the waterway, and as “advertised”, the spray was directed behind us and not into the boat.  I feel that the F115 Yamaha power will more than serve my needs for how I will use the boat, and the engine, as you said, was indeed very quiet and “smoke free” which made Cathy very happy.
Again, thanks for your help and we are two very pleased and happy new Pioneer boat owners.

John and Cathy Davis

The following is some of the feedback we received from some of you:

Thank you and Zack for the opportunity to attend a very informative and valuable presentation. Your presenters were 1st class and John Hendrickson and I are grateful. We feel we learned a great deal and will stop at the sponsors to purchase items and get more help to increase our catch.
Please thank ALL of the people who in any way helped in the endeavor.
Tell Zac my engines are running fine and will certainly be back to keep them  in good condition.
Thanks again for your hard work.

Gratefully,
Bob Wieciech

Had a great time, good people, learned some tricks of the trade, the speakers were awesome and the information was priceless. Super duper for a job well done to the staff of Starling Marine.

David Willis

And finally, you can view some of photos from the event in this facebook album >

Boats on display:

• Regulator 23FS and 24FS
• Pursuit – C180, DC235, DC265, C260 & C280
• Parker 21SE, 23SE. 2320SL, 25SE
• Plus a variety of pre-owned boat listings

Our service partner, Gregory Poole Marine will also be participating and offering various service and parts specials.

Join us on Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 8:30 am – 2:00 pm at our Morehead City location to learn more about Cobia fishing, offshore bottom fishing, offshore trolling techniques and more.

We have some great speakers scheduled to cover these topics and answer your questions. Additionally, there will be several vendor booths on site for you to visit during lunchtime and breaks. Some of our anticipated vendors include Fish NG Accessories, Down East Guide Services, Joe Shute’s Bait and Tackle, Chasin Tails, Deaton’s Yacht Service, Ralph’s Sign Shop and the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

We will also be hosting a “yard sale” which will include some great specials and discounts from our parts store. Coffee and donuts will be provided in the morning and a complimentary lunch will be catered for attendees. Seating is limited and reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Call or email Karen today to reserve your spot. She can be reached at 252-247-6667 ext. 5321 or via our contact page.

Update:

View the 2012 Fishing School Agenda (PDF)!

New models available for in-water demos at Crocker’s Landing will be:

• Pursuit C280
• Pursuit C260
• Pursuit DC235
• Pursuit OS315
• Pioneer 222SF
• Pioneer 197V
• Pioneer 180SF

Open House hours will be 1pm-6pm on Friday, 10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday.

We plan to have our very special ECU pirate boat on-hand – so be sure to stop by and enter the raffle for the chance to win this custom-wrapped Parker 21SE! Our other current promotions include the chance to win a $200 Night-Out Gift Card and a free Docktail Party for qualifying new boat purchases. Our service partner, Gregory Poole Marine will also be participating  and offering various service and parts specials throughout the event.

If you plan to sea trial any of our new models, please wear boat shoes. This is for your safety & comfort, as well as to protect the boats – some of which are under contract, “pending sea trials”, and have the potential of being closed deals by the weekend’s conclusion. The weather at the beach is usually 10 – 15 degrees cooler than inland, and the water temp is still in the 50′s. So even though the weather is supposed to be warm this weekend, it is still cool on the water and you may want to wear layers.

Please call ahead (910.256.3661), and if possible, speak with David or Richard to help ensure that the boat(s) you are interested in are at the dock waiting for your arrival.

Win this striking custom wrapped 2012 Parker 21SE boat, powered by a Yamaha F150 engine and complete with a 2012 Road King RKAL21TB tandem axle trailer.

Enter for your chance to win this boat by purchasing $5 online raffle ticket(s) from the ECU Pirates Club.

All proceeds go towards the funding of scholarships for student-athletes at East Carolina University.

Through a representative of the patients company, Shelyn Lee, Pursuit was asked if they would be willing to present a Pink boat to bring awareness and ultimately financial support to the ongoing research that is close to cracking the code for a cure to breast cancer. Pursuit agreed and with a local designer developed a pink graphic that will be displayed on Pursuit’s model OS 315 during the 2012 Miami International Boat Show. The 31 foot Pursuit features mirror images of the graphic on both hull sides from the chine to the rub rail, a 30 foot long graphic. The boat will be prominently displayed and available for the boating public and media to enjoy during the show.

Dr. Ben Park, leading the team of researchers at Johns Hopkins, will be on hand Thursday, February 16 to answer questions and speak during Pursuit Boats press conference scheduled for Thursday, February 16 at 1:30 PM in the Pursuit booth, C-46, Miami Beach Convention Center.

According to Pursuit President Tom Slikkers

“We are very pleased to be a part of such a great cause and look forward to contributing to the future research efforts and ultimately the cure to breast cancer.”

Pursuit boats will make a financial donation to the research foundation for every boat sold during the Miami International Boat Show. Representatives will be on hand to accept additional donations from interested parties or you can go to Hopkins Medicine.

Pursuit Boats is a division of Holland, Michigan-based S2 Yachts, Inc. For more than half a century, three-generations of this family-owned business have set an unsurpassed standard of quality in marine design and manufacturing. From their modern, recently expanded production facility in Ft. Pierce, Florida, the Slikkers family continues to build distinctive award winning outboard powered fishing boats in Offshore, Center Console, Sport and Dual Console configurations, in models from eighteen to thirty-eight feet. S2 Yachts also produces Tiara Yachts, whose inboard power models include Open, Sovran, and Convertible models ranging in size from thirty to fifty-eight feet built in Holland, MI.

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Pursuit: C280, ST310C, DC265, DC235, C200, C180 & The International Debut of the C260
Parker: 18CC, 21CC, 21SC, 23CC, 23SC, 25SE