Comfy competitor:ACI Boats creates a nimble jet-setter for Alaska's Bristol Bay fishery

摘要

Sporty, fast, and extremely maneuverable.That's how Cory Armstrong describes the Signe, a new 32-foot aluminum Bristol Bay gillnetter launched May 3 fromACI Boats.It's the second craft of its kind for the Port Townsend, Washington, company, which Armstrong started in 2015 after 20 years of production management at Armstrong Marine (now Brix Marine).Although ACI specializes in aluminum catamarans, Armstrong said his passion is boat design, and the F/V Signe is built to meet the performance and efficiency standards the Bristol Bay salmon fishery demands.