Most companies offer their employees some form of training so that they can better perform their jobs. Cabo Yachts has taken this practice to new levels. Cabo employs over 350 craftsmen, all highly capable at their particular skill, whether it be installing engines or applying the final coat of finish to the interior joinery.  The quality for which Cabo Yachts has become so well known is testimony to how focused each of Cabo’s craftsmen is on building the best sportfishing boats available in the world. But not everyone involved in building boats has the opportunity to actually see them being used as they are intended. Running out to the fishing grounds, rigged up and spending the day out at sea fishing.

On the water, craftsmen from a wide variety of departments see first hand just how important their job is to the finished product and to the boats owner.

When summer comes to Southern California, so do the Albacore and other more exotic species such as Dorado (Dolphin or Mahi-Mahi) and Striped Marlin. Cabo Yachts couldn’t think of a better way to demonstrate to employees the importance of each of their jobs in relationship to the whole product, a working offshore sportfisherman, than to get them up at 4:00 am and run out to the grounds in search of tuna; dorado; yellow tail; white sea bass; marlin and maybe even swordfish. The fishing has been great this season and so far employees from office staff to fiberglass laminators have had the opportunity to fish on the job. 

Not only does everyone have a great experience on the water, they learn first hand the importance of their job to finished product and to the boats owner.

Allen Colantuono is one of Cabo Yachts customer service specialists and it was his turn to run the companies Cabo 35 Express “Picoso ”, out to the fishing grounds 50 miles off Newport Beach, CA. with five members of Cabo Yachts fiberglass lamination department. The next day at the Cabo factory, he told us all of his experience.

“We left Newport Beach at 5:30 AM for a day of fishing fifty miles offshore at a spot known as the Forty Three,” reports Alan. “None of the guys from the glass shop had ever been that far offshore and the ‘Seasoned ’guys, who had been fishing a time or two were telling the ‘Rookies ’what to expect. You could feel their excitement building with the RPMs as we cleared the jetties and set a course to the fish ”. Two hours later, we were at the Forty-Three mark; we set out five lines and began trolling. The tuna were thick and we were hooked up in minutes. It wasn’t long before everyone aboard had brought at least one fish to the boat and by the end of the day, not only had everyone caught a 30 to 35 pound albacore, everyman aboard had a new appreciation for how his job contributes to the finished product. Moreover, each man gained from first hand experience just how Cabo owners actually use their boats. When we returned to the dock, the guys were still pumped up and congratulating each other on their days catch. But there was something more in their exchange of ‘high fives’ than fish. They were expressing their pride for being on the Cabo Yachts team, a team that builds the best sportfishing boats on the market today, bar none.

Just another way CABO Yachts stays ahead of the competition.