Blackfin was founded in 1973 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a hotbed of offshore fishing and deep-sea angling culture. The company quickly built a reputation for producing some of the toughest offshore boats in America, and it soon expanded up the East Coast. The new Blackfins are modern center consoles built with carbon fiber reinforcement, modern electronics, larger outboard power, and family-friendly features alongside serious fishing capability. In New England, the name was already associated with high-quality offshore boats built to handle rough water, giving the new models a head start in a crowded market. Today’s Blackfins occupy a spot somewhere between hardcore fishing boat and luxury center console.