Biographies

Raised on the waters of the Atlantic, Captain Paul Spencer began working as an offshore summer mate at the early age of 12 years. Seven years later, he acquired a Captain’s License and earned a living fishing charters and tournaments, where he proved to be a very gifted captain and angler by excelling in tournament circuits.

In 1996, Captain Paul decided to try his hand at boat building. Drawing on his years of charter boat experience, Paul’s boats married function and performance with elegant “Carolina Style” craftsmanship. The Spencer Yachts style also draws influence from other areas and has evolved into something truly unique. The result of his efforts has been a series of progressively innovative, masterfully crafted sports fishing yachts that Spencer Yachts is known for today. He has been happily married to his high school sweetheart, Shelly, for 39 years. They have 5 children and 12 grandchildren (to date).

Cliff Spencer began riding along on fishing trips with his dad, Paul, and his grandfather, Sheldon Midgett as a young child. He started mating for his grandfather at age 13. Cliff graduated from Manteo High School early and immediately started working at Spencer Yachts. He helped erect the first boat building bay in Manns Harbor in 1996 and has been contributing to company construction projects ever since. Over the past 16 years, Cliff has filled many roles at Spencer Yachts and is now the construction foreman for the entire company. He continues to fish tournaments acting as Captain, mate, or angler whenever the opportunity arrises and has won several. He and his wife Karen love the fishing life and have 3 sons together.