Cricket Ii Boat. The cricket ii project is an all volunteer north carolina non profit and operates entirely on small grants and your private donations. Enriching the lives of veterans and wounded warriors with fishing adventures aboard the world famous cricket ii.
Up until his death he chartered out his boat cricket ii for those seeking the thrill of big game fishing. The thirty six vessels which broadly comprised this group actually consisted of several distinct classes as each contractor built to their own designs and even single contractor s designs evolved from year to year. Frank mundus october 21 1925 september 10 2008 was a sport fisherman in montauk new york who is said to be the inspiration for the character quint in the movie and book jaws.
Dedicated to providing fishing adventures for our disabled and combat wounded veterans.
This is the first full season the vessel will operate within her new mission. Dedicated to providing fishing adventures for our disabled and combat wounded veterans. The cricket ii s owner jon dodd who purchased the fishing boat at auction last year has expressed a willingness to part with the vessel if it becomes a monument to mundus and the fishing. Since july 2014 when the cricket ii was recommissioned and dedicated to her new mission she has made 72 fishing trips with over 160 veterans.
