The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has announced the recipients of the 2023 Tommy Gifford Awards, and Captain Karl Anderson is one of the honorees! The Tommy Gifford Awards are given out annually to “captains, guides, and crewmembers who have exhibited remarkable achievements in sport fishing.” Captain Karl Anderson held his first paid mates’ job at age 13 and has …
This week, Release Boatworks is a proud sponsor of the 2023 Buccaneer Cup (aka “Buc Cup”), and looks forward its 60th year with the fleet of elite sportfishing teams carrying on the tradition this January 17th through January 21st! The Buccaneer Cup Sailfish Release Tournament is an elite billfish tournament that was launched by members of the historic Buccaneer Yacht …
This week, Release Boatworks is a proud sponsor of one of our favorite tournaments, The Silver Sailfish Derby, put on by our good friends at West Palm Beach Fishing Club! The Silver Sailfish Derby was established by the West Palm Beach Fishing Club in January 1935. While structured quite differently today, the event is the oldest running sailfish tournament in …
On July 29th, 2022, NOAA Fisheries announced proposed changes to vessel speed regulations to further protect North Atlantic right whales from death and serious injuries resulting from collisions — part of a multifaceted approach to stabilize and recover this endangered population. The changes would expand the current mandatory seasonal speed restrictions of 10 knots or less in designated areas of the ocean and …
Sailfishing is the dominant sportfishing attraction during South Florida winters, and while some tournaments have been around for decades, many more are sprouting up each year with increase in demand as well as preference for different competition and prize structures. From November through May, here’s a list of the upcoming 2022/2023 South Florida Sailfish and Billfish Tournaments, including some notable …
Here is the story of how Release Boatworks came to be, told by the founder himself, Jim Turner.
Come see Release Boatworks at 2022 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, slips 16-18 on CD-Dock! We will have information available about all of our available builds, including models from 36′ to 55′ available as walkaround, express, flybridge (dayboat), and the revolutionary flybridge walkaround! The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is the greatest boat show on the seven seas. Owned by the Marine …
Our engineers base propeller selection on a lot of factors including weight of the boat, desired speed, size of the engines, reduction gears, etc. Aspects of the propeller selection also include the blade area needed, which determines the number of blades and the maximum diameter able to fit under the boat. The propeller for the 46 Release Boatworks with twin 1000 hp …
What happens when you need a larger cutting envelope than standard? Well, at Release Boatworks we decided to have a 5-axis CNC machine built custom by the leader in industrial aviation and marine CNC machinery, C.R. Onsrud. This week we took delivery on our new $1million, 100,000lb beast, thanks to D.M. Brown Companies Industrial Mover. The Custom G Series incorporates top-rail …
Last week, we had the pleasure of de-molding our largest hull yet, the 55′ Release Boatworks, which will initially be built as a Walkaround Flybridge and available as a dayboat (flybridge), traditional walkaround, or an express. We currently have three signed contracts on the 55′ and counting. For more information, please email PR@ReleaseBoatworks.com or call 833-FISH-RBW. To read more about …
