The Weight Behind the Whiskey Plaque
Jim Turner Jim Turner

The Weight Behind the Whiskey Plaque

A hull doesn’t earn her soul in the loud, dramatic moments everyone posts on social. She earns it in the quiet ones — when the crew crosses an invisible line from working on the boat to working for her.

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THE WHISKEY PLAQUE: Where Craft Becomes Legacy
Jim Turner Jim Turner

THE WHISKEY PLAQUE: Where Craft Becomes Legacy

A Release isn’t born at splash. She’s born the moment the mold lets go, the timers stop, and the crew signs the Whiskey Plaque — the paired symbol of pride, craft, and responsibility that ties every hull to the men who built her.

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THE GAMEBOAT BROTHERHOOD
Jim Turner Jim Turner

THE GAMEBOAT BROTHERHOOD

It’s not the glossy magazine version of offshore life — it’s the real one, the one that smells like bait and salt. The Brotherhood isn’t chosen. It reveals you.

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What Is a Gameboat?
Jim Turner Jim Turner

What Is a Gameboat?

Discover what truly defines a Gameboat — the heritage, the design philosophy, and the hard-won lessons that separate serious offshore vessels from the rest. Inside: roots, purpose, custom craft, and why Release Boatworks builds them the way fishermen actually fish.

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THE NAUTILUS: A Lesson in Wanting
Jim Turner Jim Turner

THE NAUTILUS: A Lesson in Wanting

Some objects don’t win you with price or polish —
they earn their gravity the long way.
The Nautilus is one of them:
a piece of steel that somehow became a symbol,
a myth men quietly carry for decades
before they’re finally ready to claim it.

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How to choose a sportfishing gameboat
Jim Turner Jim Turner

How to choose a sportfishing gameboat

Choosing the right sportfishing gameboat isn’t about length, finishes, or brochure stats—it’s about how the boat fishes. Your program, crew, range, and layout decide everything offshore. Walkaround, express, or convertible, the right platform should match how you run, how your crew works, and how you fight fish. Here’s how serious anglers choose a yacht that actually performs.

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