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 2021/2022 South Florida Sailfish and Billfish Tournaments, including some notable …
2021 Dust’Em Off Sailfish Warmup Results
This past weekend marked the kick-off of the 2021 South Florida sailfish season with the Dust’Em Off Sailfish Warmup kicking off their 8th year. Release Boatworks is a proud sponsor of this tournament not only to support the South Florida sailfishing community, but also because the tournament fundraises for a great cause. Dust’Em Off supports the Mahogany Youth Corporation, a …
November 2021 OBB Wahoo Charity Cup Results
This past week, many of the best wahoo fishing teams in Florida and the Bahamas convened in Old Bahama Bay for one of the most prestigious wahoo fishing tournaments in the world – OBB Wahoo Charity Cup. This not only broke the record in February for being the largest fishing tournament ever held at the West End resort, but it …
November 2021 OBB Wahoo Charity Cup Sold Out
This coming week, the 5th annual (well, kinda) OBB Wahoo Charity Cup kicks off at Old Bahama Bay. We say “kinda” after “annual” because this is the fifth of these tournaments since 2017, including 2018 and 2019, then inclement weather forced the committee to postpone the 2020 tournament until February of 2021, and now they are continuing their usual November …
43′ Release Boatworks at FLIBS 2021
Come see 43′ Release Boatworks walkaround LIBERTY at slip C-16 on C-Dock! We will also have information available about all of our other builds, including models from 34′ 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 …
Join Release Boatworks at 2021 Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show
We will be at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show this year, and we’d love to meet you! Meet us on C-Dock at slips C-16 & C-17 to come take a look at one of our builds and see what we have planned for the future. The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is the greatest boat show on the seven seas. …
42′ Release Boatworks Flybridge Dayboat
The 42’ Release Boatworks Flybridge is for the boat owner who values compact maneuverability paired with a large cockpit and spacious sleeping accommodations. This family-friendly battlewagon combines Release Boatworks’ classically engineered seaworthy hull with lofty accommodations below for overnight trips, as well as a highly fishable cockpit and clean wake for chasing pelagics offshore. The design for this model has …
46′ Release Boatworks Turns Heads at Northeast Tournament Circuit; White Marlin Invitational, White Marlin Open, Jimmy Johnson Fish Week Atlantic City
46′ Release Boatworks SHOWTIME had quite the summer. Starting at JJ Fish Week in Atlantic City, the summer crew of Captain Mike Sheeder, Chico Alvarenga, Billy Claire, Elden Downs, Jim Turner, Mike Murray, and Lacey Hagler also went on to fish the White Marlin Open in Ocean City Maryland, as well as the White Marlin Invitational in Beach Haven New …
2021 Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational
Release Boatworks is a proud sponsor of the oldest White Marlin tournament in the country, The Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational, and we’ll be there with our founder, Jim Turner, and Captain Mike Sheeder on our latest boat, 46′ Release Boatworks walkaround “Showtime”. We invite you to come check her out and compete against us in the tournament, or just …
You’re Invited to Jimmy Johnson’s Atlantic City Championship Fishing Week
20 DAYS until Jimmy Johnson’s Atlantic City Championship Fishing Week! As a proud sponsor, we’d like to invite you to join us for the Release Boatworks Kick-Off Party on Monday, July 12th at the Golden Nugget where we’ll have a mobile cigar lounge at the Release Boatworks & Gamefisherman tent! So far, 69 teams are registered for Jimmy Johnson’s inaugural …