2016 Tag

Team CHAMPAGNE LADY Aboard Paul Mann 68′ Wins 28th Annual Pirates Cove Sailfish Classic Out of Stuart, FL, Dec. 2-4, 2016

CHAMPAGNE LADY's Capt. Josh Chaney, in his first big tournament victory as a skipper, led Tony Ingram, Carl Repetto, Rob Miller and Mark Donohue, and crewmen Connor Tillman, Mark McDevitt and Sean Young, to nine sailfish releases Sunday and 20 releases during the tournament to win the 2016 Pirates Cove Resort and Marina Sailfish Classic in Stuart, FL. CHAMPAGNE LADY is the Paul Mann 68' formerly known as JICHI, and is already doing the new owner, captain and team proud! Overall, the fleet of 24 boats enjoyed three days of good sailfish action topped off with 76 sailfish on

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Team NAIRA aboard 57′ Paul Mann Wins Oct 20-23, 2016 Aruba Caribbean Cup; Team ALINA aboard Paul Mann 58’Takes Third!

[caption id="attachment_1372" align="alignleft" width="393"] NAIRA[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1370" align="alignright" width="409"] ALINA[/caption] Undoubtedly one of the best sportfishing teams in the Caribbean, the Paul Mann 57' NAIRA led from start to finish during the 2016 Aruba Caribbean Cup, scoring 4400 points including a grand slam to walk away with the big win. The NAIRA team included Captain/Owner Bincho Mansur, Bancho Mansur, Yilson Iriarte, Ricky Croes and, last but not least, Carlos Isaza–2016 Eagle Claw Grand Champion Angler at thetournament!

In third place was the Paul Mann 58' ALINA, owned and captained by Eric Mansur, with 2000 points. ALINA’s team anglers include Captain/Owner Eric Mansur,

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Paul Mann Custom Boats Named Top Cabinetry Category Winner in Prestigious 2016 Veneer Tech Craftsman’s Challenge™ Woodworking Competition

ATLANTA, GA: Paul Mann Custom Boats of Manns Harbor, NC, was named worldwide winner of the Cabinetry category in the Twelfth Annual Veneer Tech Craftsman’s Challenge™ woodworking competition, the woodworking industry’s most prestigious and coveted awards for natural veneer craftsmanship. The competition was sponsored by Veneer Tech and co-sponsored by FDMC magazine. The award was given for the design and technical woodworking skill exhibited in the figured teak veneer cabinetry throughout recently launched Paul Mann 60-foot custom sportfishing yacht CAUGHT UP. Winners in the six categories of competition (cabinetry, furniture, architectural woodworking, marquetry, specialty items and student design) were announced at the Georgia World Congress Center

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Paul Mann 56-foot A-SALT WEAPON Takes Top Boat and First Place at the 13th Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament August 25-27, 2016

The Paul Mann custom built 56-foot sportfish, A-SALT WEAPON held on to win the 13th  annual Virginia Beach BillfishTournament, August 24-27, sitting at the Rudee Inlet docks for their required lay day during the final day of fishing to see if the team's lead was good enough for victory. As it turned out the 23 billfish released by A-SALT WEAPON and crew the first two days were more than enough to comfortably capture the win in the prestigious Virginia Beach Tournament. A-SALT WEAPON, captained by Dennis Endee with mates Brian King and Rosi Morales working the cockpit, finished with 1,610 points and

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Paul Mann 68-foot JICHI captures first in Scrub Island Blue Marlin Invitational, Aug 13-17

Congratulations to Captain Gene LeBron named Top Captain and team JICHI for Top Boat and Luis Isaias, owner of JICHI and Top Angler for the tournament. JICHI took a commanding lead on day two catching six blue marlin. JICHI held the lead for a first place win with a final count of eight blue marlin totaling 4,000 points in the 2016 Scrub Island Blue Marlin Invitational. Gene LeBron named Top Captain.                    

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Paul Mann Boats Dominate 27th Annual Alice Kelly Ladies Only Billfish Tournament August 14th 2016! LO QUO SEA takes first place!

The 56’ Paul Mann LO QUO SEA held the first place positon after a full day of action and tough competition from all 92 boats entered in the 27th Alice Kelly Ladies Only Tournament! LO QUO SEA, captained by Kevin Paul, racked up five sailfish releases, good for 500 points to win. Lora Whitehurst and Karen Kremser scored two sails apiece, while Amy McGurk added another. Andrew Brady and Lenny Schelin are LO QUO SEA’s excellent mates.

But that wasn’t all! 

Capt. Dennis Endee and boat owner Cheryl Russell and her family team aboard the 56’ Paul Mann A-SALT WEAPON captured

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Paul Mann 67-foot LISA K Wins Billfish Release Category in Big Northeast Tournament, Tri-State Canyon Shoot Out in Block Island, RI, July 31-Aug 3

The Paul Mann 67-foot LISA K won the billfish release category by a big margin with a fantastic number of seven white marlin releases during one of the Northeast’s most competitive and popular tournaments, the Tri-State Canyon Shoot Out, July 31-August 3, 2016, in Block Island, RI. LISA K owner Ernest Audet was the angler on four of the marlin, and these fish put the Stuart, FL, team of Audet, Mark D’Andrea, Tyler Browel and Terry McCurdy though a lot of fast action on Tuesday, August 2. Nevertheless, the team took care of business and racked up an impressive 490

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56′ Paul Mann Custom QUALIFIER takes the win of the 2016 Carolina Boat Builders Tournament July 28-30, 2016!

The Paul Mann 56-foot QUALIFIER held the number one position throughout the 13th Annual Boat Builders Tournament, releasing a grand slam plus an additional billfish on both of their fishing days! The leaderboard also remained consistently outstanding throughout the event for all the Paul Mann boats! Out of the 21 boats participating, five were custom built by Paul Mann!
The tournament crew aboard the QUALIFIER received trophies and cash awards for First Place with an overall score totaling 800 points by releasing a grand slam on both fishing days with the addition of a white marlin on the first day and

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58′ Paul Mann Custom LO QUE SEA takes the win of the 2016 Custom Shootout May 12-14, 2016!

A huge shout out and congratulations to Owner Tony Huerta, with Captain Kevin Paul and crew aboard the 58' Paul Mann Custom LO QUE SEA for taking the win of the 2016 Custom Shootout! The boat’s two blue marlin, four white marlin and two sailfish came to a total of 1900 points and the win! Pretty work guys! Tony Huerta was also named top angler in the tournament! The Custom Shoot-Out takes place in the Bahamas each year is one of the most prestigious and competitive fishing tournaments anywhere. Entries are invitation-only and 48 of the finest custom sportfishers in

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Flip of Hull 139 FULLTIME

Take a look at the video of a very exciting part of the day on April 14th for all of us at Paul Mann Custom Boats, and of course also the proud owner and family. Turning a magnificent sport fish over is a huge construction milestone. Watch the action as we flip over the Paul Mann 76-foot custom FULLTIME! Paul Mann jig-built boats all begin life upside down and after many steps including building the jig, laying fiberglass cloth, completing many stages of fairing, and adding the final primer, we are ready move on, extracting the jig and building the

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