The 68-foot Paul Mann JICHI took 2nd place in the 2013 Custom-Shootout May 15-18 2013 in Harbour Island Bahamas! Congratulations! Also, to the 65-foot Paul Mann Soul Candy for a great showing!
Naira wins the 47th Curacao International Blue Marlin Release Tournament held on March 15-17, 2013. 40 boats participated and saw 13 blue marlin releases. Naira released two beautiful blue marlin for the win.
March 13-16, 2013: 2nd Leg John Thomas and crew of Sea Fix WIN final leg with a total of 46 big, beautiful Costa Rican sailfish to take 1st in the 10th annual Los Sueños Sinature Billfish Series! 1st Sea Fix 4600 points 46 sails 2nd Team Release 4500 points, 40 sails/1 marlin 3rd Sea Angel 4300 points, 43 sails, last BF 3:28 pm January 16-19, 2013: 1st Leg Capt. and crew of the Sea Fix takes 4th in the first leg of the Los Sueños Signature Billfish Tournament Series.
Naira placed 2nd in the 25th Bonaire International Billfish Tournament held on January 17-19, 2013. Over 30 boats participated and 10 blues released were released (a lot of lost fish too). The team aboard Naira released a blue and a sail to take second.
Naira, formerly Prime Time, has been catchin' them up in Aruba! Naira reported back with a 1st place win in the Aruba Nautical Club tournament, 3rd place in the Bucuti Yachts Club tournament, and a 4th place win in the Presidential Caribbean Cup tournament!
Fin Gaddy and his team aboard the Paul Mann 56–foot QUALIFIER, just 3–peated in the Hatteras Grand Slam Tournament, which took place July 11-14. QUALFIER and crew won two billfish categories, got a couple of nice paychecks and bragging rights for another year. Congrats to Fin and Team from Paul Mann Custom Boats!
The winner! Sadie Beth–formerly the Madd Hatter–Paul Mann Custom Boats hull #1–now out of Charleston, SC, owned by Gage Blue and captained by Howard Moseley. Sadie Beth scored 1,600 total points in winning this South Carolina Governor’s Cup tournament May 25-27 2012.
Sea Fix was 4th in the 2nd leg and 6th overall in the Los Sueños Signature Series with 25 sails and a blue in the second leg ended March 24. Francis Johnson Jr. aboard Sea Fix was top angler. An incredible 648 billfish were caught in the release only tournament. Incredible fishing!
2nd Place Overall: 3 white marlin, 1 blue marlin Hunter, Captain Walt Spruill 2nd Place Top Lady Angler: white marlin Pelican, Summer Bracher
3rd Place Overall: 10 releases Hunter, Walt Spruill