WITH EACH PASSING YEAR, it seems that boats just keep getting better. Faster, thanks to improvements in propulsion technology as well as slicker hull designs and the widespread use of wake-adapted running gear. Lighter, by way of composite cores and engines with greater horsepower-to-weight ratios. Stronger, from the use of exotic materials plus advanced construction techniques that are often borrowed from the aerospace and space-exploration industries. No matter if you prefer a small, nimble dayboat for some hardcore light-tackle action or a mega-sport-fisherman capable of long-range passagemaking and the ultimate in liveaboard luxury, there’s something for you among this new breed of vessels hitting the water soon.
RELEASE BOATWORKS 55
The first of the company’s new Gameboat line, the Release 55 is designed to be everything you would expect from this builder, yet refined to be a simpler fishing platform. Based on their experiences fishing on their own charter boats in Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, the company’s principles found that they not only enjoyed the simplicity of these boats, but also recognized some obvious shortcomings, such as