A custom sportfisherman built by Briglia Boat Works in July 2008 and documented as Blue Bill of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, a name she has carried in every registry file since 2021. She finished second in the 2023 N.C. Billfish Series with 5,250 release points.
Her story, name by name
- Until 2021
Fish Tales
Confirmed · U.S. Coast Guard
- July 2008
Build
Built by Briglia Boat Works; HIN JGU61004G808 (built July 2008, model year 2008).
Reported · USCG documented-vessel file, 2026-09, ON 1225837
- 2021 – present
Blue BillCurrent
Confirmed · USCG documented-vessel file, 2021-01 to 2026-09, ON 1225837, carolinacoastonline.com
Renamed from Fish Tales between the January 2020 and January 2021 Coast Guard files. Hailing port moved from North Palm Beach, FL to Wrightsville Beach, NC. HIN unchanged.
- 2023
Tournament
Second in the third annual N.C. Billfish Series with 5,250 release points, entered as a 61-foot Briglia.
Reported · carolinacoastonline.com
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