Hull 31 from BB Boats, Buddy Cannady and Billy Maxwell's yard in Manteo, her keel laid in August 2008 and finished in 2013, the next-to-last boat of Cannady's count. Documented as Reel Current of Ocean City, Maryland, she was entered in the 2022 White Marlin Open as a 58' B&B.
Her story, name by name
- Until 2021
Bench Mark
Confirmed · U.S. Coast Guard
- February 2013
Build
Built by BB Boats Inc, Manteo; HIN BCL57012B313 (built February 2013, model year 2013). The yard's site listed hull 31 as a 57-footer with keel laid 25 August 2008.
Confirmed · USCG documented-vessel file, 2026-09, ON 1245467, web.archive.org
- 2021 – present
Reel CurrentCurrent
Confirmed · USCG documented-vessel file, 2022-06 to 2026-09, ON 1245467, whitemarlinopen.com, tournament.thebigrock.com
Renamed from Bench Mark between the January 2021 and July 2021 Coast Guard files. Hailing port moved from Winterseat, SC to Ocean City, MD. HIN unchanged.
- 11 August 2022
Tournament
White Marlin Open, Ocean City: a sailfish hooked, not boated. Entered as a 58' B&B.
Reported · whitemarlinopen.com
- June 2026
Tournament
Entered the 2026 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, Morehead City, as Reel Current, 58' B&B, from Ocean City, Maryland.
Reported · tournament.thebigrock.com
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