{"id":35574,"date":"2025-07-25T16:07:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/?p=35574"},"modified":"2025-07-25T18:49:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:49:02","slug":"penn-crouch-open-2025-highfield-boats-team-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/penn-crouch-open-2025-highfield-boats-team-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn Crouch Open 2025: Highfield Boats Team Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cbZIFWo3EPQ?si=U6YA7LrElVQU3BnP\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highfield Boats Fishing Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video is all about about enjoying the experience and connecting with the fishing community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It all started in the  Essex Marina on 29th of June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scene is set for the Penn Crouch Fishing Competition. This is an open event drawing boat anglers from across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approximately 80 to 100 boats took part in the competition. Well over 200 anglers were involved in this event so the competition promised to be a lively and exciting affair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On board the Highfield boats several well-known anglers from around the UK \u2014 many of whom run their own channels or have appeared on television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are the Amputee Angler (Ben Stoten), The Fish Locker (John Locker), Ben Francis, Kevin Mardell and Robbie Northman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tom-bettle-1a81b143\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom Bettle<\/a>, representing Highfield Boats, extended a warm welcome and thanked everyone for joining the Penn Crouch Open at Essex Marina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video was published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Highfieldboats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the <strong>Highfield Boats<\/strong> YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proud to share that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highfieldboats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Highfield<\/a> is a good Friend of RIBs ONLY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Highfieldboats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highfield Patrol 760<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Overall length<\/td><td>7.64 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Internal length<\/td><td>5.83 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overall width<\/td><td>2.82 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Internal width<\/td><td>1.65 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dead rise<\/td><td>26\u00b0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tube diameter<\/td><td>54 cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Number of air chambers<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maximum load<\/td><td>1,820 kg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Boat only weight<\/td><td>1,020 kg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maximum people &#8211; Cat B<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maximum people &#8211; Cat C<\/td><td>16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fuel tank<\/td><td>285 l<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Engine shaft<\/td><td>L twin, XL single<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maximum hp single<\/td><td>300 hp<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maximum hp twin<\/td><td>2 x 150 hp<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Design category<\/td><td>C or B<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.highfieldboats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">source, data may vary<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highfield Patrol 500<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Overall length<\/td><td>5.00 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Internal length<\/td><td>4.16 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overall width<\/td><td>2.28 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Internal width<\/td><td>1.2 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dead rise<\/td><td>24\u00b0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tube diameter<\/td><td>52 cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Number of air chambers<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maximum load<\/td><td>1,135 kg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maximum people<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Boat only weight<\/td><td>441 kg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fuel tank<\/td><td>90 l<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Max hp<\/td><td>100 hp<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Engine shaft<\/td><td>L<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Design category<\/td><td>C<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Package size for boat (l x w x h)<\/td><td>470 x 130 x 105 cm<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.highfieldboats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">source, data may vary<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highfield Boats Fishing Team The video is all about about enjoying the experience and connecting with the fishing community. It all started in the Essex Marina on 29th of June 2025. The scene is set for the Penn Crouch Fishing Competition. This is an open event drawing boat anglers from across the country. 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