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TowBoatUS Cape Coral Wins 2015 Gulf Coast Dispatcher’s Choice Award and more from BoatUS February 2, 2016

SUMMARY:
TowBoatUS Cape Coral was recently awarded the 2015 Gulf Coast Dispatcher’s Award and the Coastal Recruiter 2015 Award by the Boat Owner’s Association of the United States (BoatUS).

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Jake Taylor
ISGFL
(239) 277-1405
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JUPITER, FLORIDA (February 2, 2016)TowboatUS Cape Coral has been announced as winner of the prestigious 2015 Gulf Coast Dispatcher’s Choice Award (GCDC Award) on January 14th, 2016 at the annual BoatU.S. Towing Services conference in Jupiter, FL. The company also secured 4th place in the Coastal Recruiter 2015 award for its excellence in boat towingmarine salvage, and efforts in recruiting members to BoatUS. The company functions as a franchise under the corporate umbrella of BoatUS.

2015 BoatUS Gulf Coast Dispatcher's Choice AwardTowboatUS Cape Coral was selected for its untiring and outstanding services to rescue and help stranded boaters without delay and providing them with on-time emergency help. TowBoatUS Cape Coral secured the GCDC Award out of a total of 40 towboat franchise owners situated along the Gulf Coast.

At the award ceremony TowBoatUS Cape Coral was honored the award with these words, “The Boat U.S. 24-Hour National Dispatch Center Staff recognizes TowBoatUS Cape Coral for their contributions to the efficiency of BoatU.S. Dispatch Operations.” The judgment was made on the parameters of efficient communications, availability, and professionalism.

Since 2010, the franchise of TowBoatUS Cape Coral (TBUSCC) has placed in the top 5 positions for The Coastal Recruiter Award. In 2015, it secured 4th position out of 139 coastal recruiters. Franchise owners are classified as either Coastal Recruiters or Inland Lake Recruiters for this award. The purpose of the award is to acknowledge the efforts of the recruiters in recruiting new members on behalf of Boat Owners Association of the United States.

The award recognized the efforts of TBUSCC in these words, “BoatUS Membership Achievement Award – Coastal Recruiter 2015 – TowBoatU.S. Cape Coral – Jay McMillin & Richard Paul – For your outstanding achievements in recruiting new members on behalf of Boat Owners Association of the United States.

“We are so blessed to not only live & work in paradise, but also to help others in need,” said Richard Paul, co-owner of TowBoatUS Cape Coral. “We’ve got an outstanding crew of towboat captains, mechanics, dispatchers, and office staff. Without all their efforts, we wouldn’t be here today accepting these awards. In all honesty, the best rewards come to us from grateful boaters who are happy to get home safely. As for these awards from BoatUS, they’re icing on the cake!”

ABOUT TOWBOATUS CAPE CORAL:
Marine Towing and Salvage of S.W. Florida, better known as TowBoatUS Cape Coral, gives boaters peace of mind by offering emergency towing services, fuel delivery, part delivery, jump starts, contract towing, marine salvage, diving services, and contract oil pollution clean-up services. Their service area is from Redfish Pass – South to Wiggins Pass, and up to 75 miles offshore. They also service the Caloosahatchee Waterway to Moore Haven. For special membership pricing for new members in 2016, call (239) 945-1664.


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Ray Bole
01:24 16 Apr 26
Very prompt and professional
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John Witt
21:22 04 Apr 26
Yesterday I had an engine problem on my newly purchased sailboat. I had so many problems with my 1980 Morgan 382 and nothing went as planned on moving it to where I live in Melbourne. Long story short, I ended up motoring it off shore south from St. Pete. The sail plan I had come up failed for all the anchorage locations and inlets to the ICW weren’t accessible due to channels being too shallow or low bridges. So I motored over night and concluded Fort Myers Beach was the best option. I got within about 6 nm from Moss Marina where I was heading to and had engine failure. I called BoatUS and got wonderful service. Paul the tow boat operator was awesome and so helpful. Tonya who I dealt on the phone with was equally helpful. Both went above what I expected. They both gave me a measure of comfort after so many things went wrong and got me to a marina where I could rest and feel safe.
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Estero Island Parasail
17:45 04 Apr 26
Great team! A must have for anyone on the water. Paul is fantastic, he knows exactly what to do when you need a tow.
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SEL
21:24 01 Apr 26
Within a half an hour towboat US was there to tow me back in, Paul tied up my 38 footer brought it back to my dock landed perfectly couldn’t ask for a better captain👍
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Joe Banta
15:15 29 Mar 26
James knows his stuff. Had engine problems James showed up quickly towed me right to the dock . Very knowledgeable
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Mike Murphy
23:10 02 Mar 26
Engine would not start. Paul responded promptly and towed us all the way to our dock!
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Jana Barnard
19:01 02 Mar 26
Amazing service. Got stuck on the Chahasatchpee river from my dads house. i’m on vacation to see my dad and his boats engine died😱 Guys were very good with communication, updating on time. We waited bout an hour, enjoyed the sun tbh and the tow personnel was very professional and accurate. Thus membership saved us $1000 for a tow! Highly reccommend
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Jane Cooke
17:49 21 Feb 26
Paul came quickly to our aid and solved the issue we had. He was courteous and super helpful and skilled. He waited for us to get going and gave us contact info if we had any further problems.
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Jack Cunningham
18:05 10 Feb 26
Couldn’t be more pleased with the service. Very communicative, prompt and Paul was very helpful! Wouldn’t own a boat in SW Florida without this service!
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Anthony Morris
17:27 21 Jul 24
Paul came out and helped us while anchored off of the Sanibel lighthouse. Our starter wasn’t turning the engine over. After a couple of taps with hammer and a jump pack it fired right back up.

Thanks for being out there willing to help us when things don’t go the way we expect them to.

If you have a boat you absolutely need to have a TowBoat US membership.

Thank you again Paul.
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