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Press Release: Bahamas
Wahoo Championship Results For Leg 1.
ACTIVITIES: 4 DAYS-4 NIGHTS
- Four cocktail parties
- Welcome Dinner and Awards Dinner
- Wahoo hors d’oeuvres contest. Our one and only culinary
competition to test your skills at preparing Wahoo. Everyone is invited to
participate and bring a dish to the cocktail party on Friday evening.
FUND RAISING RAFFLE:
- A fabulous fund-raising raffle every evening benefiting the
Wahoo Research Project at Florida Atlantic University.
Schedule
of Events
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, 2003
- 3:00 pm- 5:00 pm Registration-
Verandah of the Marina Office (Upstairs) ALL boats must re-register. T-Shirts.
Boat Pool.
- 6:00 pm Captains and Anglers Meeting
at Port Lucaya Resort Yacht Club
- 6:30 pm-7: 30 pm Welcome Cocktail
Party- Port Lucaya Resort and Yacht Club
- 7:30 pm Welcome Dinner- Port Lucaya
Resort and Yacht Club
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13TH, 2003
- 7:30 am Boats may leave the docks. As
the boats leave the entrance to Bells Channel they will receive a “control”
number from the Committee.
- 8:00 am Bimini start. All boats to
line up by the buoys “outside” Bells Channel and wait for the Bimini start
on the radio. Fishing may commence fishing anytime after the 8:00 am start.
- 5:00 pm All boats must be pass the
Malone/Terminator line by 5:00 pm.
- The terminator line is the inside marker
of Bells Channel.
- A Committee Member will be on hand from
4:30 PM onwards at Bells Channel to check every boat coming back from
fishing and he/she will give every returning boat a control number
signifying that they have crossed the Terminator line prior to 5:00 pm.
- 5:00 pm-6:00 pm Weigh-in. When you
return to your slip either a Committee Member or a Member of the Dock master
staff will give you a catch report form that you must fill out and bring to
the weigh-in station.
- No catch report form, no weigh-in.
- You must bring ALL Wahoo over 20 pounds to
the weigh-in station.
- No fish over 20 pounds may remain on
board.
- All fish will be marked and we might ask
your permission to have the Marine Biologist take some samples from the fish
for research purposes.
- 5:00 pm- 6:30 pm Cocktail Party.
Center Dock.
- 7:00 pm onwards Open Dining Tonight.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14TH, 2003
- 7:30 am Boats may leave the docks.
- 8:00 am Bimini Start- Fishing
commences.
- 5:00 pm Boats must cross the
Terminator line.
- 5:00 pm- 6:00 pm Weigh-in
- 5:00 pm-7:00 pm Cocktail party and
Wahoo hors d’oeuvres contest. Prepare your favorite Wahoo recipe and bring it
to the hors d’oeuvres table that will be set up. We can either judge your
entry (if you want) or allow you to share it with all of the other anglers.
Tonight is the night to show off your Wahoo cooking skills! There will be
awards for those entries that are judged. This is a lot of fun and we hope
that each and every one of you will participate.
- 7:00 pm- onwards Open Dining tonight.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 2003
- 7:30 am Boats may leave the docks
- 8:00 am Bimini starts- Fishing
commences
- 5:00 pm Boats must cross the
Terminator line
- 5:00 pm-6:00 pm Weigh-in
- 7:30 pm-8:30 pm Cocktail party at The
Marketplace Square
- 8:30 pm Awards Banquet at the
Marketplace Square. Tickets will be required
Important Points to Remember
- The fuel dock is open from 7:00 AM to
Midnight. Boats MAY move to the fuel dock prior to 7:00 AM but cannot leave
the fuel docks until 7:30 AM.
- All participants are requested to read the
Bahamas Wahoo Championship Rules and Regulations for 2003-2004. A copy
will be given out during registration.
- The radio channel to communicate with the
Committee and the Terminator will be announced at the opening meeting.
- The boundaries at Port Lucaya Marina are 65
miles. We will review the boundaries at the opening meeting.
Entry Fee
$1,600 PER BOAT plus Boat Pool (Optional)
- Participation in the tournament for up to 4 persons
- Additional participation tickets- $250 per person
- Four t-shirts per boat
- One custom made gift per boat
Trophies & Awards
- First Place. The sum of the best FIVE
qualifying fish. (Two qualifying fish per day x 3 days of fishing= a possible
6 qualifying fish. You drop the lightest one)
- Second and Third Place
- High Point Boat Day One- The sum of
the two HEAVIEST Wahoo
- High Point Boat Day Two- The sum of
the two HEAVIEST Wahoo
- High Point Boat Day Three- The sum of
the two HEAVIEST Wahoo
- Heaviest Wahoo caught during the
tournament.
- Captain (1) and Crew (2) of the Winning
Boat
Registration
Registration for the event is necessary using the following
registration form (available in the
Microsoft Word format).
For more
information, or to make a reservation, please email us at
tournaments@PortLucayaMarina.com at Port Lucaya Marina, or contact us at
phone:
242-373-9090, fax: 242-373-5884.
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