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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, FEBRUARY 4TH,
2004
- 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, FEBRUARY 5TH,
2004
- 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, FEBRUARY 6TH,
2004
- 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, FEBRUARY 7TH,
2004
- 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 Our Lucaya
- 8:30 pm Awards
Banquet at Our Lucaya. 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.
- Second Place
- 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). Also
click here for the authorization to use appearance form.
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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