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Recap of the 2010 Battle
of the Yacht Clubs Offshore Tournament Presented by Merrill
Lynch Wealth Management
Once again, HRYC takes
the title and the trophy stays here!
The travelling trophy has not travelled in 2 years and can
be visited in the Chart Room of the club. With an impressive
fleet of 26 boats, our docks and clubhouse were filled with
over a hundred anglers to enjoy the 2nd Annual Battle
of the Yacht Clubs Offshore Fishing Tournament which
included a lot of fishing and even more so, a lot of eating.
I must thank our fabulous kitchen staff and chef for the
spectacular buffets they orchestrated. Feeding hungry
fishermen is no easy task.
Special thanks also go out to Brian and Trey, our
Dockmasters for orchestrating the “Ballet of Boats” that
went on during the Weigh-in. Getting 26 boats to weigh-in
and dock safely is not an easy task.
Very special thanks go
out to all of our sponsors:
Presenting Sponsor:
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Weigh-In Sponsor:
Jon Hall Chevrolet
Battlewagon Sponsors:
Zahn Engineering, Tel-Tron, Central Signs
Captain’s Party Sponsor:
Adventure Boat Club
Captain’s Bucket Sponsor:
The O’Quinn Allstate Agency
Kingfish Sponsors:
Marine Services of Florida, Marine
Specialties, the August Seven Inn,
Grabbers at Great Guana Cay Resort
Wahoo Sponsors:
Realty Pros and Associates, Bill Me
Game Fishing Apparel, File-Tech,
Lori Duncan Waverly Property Group,
Parks Dermatology, Phoenix East
Aviation, The Fishin’ Hole, Daytona
Beach Parasail, Tormenter Lures,
Baitmasters of South Florida,
Robbie O’Connell’s Pub, Daytona
Biodiesel
Supporter Sponsors:
Ed’s Spas Solar and Pools, HRYC
Voyagers Youth Program, Halifax
Sport Fishing Club, Designs
Furnishings and Equipment, Sikorski
Landscaping.
The final results of the
anglers’ tedious works are as follows:
Dolphin
1st Place Team
“Phenomenal” $1,500 HRYC
Anglers: Billy Bedson,
Chris Baines, and Johnny Jordan
2nd Place Team “Adventure
Boat Club 1” $1,000 SHYC
Anglers: Dan Brindisi,
Brennan Robertson, Greg Jones, Garrett Wattles
3rd Place Team “Adventure
Boat Club 2” $750 SHYC
Anglers: Mike Jarrard,
Jud Merry, James Bezold, Rodney Bennett
King Mackerel
1st, 2nd, 3rd Places Team
“Virgin Hooker $3,250 HRYC
Anglers: Ryan Adams,
Aaron Watson, Ricky Virgin, Tommy Koehler
There were no eligible
Wahoo weighed and no one claimed the $1,500 Slam Prize which
will be carried over to next year’s tournament.
With an eye towards
helping the community, $520 was raised in support for the
Halifax Sport Fishing Association’s “Mentally and Physically
Challenged Day of Fishing”. Also, we have some t-shirts
available for purchase. We have both long and short sleeves.
Sizes are limited, but I’m sure we have something for you.
If you would like to become involved in organizing,
planning, or sponsoring next year’s tournament, we would
love to have your help. Please contact me if you think you
can help. I received some feedback and suggestions regarding
the rules of the weigh-in this year and as such, we will be
making some changes and closing the loopholes in the rules
for next year.
We hope to make this tournament a
memorable experience and a signature event for the two yacht
clubs in Daytona Beach. It is our goal to provide a great
fishing tournament by generating a little ‘friendly rivalry’
between clubs while maintaining old fashioned camaraderie
amongst fishermen. It’s all about FUN! I'm so very proud of
the HRYC fleet of members who participated this year, they
had some tough competition but prevailed over Sunset Harbor
in the standings. |
