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at (268) 722-8468 or pippapettingell@hotmail.com.
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TGFA ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT

Steven Valdez reports: The Trinidad and Tobago
Game Fishing Association (TTGFA) elected Richard De
Verteuil as President at their 2009 Annual General
Meeting, held at the Trinidad and Tobago Yacht Club
on October 28th.

he newly elected TIGFA management committee
team is comprised of several existing committee

ecretary Alan Fitwilliam, Treasurer Alan Sheppard,
even Valdez, Paul Wittet, Geoffrey Pollard,
eginald MacLean, Dominic Wallace and

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Outgoing President Chris Mouttet also remains on
the committee.

LEVERICK BAY WITCH HUNT FISHING TOURNAMENT
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members including Vice President Marylin Sheppard,

newly appointed Andre De Laparouse and lan Bose.

  

anglers and observers, signed up for the first edition of
the Leverick Bay Witch Hunt Tournament in Virgin
Gorda, BVI. Boats from St. Thomas and Puerto Rico
joined those from the BVI. Registration, Immigration
and fishing permits were organized at the Leverick
Bay Marina. Tournament winners were: Best Boat and
Best Catch, Peje, Best Angler, José Alvarez. The high-
light of the late October tournament was when five-
year-old angler Osvaldo “Tati” De Leén Jr. caught a
20-pound wahoo alll by himself.

For more information visit
the www.leverickbaymarina.com.

ST. CROIX’S DIAZ TOP ANGLER AT WAHOO WIND-UP

Carol Bareuther reports: None of the 114 anglers
aboard 27 boats competing in the USVI's 2009 Toyota
Wahoo Wind-Up managed to catch a 75-plus pound

 

wahoo, which would have gained them a Toyota
4-wheel drive extended cab truck on November Ist.
But that didn’t mean there weren‘t some real whop-
per wahoos reeled in.

St. Croix’s Curtis Diaz, fishing aboard the Wild Cat,
caught the Largest Wahoo, a 51.5-pounder, and
pocketed a US$1,000 cash prize. Eight-year-old Nathan
Gatcliffe of St. Thomas, aboard Double Header IV,

caught the second largest wahoo, a 47.4-p0under.
Nathan’s father, St. Thomas charter captain, Jonathan
Gatcliffe, earned the Best Boat prize for St. Thomas
with the catch of five wahoo weighing 173.07 pounds.
St. Croix’s Big Bills won Top Boat for St. Croix with the
catch of three wahoo weighing 113.2-p0unds. Each
captain won $1,000 cash. A total of 28 wahoo, collec-
tively weighing 934.7 pounds, were caught.

The event was hosted by the Virgin Islands Game
Fishing Club on St. Thomas and Golden Hook Fishing
Club on St. Croix. Personnel from the USVI Department
of Planning & Natural Resource’s Fish & Wildlife
Department conducted the weigh-in.

AIST SPICE ISLAND BILLFISH TOURNAMENT

Gary Clifford reports: EC$ 100,000 prize money will be
up for grabs at the 41st Spice Island Billfish
Tournament, Grenada, January 24th
through 28th 2010, for the first person
to catch a Blue Marlin over 1,000
pounds. Since 2009 the tournament
has allowed the use of 80-pound
breaking strain line che previous maxi-
mum was 50 pounds); this helps
increase the chance of such a fish
being landed.

Grenada is usually associated with
large catches of blue marlin, white
marlin and sailfish (104 were released
during the 2009 event) — the capture
of one or more of each of these spe-
cies in a day constitutes a “Grand
Slam” and Grenada is the only tourna-
ment where this is regularly achieved
by at least one of the participating
boats during the event (two boats
achieved Grand Slams in 2009).

Also for 2010 is a new software system
to improve the accuracy and speed
of results calculation. We are switching
to the use of digital cameras for
catch-and-release recording. Only a
few of the biggest fish (usually poten-
tial record breakers) are retained and
weighed for points. Therefore all boats planning to
enter this event must bring their own digital cameras.

SIBT is a qualifying tournament in the IGFA Offshore
championship. It is also included in the new Southern
Caribbean Billfish Circuit, which includes tournaments
in Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, St. Lucia
and Martinique.

For more information visit www.sibigrenada.com.

 

 

 

Port Louis Marina — another great reason to visit Grenada

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in the Caribbean.

Grenada remains one of the most unspoilt and welcoming cruising destinations

Port Louis is owned and operated by Camper & Nicholsons Marinas, and our friendly

and knowledgeable staff are on hand 24 hours a day to welcome yachts of all sizes

 

low, with Port Louis, visiting yachts can enjoy the security and convenience
of a beautifully appointed, fully serviced marina — located in the lagoon adjacent

to the island's capital, St George's.

Grenada’s southern location allows for yearround cruising, including the summer months,
and with an international airport just five miles away, Port Louis is the ideal base for

exploring the wondertul islands of the Grenadines.

As a Port of Entry, it's easy to clear in and out through Port Louis, and our 24-hour security,

dockside facilities and marina-wide wifi all contribute to making your stay safe and relaxed.

www. cnportlouismarina.com

from 2Oft to 300F.

For more information about securing a berth at Port Louis, including the opportunity
to purchase on a 30-year licence, please contact our Sales and Marketing Co-ordinator,
Danny Donelan on +1 [473] 435 7432 or email danny.donelan@enportlovismarina.com

Port Louis Marina — just one more reason to visit the ‘Spice Island’.

 

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