2012 SSC Ladies Tournament

The weather postponed Stuart Sailfish Club’s Ladies Tournament was fished Sunday and the Ladies could not ask for better day. This year’s theme was “Fight Like a Girl” and the Ladies did not disappoint. The Kickoff party (held last weekend) included a fashion show, music and much, much more and went off without a hitch. Well, except for the weather the following day. 

This Sunday’s day of fishing proved to be a slew of firsts! Lady luck rode shotgun for most of the prize winners giving the field several of first time catches, meaning first Sailfish ever caught, first Dolphin ever caught, first time in a tournament, first time fishing period.  After a day of fishing the ladies walked the dock all smiles & tan weighing lots of small dolphin, several sailfish releases and a handful of other catches. All and all, everyone enjoyed the day.

 Winners are:

Kingfish

1^st Challenge -  Jody Robinson 30.54

2^nd Daymaker - Kelsy 6.47

Dolphin

1^st Southern Angler – Karen Dyess 18.35

2^nd Sails Call – Anne Mack 16.79

3^rd Challenge – Jodi Fogel 15.23

No wahoo or cobia were weighed in.

Sailfish

1^st Parts&Labor – Kimberly Lucky

2^nd Easy Diggin- Jade Smith

3^rd Daymaker –Janey Carmody

Mother/Daughter

Sails Call – Anne & Charlotte Mack

Costume Contest winners – Ladies on board the Clean-n-Simple

Top Jr Angler

Sails Call – Charlotte Mack 13.72 Dolphin

Honorable Mention Eckly Carmody

Top Lady Angler (Heaviest Prize Qualifying Fish)

Jody Robinson - Challenge

Top Boat (Top Points)

Challenge

Number of Boats 21, number of anglers, 43.

Congrats to all the winners.  Pictures are posted on Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures from our home page.

Ladies Tournament Experiences Weather Delay

The wind gods blew and 5-6 foot seas chased the fishing off until next Sunday, May 20.  But, the Captain's Meeting was a big success, fun for a couple of hundred of us.  Go to Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures on our home page to see about a hundred pictures of good time.

Fishing will be next Sunday, roughly the same schedule that was planned for last Saturday, including the Award Dinner.  Still time to sign up.  Download a registration form from the web site, fax it in, and join the fun.  If you are already registered, contact the committee boat at 7:00AM as you leave the inlet to let them know you are fishing as planned.

The office will be closed this week as Char will be on vacation.

For any questions regarding the tournament, contact tournament Co-chairs, Tina Fenniman (772) 260-1999 or Jodi Fogel (772) 708-8315.

Calling all Lady Anglers!!!
Come Fish the SSC Ladies Tournament!!!

It’s an old Stuart Tradition on Mother’s Day Weekend! In honor of the Ladies, this special tournament will feature special events catered just around them! The Kick-Off Party on Friday night at Finest Kind / Sailfish Marina will feature a fashion show by J. McLaughlin clothing company (located in Sewall’s Point). Tapas will be catered by the delicious Oh La La, a great band and of course cocktails and a terrific time! The tournament is Saturday and Awards Dinner Saturday night! This year in addition to the traditional awards we will feature a new category of a “Mother & Daughter Award” to the team that has the Best Overall Catch! There’s also a “Best Costume Contest” on Saturday for the top themed fishing team! 


Gather up your girls, grab your sunscreen, and get ready for some shenanigans, some sport fishing, and a whole lot of fun!!!

Save the Date and come fish Mother’s Day Weekend with your family!
For more information visit www.stuartsailfishclub.com

ROOMS
A block of rooms has been reserved at Pirate’s Cove Resort and Marina under Tina Fenniman / Stuart Sailfish Club. Rooms are $120. Per night. When booking, let them know that you are part of our group and they will honor the rate and transfer it into your name.

COSTUME CONTEST
Each boat creates a theme for their anglers (and crew if they choose). On Saturday morning, dress in your outfits and send picture of your team via text photo to the committee. The winning team will receive an award and special recognition at the awards banquet that evening!

NUMBER OF ANGLERS
Register each angler that will fish on your boat. Have your friends fish with you. Up to 4 anglers per boat.

ADDITIONAL TICKETS
If by chance a teammate can’t fish but would like to join us at the evening events, tickets are available for each night. Contact the Stuart Sailfish Club office at: (772)286-9373.

EVENT CO-CHAIRS:
Jodi Fogel and Tina Fenniman

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, May 11th
Kick Off Party, Cocktails, and Fashion Show at Finest Kind Marina

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Captain’s Meeting
(A representative from each boat must be present)

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres provided by Ohh La La Catering, DJ, and Cocktails

7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Fashion Show sponsored by J McLaughlin

8:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Cocktails

SATURDAY, May 12th
7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Costume Contest - Each boat is encouraged to submit two photos to the judges via Smart Phone text to Tina (772) 260-1999 and Jodi (772)708-8315 between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. If a smart phone is not present within your group a digital photo may also be submitted at the weigh-in as long as the judges are notified in advance. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony Saturday Night.

8 a.m. – Lines In

2:30 p.m. - Lines out

2:30 p.m. Weigh Station opens at Finest Kind

4:00 p.m. All boats must clear inlet

4:30 p.m. Weigh Station closes

6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. - Cocktail Contest - The boat entry with the most creative and tastiest cocktail will win a prize. Each team will present one pitcher of pre-made cocktails to the judging table for tasting. (Sample cups and table space will be provided; participants must be set up by 6 pm.)

7:30 p.m. Awards Dinner hosted by Oh La La at the Finest Kind Marina

7:45 p.m. Raffle drawings

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Live music

Fuel Raffle tickets available both nights!

Tina Fenniman

Chowder Cook Off - Great Fun

Competing with all the Saturday Easter egg hunts was tough, but for those who chose seafood chowder over boiled eggs, well, from our perspective, no competition!  Many thanks to our our many merchandise vendors who braved the wind to set up tents and displays.

The competition for top chowders was keen, and this "judge" was looking for the box to check off for "all of the above".  But, alas, the event attendees who paid $3 for a bowl and the right to vote chose their top choices:

Top Creative Chowder - Rocky Carbia.  Rocky, in addition to being a fine cook is also the Captain of the Safari Fishing Charter Boat.  www.safari-1.com.  Accepting for Rocky is Rocky himself.
Top Conch Chowder - The Restaurant Gettin Crabby here in Port Salerno.  gettincrabby.me  Accepting for Gettin Crabby is Meg Arbour, co-owner.
Top Seafood Chowder - Cindy Mumford, member of the Stuart Sailfish Club.  Accepting for Cindy is Cindy herself.

Other Cook Off contestants who certainly deserve Honorable Mention include:

Jesse Rehe - Stuart Sailfish Marina and Finest Kind Offshore Tackle
Marty Romstadt - Finest Kind Offshore Tackle
Dave Powell - President, Stuart Sailfish Club

Congrats to all for their fine jobs.

For more event pictures including display booths, go to Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures from our SSC Home Page.

2012 President's Message to SSC Members

February, 2012

First, many thanks to last year’s Officers, Board of Directors and all of those club members who volunteered during 2011 to make the year one of our best.  We held fun tournaments, and new and different social activities.   Our general meetings were open to the public and we had great attendance at our “docktail” parties and gained new members.  We hosted two entirely new general meeting formats.  The BOD decided in our difficult economic times the Club needed to focus on supporting our local marine industry.  So in September we had our first “Charter Mania” to support the local charter fishing fleet.  It was a huge success with over 250 in attendance.  Feedback from the charter owners and captains was very positive with requests for us to host another Charter Mania in 2012.  We also held a joint general meeting with the Corinthian Yacht Club at their facility. Experimenting with new venues has added new interest in the club.  From each of our tournaments we learned something new:  Ladies - how to spoil them;  Small Boat - try a new venue with new sponsors; Junior - weathered out; Members - cooking our own fish was a blast for all and finally our Light Tackle -  the most financially successful in many years.

Our achievements can only be accomplished with the generous support of our sponsors.   For this, we all thank them.  They are listed throughout this directory and we encourage all members to support their businesses.

Our challenge to each member, director and officer for 2012 is to help the club grow our membership and tournaments while maintaining our culture of family fun and well-run tournaments.  For 2012, a professional event planner will supplement efforts of our tournament committees.  The cost of this service has been underwritten by several members.  Co-chairs of all 5 tournaments are hard at work.  The challenge the Board and Officers has set for ourselves is for 2012 to generate income that will exceed our expenses by $20,000.

We encourage all members to get involved in our tournaments, docktail parties, and general meetings.  Send in your stories and photos for our web site, and please give us your feedback.   Bring your friends to the public events as potential new members!  The club belongs to all of you and I encourage all of you to be involved.

Sincerely,

 Dave Powell