Congratulations to Anglers and Winners of the 2015 Stuart Sailfish Club Members Tournament!

There was some anxiety about weather, but alas, it turned out to be a great day, reasonable seas and no rain.Committee Boat announcer,  Beth Davis called lines in at 8:00am and out at 3:00pm. Weigh Master Jim Weix opened the scale at 3:00.

Thirty anglers including men, women, and junior anglers fished releasing five sailfish and catching several gamefish to 25 lbs. including dolphin, kingfish, and wahoo.



Polly Whippen Award Nancy Hardwick

Nancy Hardwick (left) of the Showtime! didn't waste any time releasing the first sailfish of the day at 8:43 a.m putting her in the lead for the Top Angler award (which she never gave up) and the win for the Polly Whippen Award for the first female to release a sailfish that day.  Nice job Nancy!

Chefs Andy Kubiak and Dave Long did a great job on the grill with hamburgers, hot dogs, and dolphin (donated by anglers of the day).  Special thanks to Jodi Mills for chopping up all the fixings and providing an awesome pot of homemade baked beans.  

Thank you to all the volunteers for your work to make the 2015 Members Tournament a success. I believe everyone had a great time, and it could not have happened without your help.

Erika Long, Beth Davis, Betsey Riley, Angie Sherlock, Skip & Sheri Lascell, Christina Fortin,  Brett Shaming, John Millroy, Ed & Martha McGinley, Jodi Mills, Bill Astras, Jim Weix, Connie Turner, Margaret Dyer, Duff Dyer, Terri  and Russell Frederick, Dave Long, Tom Wichers, Ken Keolling , Jon Meade and Andy Kubiak. 

CO-CHAIRS       Dave Mills
 Beth Davis       Wink Doerzbacher      
 Andy Kubiak    Terri Fredrick                                        

While each of your efforts were important to bringing the whole event off, special recognition goes to Terri Frederick for her hours of work on the logo, shirts, and awards, to Brett Schaming on banner duty Thursday and again Sunday morning, John Millroy for management of the audio systems, Beth for sitting by a fairly quiet radio from 6:15AM to 5:00PM, and Margaret Dyer for jumping in on short notice to Saturday afternoon. And, yes, to the geriatrics team who handled all the tables & chairs Friday and Monday. They included Duff Dyer, Bill Astras, Skip Lascell, and yours truly. Certainly they were very grateful to Jon Meade and Russell Frederick from Showtime! who joined in on Monday morning to load & return such.

Top Small Boat Premier Boat Club

Top Jr. Angler Heather Milner

Top Boat - Showtime!

Top Angler - Nancy Hardwick

Billfish

1^st Place -  Showtime!    Team Nancy Hardwick, Fred Hardwick, Terri Frederick Captain Wink Doerzebacher, Jon Meade, Russell Frederick and Hunter Kinsey

2^nd Place - Sea Check      Team Brian Green, Phil Anson, TJ Anson, Rob Miller and Captain Bob Greene

3^rd Place - Unbelievable Team Rick Crandall, Rosemary Crandall and Captain VJ Bell

Meat Fish
1^st Place -  Premier Boat Club      Team Dan Herrema, Jeff Schulz
2^nd Place - Premier Boat Club      Team Dan Herrema, Jeff Schulz
3^rd Place - Showtime!    Team Nancy Hardwick, Fred Hardwick, Terri Frederick Captain Wink Doerzebacher, Jon Meade, Russell Frederick and Hunter Kinsey

Top Adult Angler                  Nancy Hardwick, Showtime!
Polly Whippen Award         Nancy Hardwick, Showtime!
Top Junior Angler                 Heather Milner, Triple Net
Top Small Boat                      Dan Herrema, Jeff Schultz, Premier Boat Club
Top Boat                                 Team Nancy Hardwick, Fred Hardwick, Terri Frederick Captain Wink    Doerzebacher, Jon Meade, Russell Frederick and Hunter Kinsey, Showtime!
 

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