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

Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner - Jan. 27

Club president Dave Powell called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm as about 80 members & guests prepared to enjoy another fine dinner at Mariner Sands Country Club.  He opened with a short “state of the union” address highlighting achievements of the Club and many of its individual members.  These included:

·       Char Griggs, Cindy Mumford, and Sarah Wichers for running a fine Ladies Tournament, and their great success with a changed format to spoil our ladies.

·       James Robinson & Sherry Simmons for Co-Chairing the 2011 Small Boat Tournament, again new format and captains meeting and party at the Manatee Island Grill.

·       Betty Olliges for her years of work in the Junior Angler Tournament.  This year she raised money, and organized the event, only to have it cancelled due to the weather.  Most sponsors said to just keep their sponsorship funds and items to 2012.

·       Char Griggs & Cindy Mumford for 16 years of running the Light Tackle Tournament.  Many changes and enhancements this year will assure successes in the tournament format in the future.

·       SSC took on new concepts of docktail parties, Charter Mania and Double Hooker all successful events.

He announced that the Chowder Cookoff originally scheduled to take place during the Light Tackle Tournament will be held Saturday, April 7^th.  Andy Kubiak informed us all that he would be winning that contest.

1^st Vice President, Curt Croteau briefed us about the Corinthian Anglers Club/Stuart Sailfish Club tournament taking place from Feb. 18 to Mar. 18, a new and unusual concept for SSC members  and holds out great promise.  Contact Curt or Char for details, and come out and fish.

2^nd Vice President, Michael Fogal explained that SSC would benefit by using an Event Planner in 2012 to run many of our tournaments and events.  Lindsay Nickerson has been selected.

Michael, as chairman of the nominating committee, announced that nominations for 2012 Board of Directors included all that have served in 2011.  Further, that all officers had agreed to stay on if elected.  A majority vote prevailed.  They are:

Dave Powell - President

Curt Croteau – 1^st  VP

Mike Fogel – 2^nd VP

Dave Mills - Secretary

Geoff Mayfield  - Treasurer

Andy Kubiak  - Past President

Tim Bausch

Butch Bayley

VJ Bell

Fritz Grell

Erika Long

Cindy Mumford – Tournament Coordinator

Dick Roland

Sherry Simmons

Neil Subin

Bill Whippen

Sarah Wichers

Don Wilson

Joe Yeni

Tim Bausch is retiring as Chairman of the Rules Committee, but will stay on the committee.  Thanks, Tim.  Tom Wichers is stepping in to replace Tim.

Before moving into trophies and annual awards, Dave Mills recognized:

Lifetime SSC Members:

Gene Detmer

Dave & Jodi Mills

Tom & Sarah Wichers

Mary Bayley

Dean & Laura Crawford                                                                       

George & Jilline Fearons, Jr.

Patty Lambrecht

Neil Subin & Carla Subin

Ed & Willy Welter

Honorary Members for 2012:

Current Honorary Members are; Curt Whiticar, Ed Killer, Bonnie Powell

Two new Honorary Members for 2012 are:

Joe Lehner, Woody Woodruff

Dave also announced a new SSC award conceived and underwritten by club member, Vance Strausburg.  This annual award, the Outstanding Mate Award in honor of Ben L. Glaspey includes a large trophy that stays in the Club office, and a smaller replica that goes to the recipient.  Vance presented the award for the 2011 winner to Mike Resch.  Accepting the award for Mike who was in Mexico fishing (imagine that), was his father, Mr. Resch.  Mrs. Glaspey was present to see this 1^st years award presentation.

Dave Powell took the floor again for presentation of Annual Awards as follows:

Sailfish pendant to Earl Prickett – Boat Paver – 25 releases

2011 Sailfish Release (Total releases, dead & live bait):

Adult Angler

3^rd Place – Skyler Wichers – 33 releases

2^nd Place – James Robinson – 36 releases

1^st Place Adult Angler – Fred Taht – 43 releases

Adult Lady Angler

3^rd Place – Mary Jo Grell – 3 releases

2^nd Place – Lorraine Francis – 4 releases

1^st Place Lady Angler – Eileen Prickett – 8 releases

Junior Angler

3^rd Place – Jon Fogel – 2 releases

2^nd Place – Maria Pricket – 7 releases

1st Place Jr Angler – Van Wichers – 57 releases

2011 Ed & Suzan Sellian Sailfish Release Award (dead bait only)

Van Wichers with 55 releases

Top Catch Awards – Adult ­Division

Cobia.............42 lb 8 oz ................. Artie Orlandi

Dolphin........ 25 lb .......................... Dave Mills

Grouper....... 20 lb 5 oz ................. Conrad Casselli

Kingfish........ 10 lb 2 oz .................. Erika Long

Red Fish....... 8 lb ........................... Rebecca Rehe

Snook.......... 10 lb 2 oz .................. Ed Skupeen

Tarpon......... 80 lb ......................... Skyler Wichers

Tuna............. 22 lb 2 oz ................. Conrad Casselli

Wahoo........ 20 lb 2 oz ................. Artie Orlandi

No Pompano, Snapper or Trout

Donna H Detmer Wahoo Memorial  Award –  Presented by Gene Detmer

Artie Orlando – 20 lb 2 oz

Polly Whippen Award: (Presented at the Ladies Tournament, and recognized by Bill Whippen)

Cindy Allen

Top Catch Awards Junior Division

Dolphin................... 28 lb 7 oz............... Hunter MacDonald

Kingfish................... 19 lb 8 oz .............. Pierce Killer

Pompano................ 3 lb 4 oz................ Josh Prickett

Red Fish.................. 2lb 7 oz................. Baylor Bullock

Tarpon.................... 20 lb ..................... Sean Dunnuck

Trout...................... 4 lb 1 oz ................ Baylor Bullock

Tuna....................... 7 lb 3 oz................. Sean Dunnuck

Top Private Boat

3^rd Place – Prime Time 33 releases -Tom Wichers

2^nd Place – Scurry Along 49 releases-Michael O’Neill

1^st Place – Paver 58 releases-Earl Pricket

Top Charter Boat

3^rd  Place – Boneshaker 135 releases-Capt. Scott Fawcett –Joe Lehner

2^nd Place – Sea Check 137 releases-VJ Bell -Bob Greene & Phil Anson

1^st Place – Challenge 159 releases-Capt. Jim Hardee, Mike Fogel

2011 Outstanding Adult Angler

Fred Taht with:

1^st  Place Total Sailfish Release with 43 releases

2^nd Place Members Private Boat

Very close competition

Honorable Mention:

-   James Robinson – 2^nd Place on the Ed Sellian Award and 2^nd Place Total Sailfish Releases

2011 Outstanding Junior Angler

Van Wichers with:

1^st Place Total Sailfish Releases Junior with 57 releases

1^st Place Sellian Award with 55 releases

Top Male Angler in the Pelican Invitational Billfish Tournament

Winning Boat in the Treasure Coast Champanionship

Top Angler in the Palm Beach Sailfish Classic

Top Junior Angler in the St. Augustine and New Smyrna Tournaments

(All of these tournaments were fished on the Bone Shaker)

NOTE:  A&J Boatworks (Art & Pat Cox) underwrote the cost for most of awards for 2011.  Many thanks to Art & Pat.

Check Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures from our Home Page for an album.

Member Charter Boat (Boneshaker) and Team Take Pelican Yacht Club Billfish Tournament and Treasure Coast Sailfish Championship

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Joe Lehner and his team for record breaking catches to win two big tournaments.  Team Capt. Scott Fawcett,  mates Kyle Francis and James Turner, and anglers Van Wichers, Skyler Wichers, and Joe Lehner released a record breaking 57 sailfish in 3 days of fishing.  For details, see Ed Killers article in the Stuart News (link below).

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/jan/08/pelican-fishermen-clean-record-book/

There are a number of outstanding fishermen on the Treasure Coast, some of the best on the East Coast and beyond.  To even be able to compete is an honor.  We are pleased to have so many of them representing the Stuart Sailfish Club.