2015 Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner

Another great time at the Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on January 29. 2016. The staff at Mariner Sands did their usual great job with fine food and excellent service for 100 or so members, sponsors, and guests. No complaints on anyone’s part at this well done event.   


Click here for the entire presentation to get complete information on Director/Officer updates, Club Updates/Achievements and Award winners... 
 
Thank you Ashley Dillon for the excellent photo's.  Click here to see all the photos from the evening.

Special thanks to Retiring Directors: Dave Mills, Erika Long, Rob Miller, Butch Bailey, Bob Chapman, Allison Wigley and  Dick Roland.

Outstanding Mate Award in Honor of Ben L. Glaspey Michael Powell

2015 Annual Tournament Award Winners Top Catches for 2015, Adult: Cobia, Conrad Casselli, 32 lbs Kingfish, Erika Long, 29 lbs 13 oz Snapper, Conrad Casselli, 3 lbs 8 oz

2015 Annual Tournament Award Winners Top Catches for 2015, Junior: Redfish, Baylor Bullock, 4 lbs

2015 Top Private Member Boat 3rd Place: Magoo 7 releases Mark Bullock 2nd Place: My Way 7 releases Conrad Casselli

2015 Top Private Member Boat 1st Place: SHOWTIME! 61 releases Fred & Nancy Hardwick

2015 Top Charter Boat 3rd Place: Dog House Fishing Charters, 7 releases Capt. Russel Frederick Owners, Russel Frederick 2nd Place: Teaser, 37 releases Capt. Chris Fowler Owners, Glenn Lieberman & Christian Demers

2015 Top Charter Member Boat 1st Place: Challenge 83 releases Owners; Mike & Jodi Fogel

2015 Junior Angler
2nd Place
Anthony Caputo


2015 Junior Angler
Outstanding Junior Angler
Baylor Bullock


2015 Lady Angler Billfish Division 3rd Place: Terri Frederick, 1 releases 2nd Place: Erika Long, 1 releases 1st Place Nancy Hardwick, 21 releases

2015 Adult Angler Billfish Division 3rd Place: Michael Fogel, 1 releases 2nd Place: Nancy Hardwick, 21 releases 1st Place & Outstanding Angler Fred Hardwick, 25 releases

2015 Ed Sellian Sailfish Release Award Fred Hardwick

Outstanding Mate Award in Honor of Ben L. Glaspey Michael Powell Hope


Sailfish Pendants for 25 releases Nancy Hardwick – 31 Releases

Diamond Certificates 1 diamond for ea. add’l 25 releases Fred Hardwick – 4th Certificate Nancy Hardwick – 1st Certificate

The Stuart Sailfish Club Hosts Successful 62nd Light Tackle Tournament at Exclusive Sailfish Point

PORT SALERNO, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 2015 – Despite moving rain showers and waves at 6-8 feet, The Stuart Sailfish Club hosted a very successful return of the 62^nd Annual Light Tackle Tournament and the 2^nd Annual Florida Sailfish Amateur Championship December 10-13 at the prestigious Sailfish Point Marina on Hutchinson Island in Stuart, Florida.  

 

Tournament Chair Thomas Dyer, who is also President of the Stuart Sailfish Club, was pleased with this year’s event.  “This is one of the most successful tournaments we’ve had in years.  The participation was high, despite the weather, and everyone had a great time.  Our partnership with Sailfish Point has really made a difference in this tournament; it’s a wonderful venue and they were very accommodating of our crews.”  25 boats participated in the two events, with a total release of 91 sailfish.  The Tournament is one of several leading up to the Treasure Coast Sailfish Championship. 

 

 

1^st Place winner of the Pro division was Cowpoke while the 1^st place winner of the Amateur division was Sea Check.  Final standings for all entries can be found at http://www.stuartsailfishclub.com/#!ltt-pro/c16v7 for the Professional Division and http://www.stuartsailfishclub.com/#!ltt-amateur/c1ndt  for the Amateur Division.

Congratulations Cowpoke - First Place Pro Division!!

Congratulations Sea Check - First Place Amateur Division!!

The next Tournament the Stuart Sailfish Club will participate in is the 66^th Annual Hemingway Billfish Tournament in Cuba.  The Club has been invited to participate in the tournament as part of it’s 75^th Anniversary and any member of the club is eligible to join the flotilla going to Cuba in mid-June. For more information about membership, contact the Stuart Sailfish Club at sailfish@stuartsailfishclub.com or call (772) 286-9373.  

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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Stuart Sailfish Club’s Lady Anglers Tournament - News and Results

STUART, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 2015 – Stuart Sailfish Club’s 30^th Annual Saltwater Sisters Lady Angler Tournament succeeded in raising thousands of dollars for local charities.  The Tournament, held October 16 & 17, at Pirate’s Cove Resort and Marina, was bigger than the previous year both in number of boats participating and in dollars raised.    

 

Chairperson Margaret Dyer said this year’s Tournament was also more fun for a host of reasons.  “Everyone participating in this year’s tournament had a great time,” she said.  “Whether they fished, or just attended one of our parties, of which there were many, we heard time and again how much fun our guests were having.  I think the movie theme was a big part of it; everyone had so much fun dressing up in costume and decorating their boats.  I want to thank everyone who came out and fished, came to a party, volunteered, or sponsored this Tournament.  I think we’re all looking forward to what next year’s Tournament will bring.”

Some of the movies chosen by the teams included Casino Royale, Winnie the Pooh (the winner of the boat decorating contest), The Witches of Eastwick, Ladies of Disney and Annie Get Your Gun. 

The Tournament will once again benefit Friends in Pink, a local organization that provides financial assistance for those on the Treasure Coast battling breast cancer; Windsor Community Angels, an organization that pays for free mammograms for Treasure Coast residents; the Sailfish Club’s Scholarship program and numerous conservation related organizations.

The event was held at Pirate’s Cove Resort located at 4307 SE Bayview St., Stuart, FL 34997.  

Sponsors included Harbor Community Bank, HMY Yachts, Pirate’s Cove Resort, Windsor Imaging, Blue Water Landscape, GameGuard Outdoor Clothing, MarineMax of Stuart, Stuart Magazine, Treasure Coast Newspapers & TCPalm, Your Voice Weekly, Coastal Angler Magazine and Weekly Tidbits. 

 

RESULTS:

 

Fish Division

 

Dolphin

1st.  Theresa Caputo,   My Other Honey   20.13 lbs.

2nd. Cindy Brown,   Marine Max Fishing Team       19.75 lbs.

3rd.  Chloe Postin,   Sunshine    14.11 lbs. , also taking Top Junior Angler

 

Kingfish

1st.  Jodi Fogel,   Challenge   11.09 lbs.

2nd.  Angie Sherlock,  Knottley Krew    9.63 lbs.

3rd.  Jennifer Thomas,   Challenge        7.37 lbs.

 

No Sailfish released, no Wahoo caught.   

 

Boat Division, Other Awards:

 

Top Boat  My Other Honey                                                                                                                        

Polly Whippen Award, No sailfish released

Mother Daughter Award, My Other Honey, Pamela Page & Theresa Caputo

 

Best Costumes, Marine Max Fishing Team, “Annie Get Your Gun”

Best Overall Theme Boat Décor, My Other Honey

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For more information about Saltwater Sisters Fishing Tournament, go to www.SaltwaterSisters.com.  To view photos from the event, visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SWSfish.

About the Stuart Sailfish Club

The STUART SAILFISH CLUB is located in Stuart, Florida, the "Sailfish Capital of the World". They were formed more than 74 years ago and incorporated in January of 1941.  They are one of the oldest sport fishing clubs in the United States, formed for the purpose of promoting the conservation of game fish and encouraging visitors to fish in Martin County waters.  For more information, visit their website at www.StuartSailfishClub.com, call 772-286-9373 or email them at sailfish@stuartsailfishclub.com.