Club Member Jr. Angler Van Wichers Takes Top Angler Honors at the Palm Beach Sailfish Classic

Congratulations to Van Wichers, (11 yrs. old) who took the Top Angler award at this year's Palm Beach Sailfish Classic awards dinner last evening after fishing on Masque, a 65 ft. Viking. And, congratulations to the crew of the Masque, Top Boat. Included in the picture holding trophies in addition to Van are owner and angler Mark Schwartz, Top Captain, Wink Doerzbacher, and Gar Womer and Carl Copeland who shared Top Mate award.

Van caught 6 of the 11 sails that were released from the Masque. And, they did all this while while mechanical problems limited them to 1 1/2 fishing days in this 3 day of 4 fishing tournament.

Great job, Van!

Light Tackle Tournament & Pictures

Another successful year for the SSC Light Tackle Tournament and for the Bone Shaker and it's crew. Up to the minute results were posted in real time on our website (after a balky server gave us a rocky start on Day One), and Ed Killer did a fine job of daily summaries in the Stuart News. Boats, anglers, crews, and results are on the website, and now over 600 pictures are available in two albums under Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures on the Home Page. Click and enjoy.

Nice job, Cindy, Char, and all Club volunteers.

Sailing(?) the ICW

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So, you're a little concerned about height on the ICW?? This boat came in last night at Vero Beach. It has an 80' mast and 7'10" draft. Each water bag weighs 2000#. It's been coming down the ICW. What a treat to watch the crew execute this maneuver. However, I can't imagine anyone with a boat that size, wanting to travel the ICW. They should be "outside" enjoying the ocean.
Malcolm

(Contributed by Tris Colket, www.lastmango-charters.com)

SSC Officers & Directors Annual Christmas Season Dinner

Even though schedule conflicts kept some away, those who were able to make it enjoyed a wonderful evening. Dave & Joyce Powell hosted an outstanding pitch-in dinner, followed by carol singing as Joyce played the piano. Weather was perfect, so the party spilled inside and out.

An album is available on Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures.

Ian and Skyler Wichers swordfished last Wednesday night (11/28) with Timmy Palmer and Dennis Roseman. The fish in the photo was approximately 350 lbs, the biggest one of the night. They kept several other ones and released everything under 100 lbs. They were kept pretty busy from 7:30 pm until 3:30 am. Needless to say, they had a great time and didn’t get much sleep. Good job, guys. (Hope you got up in time for school the next day!)