Sailfish Cup day 1

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Clearwater, Fla. (November 17, 2009) – The 2009 Sailfish Cup tournament and the first leg of the

2010 Sailfish Pro Series kicked off the South Florida Sailfish Season Tuesday morning in Miami. It was a

beautiful, sunny day in Miami Beach and the sailfish were biting, a total of 99 that is.



The competition on day one of the Sailfish Cup was fierce with 99 sailfish being released in total with 42

boats registered in the tournament. Ending the day on top overall with a total of eight releases is team Reel

Tight, in second with seven releases is team Fish Tales, in third with five releases is team De Bait Able, in fourth

with four releases is team Qualifier, and in fifth with four releases is team Reel Wheels.



Four seems to be the lucky number as the following teams ended day one overall with four releases

behind team Reel Wheels including team Ovation, team Sandman, team Freedom, team Weez in the Keys and

team Screenprint Plus/Four Play. Day two, and the final day of fishing, will resume Wednesday morning with

lines in the water at 8am.



Wednesday night’s Awards Gala at Miami’s Jungle Island will be hosted by Mike Helton, President of

NASCAR. The Gala is an evening of remembrance, philanthropy and celebration. Charity auctions benefit The

NASCAR Foundation and Speediatrics at Jungle Island. Tickets for the charity auction are still available, and will

be sold to the public for $500, and include a 5-course dinner and top-shelf cocktails.

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2009 SAILFISH CUP TOURNAMENT RESULTS IN A PAYOUT OF OVER $400,000 TO WINNING TEAMS



Clearwater, Fla. (November 19, 2009) – The 3rd Annual Sailfish Cup tournament and the first leg of the 2009-2010 Sailfish Pro Series concluded Wednesday afternoon in Miami Beach. A total of 177 Sailfish were caught and released during the two-day world-class tournament hosted by Executive Adventures with a total purse payout of

over $400,000 in cash winnings.



Despite the slow fishing in Miami, team Reel Tight took the top spot on Tuesday with eight releases, with six of those sails being hooked at the same time late in the day. Owner Jim Lambert, his captain Eddie Hubbert and his crew secured the overall win on Wednesday with three releases and took home $199,495.00 in total winnings.



Team Fish Tales, owned by Alex Vazquez and captained by Chris Zielinski, took second on Tuesday with seven releases, and secured second overall on Wednesday with two releases; they took home $43,512.00 in total winnings. Team Vitamin Sea Too, owned and captained by Tim Maddock, moved their way up the standings on

Wednesday by releasing five sails, with only four being released on Tuesday; they took home $71,920 in total winnings and secured third place. Team Get Lit, owned by Christopher “Kitt” Toomey and captained by Quinton Dieterle and winners of the 2009 World Sailfish Championship, also moved their way up the standings on Wednesday by releasing five sails, yet they only released three on Tuesday; they took home $37,152 in total winnings and

secured fourth place.



Coming in behind team Get Lit, team De~Bait~Able, owned by Michael Walsh and captained by Eric Soderholm, took third on Tuesday with five releases and dropped to fifth place overall with only one release on Wednesday; they took home $27,648.00 in total winnings. Behind team De~Bait~Able was team Qualifier, owned and

captained by Terry Claus, who took home $19,008.00 in total winnings. And team Sandman, owned by Sandra MacMillan and captained by Neil Orange, Jr., took home $5,760.00 in total winnings.



Wednesday night’s Charity Gala at Miami’s Jungle Island was hosted by Mike Helton, President of NASCAR. The Gala was an evening of remembrance, philanthropy and celebration. Over $100,000 was raised for charities including The NASCAR Foundation, Speediatrics at Jungle Island and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation.

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When is the next leg and where is it at?