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22nd
Annual Shark Tournament 2010 Tournament is July 17th
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For info or Registration call
Guy (Bill) Ahearn (917) 751-7840
Mail
entries with check to SITC,
Or
drop off at the Staten Island Yacht Club, 147 Mansion Ave.
Captains
Meeting
Staten
Island Yacht Club Friday July 16th 6:00 PM |
Awards
Ceremony
Coles
Dockside Saturday July 17th 8:00 PM |
Shark Tournament Contacts:
Bill Ahearn (917) 751-7840 - gwahearn@yahoo.com
Vic Popolano - 718 578-8311 - VMAGROCK@aol.com
Mail
entries with check to
SITC, 2144 South Railroad Ave, Staten Island NY 10308
Or
drop off at Michaels Bait & Tackle

22nd
ANNUAL STATEN ISLAND TUNA CLUB SHARK TOURNAMENT
Please Copy & Print .....
KEEP
TOP OF FORM AND SUBMIT WITH WEIGH-IN.
REMOVE BOTTOM AND SUBMIT ENTRY FEE TO COMMITTEE
MEMBER OR MAIL TO:
S.
I. T. C. 2144
South Railroad Avenue STATEN ISLAND, NY
10308
22nd
Staten Island Tuna Club
ANNUAL SHARK TOURNAMENT
ENTRY FORM
1.
The
2.
The Tournament will be held on Saturday, July 17, 2010 with a
weather day of Sunday, July 18, 2010.
3.
No
boats are allowed to clear the Chapel Hill /
An AM Committee Boat(s) will be just
west of the Chapel Hill /
A PM Committee Boat(s) will be at the
Great Kills Bug Light
Captains must Radio
the Comm. Boat when visually passing at 5am and returning at 7pm.
4.
All boats must arrive and
report to PM Committee Boat (s) by 7:00 p.m. of Tournament Day.
5.
All fish must be weighed in by the weigh-master in
are eligible. All prize winning fish
must be presented at the
6.
In the event a boat which is towing a disabled boat has a
qualifying fish, the committee must be notified within reasonable time prior to
8 p.m. Saturday and
will be allowed to weigh in fish after 8 p.m. "Reasonable time" will
be up to the discretion of the tournament committee.
The disabled boat will not be allowed to weigh in after 8 p.m.
7.
Any boat 23 feet or over is
eligible to enter the Tournament and Fishing will be on the scheduled day unless
canceled or rescheduled by the committee.
8.
Entry fee will be $350 per
boat.
9.
If the tournament is canceled or if no qualifying sharks are caught, prize money
based on entry fees will be raffled off in three equal amounts.
10.
Prizes for the three largest eligible sharks will be awarded in the following
manner. 1st place $7,000, 2nd $4.200, 3rd $2800.
Prizes are based on 50 entries.
If more or less than 50 entries are received prizes will be adjusted
accordingly.
11.
In the event only one eligible fish is caught, it will be awarded the total
prize money. If only two eligible fish are caught 3rd place money will be
split.
12.
VHF Channel 65 will be official Tournament channel
13.
Any legal shark over 66 inches is eligible for prizes except Blue Sharks.
Any protest must be in writing
before 7:30
pm with a $200 deposit.
All fish must be weighed
in by the weigh-master in
are eligible. All prize winning fish
must be presented at the
14.
Every attempt must be made to contact a committee boat to report all fish landed
and approximate weight.
15.
In the event of boat disability, prior to the start of the tournament, the
tournament committee must be notified, and the contestants may transfer to
another
boat not in the tournament and
fish in the name of the original. .
16.
Boats will be issued and must visibly display a tournament boat number in the
port side window.
17.
Fishing is by rod and reel only. Tackle is unlimited as to test line, leader
length, and double line. No hand lining or harpooning is allowed More than one
angler may fight a fish.
18.
Each boat must supply his own bait with no restrictions.
19.
There are no fishing boundaries.
20.
All anglers fishing in this tournament will do so at their own risk.
21.
Small
craft advisory on channel VHF 1 at beginning of tournament automatically cancels
tournament. All other decisions are at the discretion of the Tournament
Committee
22.
Committee boat for this tournament will be named at the captains meeting.
23.
The captain or a member of the crew of each boat entered must attend the
captains meeting to be held on July 16, 2010, 7pm at Michaels Bait & Tackle
24.
Prize monies will be distributed at Coles Dockside at 8pm on July 17, 2010 or
rain date.
25.
There must be a minimum of 25 boats in order to have the tournament.
26.
No fish is to be disposed of in the
harbor.
27.
You must obtain a Certified Weigh in
Receipt (as proof of catch) to claim any prize.
28.
This tournament will abide by US Fish
and Wildlife Laws and National Marine Fisheries Regulations. Boats must have
required permits and documentation
KEEP
TOP OF FORM AND SUBMIT BOTTOM TO REGISTER
CHECK HERE
_______ IF
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR CLUB
Staten Island Tuna Club - 2144 South Railroad Ave, Staten Island NY 10308
2009
- 21TH ANNUAL SHARK TOURNAMENT ENTRY FORM
TOURNAMENT
ENTRY NUMBER
DATE
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CAPTAINS
NAME __________________________________________PHONE
______________________________ CELL _____________________________
ADDRESS
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BOAT
NAME ____________________________________________ LENGTH ______________MAKE
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NUMBER
IN CREW ___________ NAMES
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PAID
BY ∏
CASH
∏ CHECK ------ REC’D BY
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Survey
What
is your preferred location for a starting point that would accommodate both NY
and NJ anglers? Example: Buoy #, Lighthouse, etc.
_________________
What
is your preferred starting time?
Do
you prefer Circle or J hooks for shark fishing? Check one. Circle
J hook
In
consideration of the acceptance of my entry, I and all those on my boat hereby
release and discharge and agree to indemnity and hold harmless the Staten Island
Tuna Club, its sponsors, its individual officers and directors, the members of
the tournament committee and other committees and each of them, of and from any
and all liability of any nature whatsoever arising out of, or because, or during
participation in this tournament. I
and all those on my boat, agree to abide by the decisions of the rules committee
judges and tournament committee.
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