22nd Annual Shark Tournament

2010 Tournament is July 17th
Rain Date July 18th

Anchorage available for Captain’s Meeting and Awards Ceremony – call on VHF 9 for Richmond County Yacht Club Tender

$350 Entry Fee per Boat

1^ST Place $7,000

2^nd Place $4,200

3^rd Place $2,800

Prizes based on 50 Entries

 Captains Meeting
Staten Island Yacht Club
147 Mansion Ave. (718) 948-0508
Friday July 16th 6:00 PM SHARP !

As we continue to build this exciting tournament we appreciate and need the help and input from our sponsors and fishermen. 
 Please look at our sponsors on the flyer and patronize them.  
Let them know how much we appreciate their participation.  

Last year was a resounding success. 
The SITC awarded over $21,000 in prize money.

The SITC has taken the lead in producing professional tournament fishing of many species while concentrating on protecting our fishery for future generations.  
Find out more about us by visiting our web site or call (917) 751-7840   
Included you will find the Shark tournament Flyer and our annual fishing tournament calendar.

If you are interested in joining our club call anytime (917) 751-7840 .

Thank you for your participation,

Staten Island Tuna Club
Guy Ahearn – Tournament Chairman & President

Our Major Sponsors

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For info or Registration call Guy (Bill) Ahearn (917) 751-7840  
Or Vic Popolano (718) 578-8311

Mail entries with check to SITC, 2144 South Railroad Ave. , Staten Island , NY 10306

Or drop off at the Staten Island Yacht Club, 147 Mansion Ave.

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  
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S. I. T. C.      2144 South Railroad Avenue         STATEN ISLAND, NY 10308      

22nd Staten Island Tuna Club
ANNUAL SHARK TOURNAMENT 
ENTRY FORM  & RULES

1.   The Staten Island Tuna Club Shark Tournament is presented by the Staten Island Tuna Club and its sponsors.

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 / Raritan Reach Cross Channel Buoy before 5 a.m. Saturday.  
     An AM Committee Boat(s) will be just west of the Chapel Hill / Raritan Reach Cross Channel Buoy.  
     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 Staten Island by 8 p.m. Saturday. Any fish checked in after 8 p.m. will be ineligible. No mutilated fish    
are eligible.  All prize winning fish must be presented at the Staten Island Weigh-in Station to qualify for prizes. Blue sharks are ineligible for any prize.

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, 2^nd $4.200, 3^rd $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 3^rd 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 Staten Island by 8 p.m. Saturday. Or at the discretion of the Committee. No mutilated fish    
are eligible.  All prize winning fish must be presented at the Staten Island Weigh-in Station to qualify for prizes. Blue sharks are ineligible for any prize.

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
187  Mansion Ave. , Staten Island , NY 10308 , Great Kills Harbor .  For inquiries call (917) 751-7840. 

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

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CHECK HERE    _______     IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR CLUB

2009 - 21^TH ANNUAL SHARK TOURNAMENT ENTRY FORM                    

TOURNAMENT ENTRY NUMBER                                        DATE ___________________________ E-MAIL ________________________________________

CAPTAINS NAME __________________________________________PHONE ______________________________ CELL _____________________________

ADDRESS ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

BOAT NAME ____________________________________________ LENGTH ______________MAKE _____________________________________________

NUMBER IN CREW ___________ NAMES ______________________________________________________________________________________________

PAID BY        ∏ CASH            ∏ CHECK ------ REC’D BY  __________________________________________________________________________________

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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