IGY Marinas Newsletter - June 2011

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News from the world’s premier luxury marina destinations.

www.igymarinas.com June 2011, Issue 6

WELCOME Friends of IGY, Big news! Marina Papagayo in Costa Rica is now part of the IGY network! See page 4 for details on the exciting destination. The network isn’t the only thing growing at IGY – we just welcomed a new sponsor for the Anchor Club; see what that means for active members on page 4. Where are you spending the summer? Like us on Facebook and let us know! www. facebook.com/IGYMarinas. See you there! Best, The IGY Marketing Team marketing@igymarinas.com

EVENTS

IGFA World Championship at Marina Cabo San Lucas

Team Kenya is ironically comprised of four British men who had never competed before.

The 2011 IGFA Offshore World Championship brought 59 teams and 282 anglers from more than 25 countries to the beautiful destination of Cabo San Lucas Mexico. The billfish were also in attendance with the anglers catching a grand total of 282 striped marlin, 6 sailfish, 2 blue marlin and 2 swordfish. The tournament’s first ever swordfish, estimated at 250 pounds was caught on the first day of fishing by Fernando Garcia of Brazil. On the following day Jean Robin Dubouchet from Sengal released the second swordfish of the tournament estimated at 250 –pounds. The top game fish included a tournament record 262-pound yellow fin tuna caught by Flavio Campios Reis from Brazil. Contact Darren Carey, GM of Marina Cabo San Lucas for new dockage deals starting from $1 per foot per day at dcarey@igymarinas.com.

Summer of Sportfishing at American Yacht Harbor Fishing season in St. Thomas has officially started. The Virgin Islands Gamefish Club and The Billfish Foundation bring back the July Open from the 12th – 14th for the 48th time this year. Twenty-five boats will have raised a total of$16,300, 20% of which will go to the Boys & Girls Club of St. Thomas while the remaining 80% goes to the winner of the tournament. August 10th through the 14th brings

the 39th Annual USVI Open Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament, also known as The Boy Scout Tournament, one of five annual fundraisers for the Virgin Islands Council Boy Scouts of America and is the single largest fund raising event for local scouting. Throughout the seasons, AYH is host to parties, happy hours and events; contact Joe Walling, GM for more information at jwalling@igymarinas.com.


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