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 Tournament Update for the Bahamas Billfish Championship

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Boat Harbour Schedule of Events
Miss Annie Jumps to the Top
Next Stop Boat Harbour
Looking Ahead Treasure Cay
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TopMiss Annie Jumps to the Top of BBC
 
Miss Annie - 1st Place 
     
     Barry Weshnak's Miss Annie scored an impressive 2,400 points during the Harbour Island Championship to handily win the tournament and jump to the lead in the 2010 Bahamas Billfish Championship. The Allenwood, New Jersey team caught and released two blue marlin and six white marlin during the tournament which is the third leg of the BBC's five tournament Series. Miss Annie, a Viking 52,caught qualifying billfish each day and five of the six white marlin were caught on day two of the three-day event.
     Dr. Michael Spicer, developer of Epice Sunscreen, the tournament's sponsor, presented the Randy Rich designed First Place trophy to team Miss Annie during the awards ceremony at the Pink Sands Resort. As Top Release Team for the Harbour Island Championship, Miss Annie received a Randy Buck original bronze trophy presented by BBC sponsors Murray Products, High Seas Technology and PipeWelders. Top Crew trophies, sponsored by the Lewis Marine Group, were awarded to Capt. Matt Rabenstine and the crew of Miss Annie.
      Catching and releasing two blue marlin for 1,200 points was Jim Jensen's Ticket, a Spencer 62. The Second Place team from Cocoa, Florida went scoreless on day one but managed a blue marlin release on days two and three. Glen Cameron's Floridian from Ft. Pierce, Florida finished third with 1,000 points for a blue marlin release and two white marlin releases. In addition to the Randy Rich trophies, the top three finishers all received gift certificates from Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecast and BoatMat Corp.
 
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Next Stop - Boat Harbour
     
   The BBC is back at Abaco Beach Resort & Boat Harbour Marina for leg four of BBC 2010 June 9 - 12. Bertram Yacht and Allied Marine are the hosts of the Boat Harbour Championship. Over thirty boats are preregistered with several boats fishing their first BBC tournament of 2010.
    Registration will take place from 1 PM to 4 PM at Below DecksBBC 2010 and the Anglers Meeting, Awards Dinner, Committee Boat Communications and Image Review will be in the Marquee (tournament tent) adjacent to the weigh station.
     BBC sponsor Abaco Gold, located directly across the street from Boat Harbour, is offering a special 20% discount to all participants in the Boat Harbour Championship. Be sure to have your BBC lanyard and Social Event pass when you visit the store for easy identification.
    Click on the link to the left for a detailed schedule of events for the fourth leg of BBC 2010 at Abaco Beach Resort & Boat Harbour Marina.
 
Looking Ahead - Treasure Cay    
    
     Over the past several years, the final BBC tournament of the season has proved to be very exciting because numerous teams are in contention for the title of Bahamas Billfish Champion. Right now, after three tournaments, it appears that 2010 will prove to be another thrilling finish at the Treasure Cay Resort & Marina.
     The final tournament of the 2010 BBC series will be the TreasureBBC 2010 Cay Championship June 23 through 26. Besides being an exciting event, the Treasure Cay Championship may be the largest tournament of the season. Presently over thirty boats are committed to fish and the BBC office is receiving daily inquiries.
     The final schedule of events will be published in the next issue of the BBC e-Update scheduled for June 15th. The Anglers Meeting and Cocktail Reception on June 23rd will take place at the Coco Beach Bar overlooking the famous Treasure Cay Beach. The Awards dinner of June 26th will be in the air conditioned Spinnaker restaurant. For those anglers and crew arriving early, don't forget that Treasure Cay has an 18-hole golf course with rental clubs and golf carts available.         
     Entries for the Treasure Cay Championship will be accepted through June 14th. If you haven't entered, there is no better time than right NOW!