From October 30 through November 1, 2009 Aruba Nautical held it’s 45th Classic International Billfish Tournament. We look back to a great event with lots of releases and lots of fishing fun.
We had a total of 31 participating boats, of which 11 foreign vessels and 20 local.
On Saturday 31 October the following releases were registered:
Team
Angler
Country
Species
Points
Iliza
Baby Maduro
Aruba
Blue Marlin
200
Iliza
Baby Maduro
Aruba
Blue Marlin
200
Tara
Alex Elias Mansur
Aruba
Blue Marlin
200
Tara
Alex Elias Mansur
Aruba
Unknown Billfish
100
Alina
Robert Cox
Aruba
Blue Marlin
200
Driftwood
Marcelo Heyden
Aruba
Sailfish
100
Driftwood
Garick Robles
Aruba
Sailfish
100
Michelline
John Visser
Aruba
White Marlin
150
Michelline
John Visser
Aruba
Sailfish
100
Makuaka
Marcelino de Jesus
Aruba
Sailfish
100
Makuaka
Marcelino de Jesus
Aruba
Sailfish
100
Blue Monday
Ge Bersee
Curacao
Sailfish
100
K-Pricho
Rudolf Danies
Aruba
Sailfish
100
On Sunday 1 November the following releases were registered:
Team
Angler
Country
Species
Points
Iliza
Baby Maduro
Aruba
Blue Marlin
200
Alina
Rafael Rojas
Aruba
Sailfish
100
Driftwood
Rudolf Ras
Aruba
Sailfish
100
Y-Knot
Bertie Perret-Gentil
Curacao
Sailfish
100
Paso Largo
Danny Irausquin
Curacao
Sailfish
100
Sally Sue
Ricky Croes
Aruba
Sailfish
100
Muñeca
Glenn v Trigt
Aruba
Sailfish
100
Henry-D
Irving Richardson
Aruba
Sailfish
100
The official result and awards is as follows:
Prize
Winner
Country
Points
1st Place Team (Cash Prize and Trophies)
Team Iliza
Aruba
600
2nd Place Team (Cash Prize and Trophies)
Team Tara
Aruba
300
3rd Place Team (Cash Prize and Trophies)
Team Alina
Aruba
300
Best Overall Angler (Trophy)
Baby Maduro
Aruba
600
Best Angler – Foreign Team (Trophy)
Ge Bersee
Curacao
100
Best Angler – Aruba Nautical Club (Golden Hook)
Johnny Visser
Aruba
250
First Tournament Release (Trophy)
Alex Elias Mansur
Aruba
200
Team Iliza, as the 1st Place team, was qualified for the 2010 IGFA World Offshore Championship, in Cabo San Lucas.
The team consisted of the following anglers:
1. Bincho Mansur
2. Baby Maduro
3. Wilfred Ras
4. Sergio Maduro
