Florence fails to stop RG Wahoo Tournament
Created: Sep 10, 2018 08:00 AM
Team Induna: Somers Carr Richard Butterfield and Price Smith, centre, holding his 46lb catch on 20lb test at the annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
The 52nd annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament was a huge success yesterday, despite fears of the effects of Hurricane Florence.
Organiser John Barnes said that about 30 boats had signed up to take part in the competition.
Mr Barnes said: “The conditions have been great. There has been some communications going around on WhatsApp that people were very pleased with the weather.
“We were definitely watching out for the storm earlier this week, but the timing of these things can be difficult.
“It’s one of those things where if you push it to next weekend, we might have to cancel again because of another storm.”
Team Ocean Mile’s Chris Duperreault weighs in with a 40.1lb fish on caught on 20lb test at the annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
Team Angler Management: Mark James, Jonny Talbot, Ben Sheere and James Chiapas are the first boat to weigh in at the annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
The annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament weigh in Dockyard (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
Team Balancing Act weigh in at the annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
Team Tantrum: Kevin Mello, Kyle Mello, Tyler Mello and Brian Mello, and Ben Speight bring in the mother load at the annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament weigh-in (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
Shane Morrisey holds one of the catches of the day at the annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
Sue Bean is all smiles after weighing in with a 21.9-pounder on 16lb test at the annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
The annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament weigh-in in Dockyard (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
Team Last Chance; Troy Baisden’s catch weighs in at 27.6lb on 16lb test at the annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
Team Paradise One’s Ashley DaCosta weighing in at 20.8lb on 16lb test at the annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
Team Ocean Mile weigh in at the annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)
