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Guy Harvey Outpost kicked off 2015 with the first event of their Bonfire Festival Series, a two-day Wahoo Tournament and the unveiling of Artist Bobby Little's Burning Wahoo sculpture. The first event was held at the Old Bahama Bay Resort in gorgeous West End, Bahamas. Anglers fought wind and challenging weather for the largest wahoo and aggregate total over the two-day period. Adding to the fun was an art competition for students at the All Age School in West End, kitesurfing, and a Tito’s Drink Competition. |
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BURNING WAHOO TOURNAMENT RESULTS |
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BURNING WAHOO TOURNAMENT
SCOREBOARD |
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Winners: Fishin A Loan 448.0 pounds |
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Runners Up: Sharkbait 182.3 pounds |
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Third Place: Matchless 123.8 pounds |
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Fourth Place: Game Over 87.0 pounds |
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Fifth Place: Llangus 69.5 pounds |
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GIVING BACK |
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As we say at Outpost, “Travel with a Purpose”. Our purpose when creating the Bonfire Festival Series is to provide a unique celebration at Outpost Destinations while promoting conservation, awareness and education to future artists and ocean enthusiasts. For the West End event, we partnered with the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism to provide fun, educational events for 30 selected students of the West End All Age School. These students were invited to join Bobby Little in learning art skills directly from the artist himself. Bobby donated his time to help students create their own commemorative Guy Harvey Outpost Burning Wahoo t-shirts, as well as teaching them the craftsman skill of jewelry-making using locally-gathered conch shells. Additionally, a portion of the event proceeds is being donated to West End All Age School through the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation.
Bravo to the participating students from West End for sharing the day of art, education and fun! And thank you to our sponsors that allowed this to happen in particularly Insetta, Old Bahama Bay, Tito’s Vodka, Sands Beer, Bahamas Tourism, Balearia, Bacardi, and Exo-Gear. |
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KITEBOARDERS IN PARADISE |
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Although the strong winds over the weekend proved a challenge for anglers and bonfire activities, not all were discouraged with the wind. Kite boarders found just what they were looking for at Old Bahama Bay with a steady breeze that proved perfect for playing among the waves. Kite boarder Gary Rhodes and Angela Salcito showed off some awesome skills and hang time that proved wind or shine there is always something fun going on at Old Bahama Bay. |
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SPECIAL THANKS |
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A special thanks to those who helped make this event a success including the following and our sponsors. |
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Old Bahama Bay Resort. Their staff and management dedicated their time, energy and resources to making this event a fun, enjoyable time for all! Thank you for your professionalism and hard work! We couldn't do it without you. Well, we could, but we tremble to imagine it. |
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Artist Bobby Little for his time, vision and hard work. |
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Bahamas Ministry of Tourism for their time and support. |
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West End All Age School Students for sharing their passion for art and learning. |
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All the fishing teams that participated. |
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David Cartee for his photos and capturing all the events from the weekend. |
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And our sponsors, without their help and support we wouldn’t have tournaments we all could enjoy. |
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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS |
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Every successful event is dependent upon the contribution of may sponsors. We are thankful of the support we received from the following companies and individuals of the Burning Wahoo Tournament & Festival. |
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JOIN US NEXT TIME |
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As the sun sets on the Burning Wahoo in Old Bahama Bay, the sun rises on the next Guy Harvey Outpost Bonfire Event. If you missed out on this one and interested in future events, click here. |
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