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The Sailfish Pro Series is an organized association of professional sailfishing teams competing for a season long championship. The series will consist of five tournaments and a post season playoff crowning one team champion with media coverage that includes television, print and web.
The Sailfish Pro Series proposed schedule of tournaments:
Please call Sheri Richards at 404-787-3210 for registering instructions.
Please call Sheri Richards at 404-787-3210 for pricing.
The price covers expenses for running and coordinating the series (e.g. dedicated web page for each team, live scoring for each event, trophies, and awards banquet). The teams are responsible for paying all tournament entry fees into the other events, the Finale is our private tournament and there is no cost to enter.
Paying the membership dues at the beginning of the season makes you eligible for cash and a trophy.
(5th, 6th, Top Captain & Top Mate will be recognized and will receive trophies)
There is no guarantee the season series will be televised, however both season 1 and season 2 have both aired.
No, there is no penalty for missing a tournament in the SPS.
Cash, check or bank wire
Make checks payable to Sailfish Pro Series
Mail checks to:
635 Court Street, Suite 202
Clearwater, FL 33756
Call Tournament Headquarters for wiring instructions at 727-631-0072.
This is a boat/team event. Each team participating is allowed six (9) team members (that includes, owner, captain, mate, anglers, and videographer) to fish in the tournaments. Captain substitutions must be approved by SPS and must be for cause, i.e. family emergency etc. As in most all other major professional sports, each team starts with a beginning roster, that roster must be finalized and turned in prior to the the Captains Meeting of the first tournament (Sailfish Cup). All substitutions must be approved by the SPS Rules Committee.
Yes. The captain does not need to fill out the angler portion of the entry form. Completion of the captain's section of the form will qualify him or her as an angler.
No, but if you charter a boat, you have to fish the same boat and team throughout the series. Our goal is to build public awareness (through press releases, magazine and web) of your team and your sponsors.
Yes, you may enter more than one boat. A boat may be changed throughout the season from tournament to tournament at that team's discretion, but once a boat is entered into the tournament, it must be fished for the entire tournament. A boat may only be changed during a tournament as a result of mechanical breakdown and after approval is received from the SPS Rules Committee.
Yes, a boat may only be changed during a tournament as a result of mechanical breakdown and after approval is received from the SPS Rules Committee. You may NOT hire a charter boat to fish that tournament with the intentions of using him for local knowledge of the area. You may rent a local boat or borrow a friend's boat to complete that tournament. You may not make personal substitutions, all substitutions must be approved by the SPS rules committee.
Sailfish ONLY
There is NO minimum size requirement for the boat you are entering.
You want them to pay for as much as possible to offset your costs. We do not have a predetermined amount to charge "your" sponsors. Refer to page 10 in the Sailfish Pro Series packet. It is very similar to how NASCAR sponsorship works. We will help your team attain sponsors for a fee.
Teams that can present a history of winning tournaments are more likely to have better success than teams that do not.
For more information on sponsorships, contact Christopher King at 727-450-1542.
Please review your SPS packet for scoring system breakdown.
Yes, please see the rules.
The Sailfish Cup, Sailfish Open, and World Sailfish Championship rules can be found on the tournament web sites.
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