Green, Solar & Wind Power

Repeat Win for Relentless at Presidential

Author: Staff
January 16-17, Islamorada, Florida

Green Generators After snatching the lead from the second-place boat in the last few minutes of the tournament, Relentless successfully defended its overall champion title from last year's annual Cheeca Lodge Presidential Sailfish Tournament in Islamorada, Florida.

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Solar Panel Capt. Paul Ross and the team of Geoff and Becky Dixon caught and released nine sailfish to snatch the win from Capt. Scott Stanzyck and Catch 22, with anglers Dave Chaplin, Russell Leger, Alan Ritter and Dan McCarthy. Stanzyck's crew finished with eight releases.

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Epa Greenpower Third place belonged to team Dee Cee, who caught their last fish after Catch 22. Barbara Edgar was the angler, and at one time during the event, caught all three fish of a triple-header, helping her take home the trophy for high-point angler.

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Wind Energy Team Challenger captured the most-tagged-fish award for angler Alan Wittersheim and Capt. Rob Dixon.

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Solar Nearly 200 sails were hooked up by 85 anglers fishing aboard 41 boats. Teams tagged and released 127 fish. In addition, 17 anglers on eight boats competed in the Mercury/ Mariner Outboard Division.

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Nuclear Power Grand champions in the outboard division went to Daytripper, with Capt. Ron Green and angler Ben Edelstein. Edelstein caught and released three sails. Second and third went to Naughty and Nasty and Flying Fish, who also took the most tagged fish in that division.

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