Caribbean Rose Inc. would like to congratulate the winners of the 5th Annual Virgin Island Billfish Tournament for Haiti. First place goes to Gulf Rascal with three blue marlins. Second place goes to Reel Tight with three blues marlins. Third place goes to Therapy with two blues marlins. A special Thank You goes out to Bellows International, Neltjeberg Bay Enterprises, and all support staff that made this tournament a success. All the winners above decided to give their respective winning back to Caribbean Rose Inc. so it can continue to support the Pere Basile Moreau School in Haiti.
Caribbean Rose, Inc. will also like to take this time to thank all of our raffle donors for the 5th Annual Billfish Tournament for Haiti. Here is a complete list of all prizes raffled off for the Tournament. (All proceeds from the raffle will go to support the Pere Basile Moreau School in Haiti) :1 Gift Certificate Mahogany Run, 4 Gift Certificates to Sibs on the Mountain, Tennis lessons from Greg James, Purse from Cindie Kennedy,Two custom designed T-shirts from Outbred Apparel , with 25% discount on orders of 10 or more, 30% on orders of 20 or more, Two T-shirts from David Wirth, Hawaiian Fishing Hook necklace, David Wirth, Gift certificate Phoenix Hair Visions/ shampoo, Gladys’ Famous Hot Sauces, $100 gift certificate Neptune’s Marine, Shimano rod and reel, Neptune’s Marine, $25 gift certificate Island Time Pub, $100 gift certificate for Virgilio’s, courtesy of Amos McCoy, Gift certificate from FRESH, $100 Gift certificate from Northside Bistro, Gift Certificates from Duffy’s, Betsey’s gift certificates, $100 gift certificate China King, Energizing Pyramid, Rhiannons, Cooler, Ace Hardware,
Epernay gift certificate, Gift certificate from Epernay.
A Special Thanks to our silent auction donors: Trip to Puerto Rico, including two round-trip tickets, courtesy of Law Office of Pamela Colon, Half Day Island Hopping on Marlin ETC with captain, NBE, Paintings by Bill Gerritsen, Lithograph by Mitch Gibbs, and a Pump a Bike courtesy of CJ Awnings. To learn more about the Pere Basile Moreau School in Haiti kindly visit our school page at http://www.caribbeanrose.org/pere-basile-moreau.html.
After a one-day delay due to weather conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Bertha, this year's Virgin Island Billfish Tournament for Haiti was a one-day shoot-out. We had ten boats competing for the prize. 7 boats caught and released Marlin. First Place went to Fa La Me, releasing the first fish of the day at 8:55 AM. Second Place went to Goin Galt and Third Place to Indigo. The other participating boats were: Marlin Prince, Therapy, Gulf Rascal, Viva La Vida, Freebie, Reel Tight, and Cascadura. Click Here to view a slide show of the tournament.
Proceeds from the 2014 Virgin Island Billfish Tournament for Haiti assisted Pere Basile Moreau Secondary School with the purchase of technology and computer infrastructure and an exciting digital curriculum pilot, that will allow students to work at their own pace and teachers to have better data on student performance. Holy Cross Missions plans to study this pilot and see if it might be a replicable program in other Holy Cross schools in Haiti.
A Special Thank You to our sponsors for this year's tournament: Neltjeberg Bay Enterprises, LLC, Premiere Liquors, Cruzan Rum, Miller Lite, Presidente Beer, bookkeepingpal.com, Caribbean Rose, Inc., Mercury Air Group, Jeff Wescott, Madcelerator, LLC. and MBarc Investments. A Special Thanks to our raffle donors: Mahogany Run Golf, Sibs on the Mountain, Bistro 450, Phoenix Salon, Duffy's Love Shack, Kool Kidz, Home Depot, Pie Whole, Phoenix Vision Hair Salon, UVI Gym, Greg James, Shelly's Weeding Cakes and more, Island Eye Care, ABMT, Carigas, China King, and Honeymoon Grill. Enjoy the Slide Show of pictures from the tournament and awards ceremony.
Despite the approach of tropical depression Danny, the Fifth Annual Virgin Island Billfish Tournament for Haiti continues. Gulf Rascal is currently in first place. Gulf Rascal also caught the first fish of the day. Therapy is in second place. Reel Tight is currently in third place. Marlin Prince and sharkeys Revenge are tied for four place. Stay tuned for more information.
Day 2 of the 5th Annual Virgin Island Billfish Tournament for Haiti
Tropical Storm Danny weakened over the weekend. As a result The 5th Annual Virgin Island Billfish Tournament for Haiti will not be interrupted. Gulf Rascal is currently in first place. Therapy is in second place. Reel Tight is currently in third place. Marlin Prince and sharkeys Revenge are tied for four place.information.
Day 1 of the 5th Annual Virgin Island Billfish Tournament for Haiti
Results of the 5th Annual Virgin Island Billfish Tournament for Haiti
ST. THOMAS - After two days of competition and several fish seen, caught, and released, the 2nd Annual Virgin Island Billfish Tournament for Haiti came to a close. The tournament ended with Marlin Prince, Captained by Eddie Morrison, winning 1st place with 1500 points. Tournament Runner-Up was Stalker with 1000 points. 3rd place was a tie between Therapy and Gulf Rascal. Therapy would win the tiebreaker on time.
A party was enjoyed on the Marlin Deck on the American Yacht Harbour in Red Hook. An open bar, prime rib dinner, and live music were enjoyed throughout the night. A successful award ceremony, raffle, and live auction capped the evening. Laughs and smiles filled the air as a great time was had for an even better cause.
From all of us at Caribbean Rose, THANK YOU for your generosity and support! See you next year!
3rd Annual Virgin Islands Billfish Tournament for Haiti
2nd Annual Virgin Islands Billfish Tournament for Haiti
ST. THOMAS, U.S.V.I., August 16, 2013 - Free Spool, led by Captain Kevin Haddox and owner-angler Curt Richardson took first place in the 3rd Annual Virgin Island Billfish Tournament hosted by Caribbean Rose at American Yacht Harbor in Red Hook. The Betsy and Black Gold took second and third place. All three boats caught 5 blue marlin, with the Free Spool taking top honors based upon having the earliest catch and release time on the last fish.
The award dinner to honor the winners was held on the Marlin Deck at AYH. Over 100 sponsors, anglers, captains, mates, spectators and guests enjoyed the festivities emceed by Dano Gerritsen and music provided by Jason Jones and other local talent.
All winning boats generously donated their prize money back toward helping to re-build the Pere Basil Morau School in Port-au-Prince.
Caribbean Rose appreciates the time, money and effort contributed by all volunteers, donors and participants, which made this year’s tournament yet larger and more successful.
THANK YOU ALL.
The 5th Annual Virgin Island Billfish Tournament for Haiti
The 5th Annual Virgin Island Billfish Tournament for Haiti will begin August 23-24, 2015. The captain's meeting for the event will begin August 22, 2015. All proceeds from the event go to benefit the Ensemble Scholaire Pere Basile Moreau Secondary School in Port au Prince, Haiti. For more information about the School kindly visit our website at http://www.caribbeanrose.org/.
Bellows International and Neltjeberg Bay Enterprises, LLC. has graciously agreed to be our tournament sponsors for this years event. To learn more about Bellow International kindly visit there website at http://www.bellows.vi/. To learn more about Neltjeberg By Enterprises, LLC. kindly visit there website and http://www.neltjebergbayllc.com/.
We are excited to announce that the after party on the Marlin Deck will be catered by David Paul Paradise Catering and Events. Prime rib, seafood, baked potato bar and, of course, music by Jason Jones!!!
For information and Registration for this event kindly contact Mary Beth Kopko via email at mekopko@aol.com or call Captain Eddie, the Captain of the Marlin Prince at 340-998-3446.