Bimini
Corey Wood, a PADI IDCS Instructor, has been selected to head dive operations at Bimini Big Game Club Resort and Marina. Wood comes to Bimini from The Pirate Haus Inn in St. Augustine, Florida where he served as manager and previously at Barefoot Divers in Roatan, Honduras and Sea World Dive Center in South Korea where he was employed as an assistant instructor.
Big Game Divers runs three dives per day, and also offers PADI certifications courses and equipment rentals. For more information, visit www.biggameclubbimini.com.
Grand Bahama
Early registration is over, but there is still time to sign up for Guy Harvey Outpost’s 2nd Annual Bonfire Beach Bash Tournament slated June 25-28 at Old Bahama Bay, West End, Grand Bahama. The two-day fun fish tournament is $250 per angler, will feature daily and overall prizes, and professional anglers are invited to join the fun. In addition to fishing, the three-day event features artist Bobby Little’s signature bonfire sculpture—a 20-foot tall wahoo which will be set ablaze on the beach. For details and reservations call (800) 513-5257 or visit www.ghofish.com.
Bahamas Summer Boating Flings
There is still time to sign up for The Bahamas’ popular Summer Boating Flings. Trips depart from Bahia Mar Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale, and in the past boats have also departed for the Grand Bahama and extended Abaco fling from Sailfish Marina in Stuart. All flings depart on Thursday and return on Sunday. There is a $75 non-refundable registration fee per boat. For more details, contact The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism at 1-800-32SPORT (7678).
2015 dates and destinations listed below:
JUNE
4-7 Bimini (Bimini Big Game Club)
11-14 Grand Bahama (Port Lucaya)
18-21 Bimini (Bimini Big Game Club)
JULY
9-19 Extended fling to Abaco (Port Lucaya/Treasure Cay/Marsh Harbour/Green Turtle/Old Bahama Bay)
23-26 Bimini (Bimini Big Game Club)
Wildcat Touring adds North Eleuthera flights
Wildcat Touring, LLC, which began providing scheduled air service Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between Fort Lauderdale and Marsh Harbour, Abaco, in May, has added a second Bahamas island destination for the summer—North Eleuthera.
Utilizing a Saab 2000, which is one of the fastest (370 knots) twin engine turboprops ever produced and the only one of its type to be used in commercial, scheduled service in the U.S.A., the aircraft offers passengers luxurious, spacious seating for 30 in a cabin designed to accommodate 50 passengers.
Flights between Fort Lauderdale and North Eleuthera are scheduled Thursday and Sunday. All flights depart from a private terminal at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport.
Passengers are allowed two checked bags (maximum 60-pounds per bag) for no charge. Cost for a third bag (maximum 60-pounds) is $100.
At press time, one-way airfare began at $250 per person. The first two checked bags, up to 60-pounds per bag, are free. Third checked bag, up to 60-pounds, is $100.
For reservations, more information or destination partners who are offering air inclusive packages, visit www.wildcattouring.com.