Bimini Big Game Club Resort and Marina’sWahoo Smackdown, scheduled for November 15-17, kicks off Bahamas “wahoo tournament season”. Tournament entry fee is $1,250 for the boat and four anglers. Cash prizes total $7,500. Besides the fishing fun, the Big Game Club is offering a $500 per month slip rental for vessels up to 60 feet. For details, call (800) 867-4764 or (242) 347-3391, or visit www.BigGameClubBimini.com.
Bimini Sands Resort and Marina’s all-inclusive five-night vacation package, which includes meals, adult beverages, activities and boat dockage at just $145 per person (plus tax) per night is still available through March 31, 2012. Reservations must be paid in full at the time of booking. No blackout date, meaning the offer is even good for New Year’s. If you go, be sure to check out the resort’s fireworks extravaganza and Junkanoo parade on New Year’s Eve. For more information, call (242) 347-3500 or visit www.biminisands.com.
GRAND BAHAMA
For those anglers following the wahoo, here’s another tournament to put on your calendars—the inaugural Grand Bahama Wahoo Tournament, slated for December 13-15 at Port Lucaya Marina, Freeport, Bahamas. Entry fee is $750 per boat and includes four anglers. A dockage discount of $1 per foot is available. For complete details call Capt. Kurt at (242) 727-3302 or visit www.gbwahootournament.com.
Old Bahama Bay Resort and Yacht Harbour has rolled out a Small Boater’s Package. A three-night stay, which includes a hotel room and boat slip for boats 35’ and under, begins at $646. Available through March 31, 2013, call (888) 800-8959 or visit www.OldBahamaBay.com for details.
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There’s still time to book a Golftober Fest getaway to Treasure Cay Resort and Marina. The November 2-4 “Tee Party” promises a weekend celebration of golf, beach bumming, bratwurst and beer. The Golftober Fest package includes three nights lodging, two days of unlimited golf with cart on Treasure Cay’s Dick Wilson course, Saturday night German theme cookout, taxes and gratuity for the entire stay plus transportation to and from Treasure Cay Airport. Rates begin at $360 per person double occupancy. Call (800) 327-1584 or (954) 525-7711 for more details.
BAHAMAS CUSTOMS AND IMMGRATIONS FORMS, INFORMATION REMINDER
Boaters (or pilots) heading over to The Bahamas can pick up Bahama Customs and Immigration forms, and other Bahamas related information here on the Treasure Coast at two ‘official’ Bahamas Information Centers—the Fort Pierce City Marina, Fort Pierce (772-464-1245), and Sailfish Marina, Stuart (772-283-1122). Both locations also serve as official departure points during the summer for select boating flings to The Bahamas organized by the Bahamas Tourism Office.
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