hines farley yacht

Spencer – Merritt – Tribute – Revenge – American - Willis
Bayliss – F&S – Garlington – L&H – Hines-Farley – Lyman Morse
Jim Smith – Jarrett Bay –Scarborough – Whiticar – Rybovich
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KNOWLEDGE
is key when navigating the high seas.
Knowledge You Trust. Protection You Deserve.
PROTECTION
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Captain Skip Smith • Paul Anselmo • Casey Sinclair • Call for a Quote Today! • 1-888-784-1807 • www.Smith-Merritt.com
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Welcome
A Letter from the Directors
Dear Participants and Sponsors:
This year we are celebrating our 10th year as a charity fishing tournament.
It seems like only yesterday when Steve and Cheryl Roy started the Custom
Shootout to raise money for the September 11th victims. Since that first
tournament on a cold day in January of 2002, we have also raised and
donated money to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Red Cross,
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and other well known charities.
When we put together highly talented custom boat builders with their clients
that have gone through the boat building process and developed a true
friendship along the way, we have the two perfect ingredients for a special
tournament. Setting the event in motion at Harbour Island makes it even
more special. And when the fishing is over we’ll all have helped many
people with the contributions that are made.
Tina and I run this event because we were given a chance to give back. But
we couldn’t be successful without the participation by so many caring
individuals! This is “your” tournament: the builders, the owners and the
crews. To see so many of you enjoy this event and then to donate the
proceeds to help people who really need help is PRICELESS.
We appreciate your support of the Custom Shootout.
Skip & Tina
Skip Smith and Tina Church
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Previous Years Winners
Past Tournament Winners
HARB
R ISLA D BAHAMAS
1st Place Sandman
2nd Place Brier Patch
3rd Place Svengali
Top ngler Lester Petracca
Manufacturer ward Spencer
Fastest Boat Reel oy, Revenge
HARB
R ISLA D BAHAMAS
HARB
R ISLA D BAHAMAS
1st Place HT Hook
2nd Place Owls est
3rd Place Sandman
Top ngler l Eldridge
Manufacturer ward Tribute
Fastest Boat Reel oy, Revenge
1st Place ue Mas
2nd Place M M
3rd Place Reel oy
Top ngler Paul Spencer
Manufacturer ward merican
Fastest Boat Mimi, Spencer
HARB
R ISLA D BAHAMAS
1st Place ave Paver
2nd Place Cutnail
3rd Place Blank Check
Top ngler R Davis
Manufacturer ward Garlington
Fastest Boat ack O Hearts, im Smith
HARB
R ISLA D BAHAMAS
1st Place Black Out
2nd Place UCO2
3rd Place Frantastic
Top ngler im Black
Manufacturer ward Merritt
Fastest Boat Double Dog, Hines-Farley
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R ISLA D BAHAMAS
CH B CA BAHAMAS
1st Place Salem olf
2nd Place Miss llied
3rd Place China Girl
Top ngler Roger Hammond
Manufacturer ward Rybovich
Fastest Boat Double Dog
CH B CA BAHAMAS
1st Place HT Hook
2nd Place ack O Hearts
3rd Place RC Strike
Top ngler Harry Schufflebarger
Manufacturer ward Tribute
Fastest Boat Freedom
R ISLA D BAHAMAS
1st Place lican
2nd Place ack O Hearts
3rd Place Meant 2 Be
Top ngler Scott Frohman
Manufacturer ward Tribute
Fastest Boat ack O Hearts, im Smith
HARB
HARB
1st Place Rosemary
2nd Place Miss llied
3rd Place Double Dog
Top ngler Terry Sherman
Manufacturer ward Rybovich
Fastest Boat Double Dog, Hines-Farley
STATS FUN FACTS
TOP BUILDER
• Tribute has won 3 times
• Rybovich has won twice.
• Merritt, Spencer, Smith and
Garlington have each won once.
TOP ENGINE MFG
• Detroit/MTU has won 4
• Cat has won 5
RACE FROM THE EDGE
• Hines-Farley has won 3
• Smith has won 2
• Revenge has won 2
• American has won 1
• Spencer has won 1
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Rules / Schedule of Events
2011 TOURNAMENT RULES
2011 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tournament Format: The Custom Shootout is an
“Honor-System” format governed by the rules set forth
by the Tournament Committee. The format is intended to
generate team strategy, sportsmanship, and fun for all.
WEDNESDAY MAY 11TH:
3pm-6pm: Open House on certain boats at
1.
Anglers: Up to 4 anglers permitted/boat. ll anglers
must be registered prior to the start of the
Tournament.
2.
No paid Captains or crew can be an angler. paid
within the past three years
3.
Fishing Days: Thursday, May 12th, Friday, May 13th,
and Saturday, May 14th. ll boats must register at
marina on or before May 11th.
4.
Fishing Hours: 8am to 4pm. Boats may leave the
marina at daylight. Boats must check in the marina
each evening. Fishing hours per schedule at registration.
5.
Fishing Boundaries 60 mile radius from alentines
Marina. Use your GPS numbers at the dock to abide.
6.
International Billfish Tournament Guidelines will
apply. See enclosed documents. Maximum line to
be used 130 lb.
7.
NO WIRE LINES & NO ELECTRIC REELS except
kite teaser reels .
8.
Dead Live Bait are permitted and you must use
CIRCLE Hooks with all natural bait as per MFS
regulations.
.
Maximum of 6 lines with hooks are permitted per
boat at any one time.
10.
ll billfish must be called in to the committee boat
upon hook-up and release or loss of fish . Channel 1
11. Digital photos or video verification of each billfish
released is required. The photos or video must clearly
identify the species of the billfish, record the official
release and be turned in to the tournament director at
the end of each fishing day.
12. Protests: The Custom Shootout is an honor
system tournament. Each boat is responsible for his/
her performance. ny person witnessing rule
violations should enter a protest in writing to the
Tournament Committee no later than 6 P.M. the day
of the alleged violation. Tournament Committee
decision shall be final.
alentines Marina. Look for the Circle Hook Release Flag!
There will be four contests during the open house event.
1. Best Bridge Layout Sponsor High Sea Technology
2. Best nterior Sponsor Marlin Maga ine
3. Eat Off the Engine Room Floor
Sponsor Livos Technology
3. Best Bait Box - Sponsor Fisherman s Center
6pm: t alentines Marina, Food
Drinks.
Registration/Reception. Live entertainment
with mber Leigh. www.amberleigh.com
7pm-8pm: Rules Meeting
Honor the Custom Boat Builders
presentation, sponsored by Release Marine
THURSDAY MAY 12TH:
6am-7am: Breakfast Sandwiches available
8am-4pm: 1st Day of Fishing
7pm-8pm: Cocktails and appeti ers on the dock
FRIDAY MAY 13TH:
6AM-7AM: Breakfast Sandwiches available
8AM-4PM: 2nd Day of Fishing
5PM-7PM: Cocktails and appeti ers on the dock
SATURDAY MAY 14TH:
6am-7am: Breakfast Sandwiches available
8am-4pm: Last and 3rd Day of Fishing
4:15pm: “Fastest Custom Boat Race”.
Will anybody challenge the Reel Joy?
7pm: wards Dinner at Romora Bay
Reel Joy
SCORING:
Blue Marlin release 300 points
hite Marlin release 150 points
Sailfish release 50 points
BO US SCOR G “Shootout Grand Slam”
Blue, hite, Sailfish, released during the 3 days
of fishing
500 bonus points
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A Tribute
to Stuart’s
Rich Scheffer
by Jan Fogt
In the ten year history of the Custom Shootout, Rich
Scheffer’s boats have won three Custom Shootouts including
the first. One of the first builders on board when the Custom
Shootout was conceived, Rich has been one of the event’s
biggest cheerleaders and behind the scenes organizers.
“This tournament has been such a positive experience. Not only do the
owners enjoy fishing it and raising money for good causes like the 9/11
Fund, cancer and Hurricane Katrina victims but for the friendships
and sharing of ideas that we in the industry are able to do in the
relaxed setting the tournament provides. The more we work together
to improve the boats we build, the stronger our custom boat building
industry becomes.”
Born and raised on the South Shore of Long Island as a youngster
Scheffer dreamed of following in his father’s footsteps until he discovered
he could make more in a day shellfishing than his father did working as a
mate on the top sportfish boats. This led to him building his first fishing
boat in the early 60s.
“We were lucky enough to live on Great South Bay, where I spent a
lot of time digging clams and oysters.” Wanting a boat to shellfish
from, his father bought the materials and Scheffer designed and built a
20-footer that people soon took notice of. It go so that when he wasn’t
shellfishing, he building boats for people. That led to his studying
drafting and mechanical drawing. By then Scheffer realized he enjoyed
the design process and was thinking it might lead to a career. In
hindsight it was great training for becoming a boat builder. “Being able
to put your vision in blueprint form that others can follow has helped
immeasurably since I draw most of my own boats.”
Not only were fishermen taking note of his boat building skills, so were
local builders like Ed Wayne of South Bay Boatworks, who invited
Scheffer to come work for him in the early 70s. Five years later he went
to work for Mattituck Inlet Marina to master yacht finishing techniques
in preparation for a planned move to Florida and hopefully Rybovich
and Sons. Newly married to Gail, he was working at Mattituck by
day and studying business at a local college by night, trying to prepare
himself for a good job at a major yard.
In 1980 he interviewed at Rybovich and Sons and Florida Diesel
and wound up with two job offers. Not wanting to end up in such a
“citified” area, he chose Stuart – a boat building and fishing community
with a small town feel. Scheffer started out at Stuart Yacht Builders but
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soon heard about Jim Smith building high performance sportfishing
boats. “In my mind that was a direction I was interested in exploring.”
“Working for Jim was the experience of a lifetime,” said Scheffer, who
soon became a project supervisor. “He had a wealth of knowledge from
racing boats which made him ahead of his time in terms of technological
advances yet he also had an artist’s eye and intuition about bottom
shapes. He is one of the great genius’ in this business. That’s why after he
got sick and the business was sold and I started building boats I named
them Tribute.”
From 1981 until starting Tribute in 1989, Scheffer built seven boats
under the Jim Smith name including the Ms Broadbill, Bushwhacker,
Captivator, Speed Merchant, Knightlines and Tall Cotton. Continuing
the spare, high performance boat building legacy that began at Jim
Smith, his Tribute fleet includes the Alican, Summer Girl, Typhoon, two
Escapades, Mayaca, Byrd’s Nest, two HT Hooks, Double Down and two
Speed Merchants for the late Dick Moroso – a boat that did 55.7 mph,
his fastest ever.
Drawing the lines for that 61-footer, Scheffer could almost hear Smith
telling him, “water is 600 times more dense than air and it doesn’t like
to change direction at 40 knots.” Jim’s point, he said, was that the
curvature you saw on the under belly of a Hatteras or even a Rybovich
in the 1970s was not conducive for going fast. By comparison his
longitudinal bottom sections from amidships aft were always straight
lines.” Whenever he sits down to design a new boat, Scheffer goes
through the same exercise, imagining what direction Jim would be
headed if he were alive today.
The new 72-footer he is completing is perhaps the most personal
boat he’s ever built.
“With the recession, we actually took on building a spec boat for the
first time, which I can honestly say is the first boat I’ve built totally for
myself, which is why subjectively I say, it’s the best boat I ever built.”
Between he and his son Rich Jr. – the graduate electronic engineer that
designed and built the wizardry on the 86-foot Unleashed, “we did not
skip a corner.”
With four staterooms including a captain’s office and tackle room,
three heads and twin C32A’s with 1825 HP each and cabinetry
second to none, this is the boat I plan to buy if I win the Powerball
drawing, said Scheffer.
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Rules / Schedule of Events
2011 Awards & Prizes
MFG PERPETU L TROPH
Carey Chen
Courtesy of The Tournament
TOP BO T
Courtesy of
lass Sculpture
ent lburg Sculpture
lorida Detroit Diesel
2 D PL CE BO T ..Mike Hoffman riginal Painting
Courtesy of Travelers Insurance Co
3RD PL CE BO T .......Matt Shunk
Courtesy of CAT
TOP
GLER ...............
Courtesy of Sunset Marina
riginal Painting
ent lburg Sculpture
TOP L D
GLER CHER L RO MEMOR L
.......................................................Channell lass Trophy
Courtesy of ISR
TOP BO T C PT.
CRE
...............................Craig Smith
riginal and Two Prints
Courtesy of Smith Merritt Insurance
TOP T G RELE SE TE M
................................... Three Craig Smith Chart Prints
Courtesy of Chantilly Air
“F STEST BO T”
RD
Michael Hoffman riginal Painting
Courtesy of Treasure Coast Propellers
BEST OF SHO
Courtesy of
UDG
G B THE
LET COFFEE CLUB
et Spot ater System
hiticar Marine roup
L RGEST M H -M H ............... lobal ish Mount
Courtesy of lobal ish Mounts
L RGEST TU
................... lobal ish Mount
Courtesy of lobal ish Mounts
L RGEST
Courtesy of
HOO ....................... lobal ish Mount
lobal ish Mounts
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NOBODY
READS THE RULES
by Skip Smith
Most fishing tournaments put, “IGFA rules apply” in their tournament
rules. Most boats on which I have been a guest did not even have a copy
of the IGFA Angling Rules or even an IGFA Record Book on board. So
when you need clarification on a rule, the captain has to get on the
radio and call some nerd (like me) who knows the rules.
First of all, the IGFA Angling Rules were designed for anglers to show
sportsmanship to other anglers. More or less for everyone to compete
on the same ‘playing field.’
This year it seemed that, more than ever,
boats got disqualified due to rule violations
or the lack of legible digital photos. Then
there was the one about the mate without a
fishing license who said he had one, but … it
couldn’t be found. DQ.
In Texas, a boat lost a fish at the boat, pulled
the gaff out and the hook pulled or leader
broke. The fish got away. But a few minutes
later, the fish surfaced and the same boat ran
over to the fish, gaffed it again and put the
fish into the boat. They really think that they
caught this fish. Of course they did not know
the rules, but unfortunately, their attorney is
now reading the rules and trying to help
‘catch’ this fish for them due to the amount
of money that was on the line.
Anglers and crew are always trying to get an
advantage; over tournament test line, sonar,
fluorocarbon leaders, sound gimmicks - just
about anything that is not put in print for a
tournament.
When talking to the owners and their crews
on the docks during the USVI Boy Scout
tournament, I have to agree with many of
the captains and owners when it comes to
“too many rules.” This tournament must
have the most rules of any billfish
tournament on the globe.
I do understand the intent of the rules for the Boy Scout tournament.
They want to have an ‘angler’s tournament’ and we all need more
anglers. Especially friends of the boat’s owner that could be potential
boat owners or just someone who wants to fish more often to keep this
business going.
When putting together a tournament these days, it’s the crews that
dictate the rules. They want an unlimited amount of rods and teasers;
anyone can be an angler; live bait; ‘J’ hooks; live chum boats; harpoons
and more.
The purists put together a tournament called ‘The Masters’ - dead bait;
12-lb line; circle hooks and a dead boat while fighting the fish. The
tournament is struggling. The tournament wants to determine ‘who is
the best angler’ by trying to level the playing field. Unfortunately,
nobody wants to fish.
Meanwhile, the tournaments that let the crew be anglers and have no
rules seem to flourish. Whatever happened to the prestige of being the
best fisherman and not the best fishing machine?
At another tournament, the boats did not
want to have boundaries. Why should the
tournament rules committee try to level the
playing field for the geographic area being
fished? The IGFA Rules were put together
to do this. Sure some people have really fast
boats that could run to Bermuda and back
from the Bahamas (if it wasn’t for clearing
customs). And there are a few boats leftover
from the ‘old days’ that only cruise 17 to 20
knots. To encourage more boats to enter a
tournament, it helps the slower boats
entering to know that everyone is
competing in the same geographic area.
In Texas, you need to run at least 40 miles
from the southern ports and up to 100
miles in Galveston just to get to 600 feet of
water. Now you have lots of those triple and
quad outboards that can make that run,
find an offshore floating rig and live bait
around it. Another reason to have
boundaries is for tournament boats to be
around other tournament boats to confirm
catches.
Some boats will keep running after fishing
hours begins, fish a few hours and then
leave early so they are not late getting back
to the dock. All part of the strategy due to
the rules.
Tournament golfers all play the same golf course and they are allowed to
use different brands of clubs and balls, but they abide by their rules.
Billfish tournaments try to do the same but there are differences – our
course is a lot larger (it’s a big ocean out there) and golfers play a
tournament every weekend. Bottom line; we only get a few chances to
tournament fish while tournament golfers get to compete more often.
The more you fish tournaments, the better you will know the rules.
And if you don’t like the rules or break one, think seriously before
calling your attorney. As cumbersome as some tournament’s rules seem,
imagine fishing tournament rules written by a group of non-fisherman
attorneys.
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Restaurant Guide to Harbour Island
All listed telephone numbers are area code 242.
Rock House Restaurant
Upscale menu in a casual yet elegant
setting. Reservations recommended.
333-2053 / 333-2740
Pink Sands Resort Restaurants
Dinner fare such as Red Snapper,
Pan-Roasted Grouper, Pepperpot-Lobster,
Conch, and Mahi. 333-2030
Coral Sands Restaurant
The Beach Bar and Lounge provides
stunning ocean views - great place to
grab lunch or a mid-day snack.
333-2350
Valentines Boat House Restaurant
Tournament sponsor! From our kitchens
come bistro favorites and elegant
seafood fare. 333-2142
Romora Bay Restaurants
Tournament sponsor! Sunsets Bar
and Grille features casual waterfront
dining complete with a wide variety of
specialties. 333-2325
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Runaway Hill Inn
“WOW! The food is fabulous”!
Fresh local cuisine with imported
ingredients. Reservations
required. Reserve Early! 333-2150
The Harbour Lounge
Late hours! Located on Bay Street.
Excellent food and drinks with an
excellent view of the harbour. 333-2031
Dunmore Beach Club
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served
on the romantic ocean-front outdoor
terrace or presented in a formal dining
room. 333-2200
The Landing
Always a must for Skip! Serves a
contemporary menu based on fresh local
produce and freshly caught local fish and
seafood. 333-2707
Sip Sip
Tina’s favorite! Serves lunch only.
Expensive but excellent food. 333-3316
Local Restaurants Native, affordable and casual
Ma Ruby’s
On Colebrook Street. Home of
“Cheeseburger in Paradise.” 333-2161
Angela’s Starfish
Best local food according to many of
our tournament regulars!
On north Dunmore. 333-2253
Queen Conch
Bay Street north of the dock.
Conch salad only. Day only.
Avery’s
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Sandwiches! Earliest coffee on the
island! On Colebrook Street. 333-3126
Breakfast on Harbour Island
Arthur’s Bakery
The meeting place for tournament
landlubbers. On Dunmore Street.
333-2285
Dunmore Deli
On King Street. 333-2644
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