The Manasquan River Marlin & Tuna Club will be holding its 31st Annual Offshore Open, starting on Aug. 27th and ending on Sept. 4th, 2011. This year’s tournament will celebrate MRMTC’s 75th Anniversary and promises to be a truly outstanding event. We are very pleased to have more than forty five national and local businesses supporting the tournament. Fourteen sponsors have signed-on at the highest (Platinum) level and include the following:
Comstock Yacht Sales & Marina
Cuny & Guerber, Inc.
J F Murray Co. Inc.
Hoffman's Marina
Manasquan River Club
Manasquan Savings Bank
Prestige Yacht Sales
Professional Sportfish Services Inc.
Ray Catena
Rella’s Italian Tavern
S M Electric Company Inc.
Titan Custom Yachts
Vericon Construction
Viking Yachts
Each Platinum Sponsor will be entering a boat to fish in the tournament. Total sponsor merchandise exceeds $10,000 in value and will yield terrific Captains Bags and raffle items.
The 2011 Offshore Open commences with a Captains Meeting at Crystal Point Yacht Club on Friday, Aug. 26th, 6:30 PM. Attendance is expected to reach several hundred crew members and guests all of whom will be catered to with fine food and beverages. The tournament format provides a nine day window during which Entrants may fish any two separate days or a two day overnighter. The tournament ends with an Awards Dinner at the Manasquan River Club on Sunday, Sept. 4th, 6:30 PM. Last year, the Offshore Open paid out over $63,000 in cash awards. This year’s cash awards are expected to exceed $85,000. The tournament is hosted by Crystal Point Yacht Club in Point Pleasant, NJ. Transient slips are available.
The MRMTC prides itself in the fact that proceeds from the Offshore Open will be donated to MRMTC charities and fisheries support organizations. Last year’s recipients were The RFA, SSFFF and George Burlew Scholarship Fund. Additional tournament information is available on the MRMTC’s website,
www.mrmtc.com.
