The 2019 Hatteras Cup Million Dollar Sportfish Challenge Has Begun

NEW BERN, N.C.– MAY 6, 2019 – Hatteras Yachts, a world-leading builder of convertible sportfishing and luxury motor yachtsfrom 45 to 105 feet, is pleased to announce that the 2^ndAnnual Hatteras Cup Million Dollar Sportfish Challenge kicked off on May 1, 2019. The competition, which runs through December 31, 2019, is open exclusively to anglers fishing onboard a Hatteras yacht, regardless of model or year, who register in advance atwww.hatterasyachts.com/hatterascup.

The Hatteras Cup $1 Million Grand Prize for Heaviest Atlantic Blue Marlin will be awarded to the registered angler or team that catches an Atlantic Blue Marlin from a Hatteras yacht during an official billfish tournament that exceeds the current IGFA All-Tackle World Record. For the official Hatteras Cup Rules, please visit https://www.hatterasyachts.com/media/3362/2019-hatteras-cup-rules.pdf

If no registered Hatteras Cup participant wins the Million Dollar Grand Prize by Dec. 31, 2019, then $50,000 will be awarded for the Heaviest Atlantic Blue Marlin caught from a Hatteras during an official billfish tournament that was entered by a registered Hatteras Cup participant.

Prizes totaling $65,000 will be awarded to registered anglers in two other Divisions: Game Fish – Heaviest Tuna, Wahoo, Dolphin, Snapper, Grouper – and Catch & Release (multi-species). Participants competing for prizes in these Divisions do not need to be fishing in an official tournament when they make their catch.

The Hatteras Cup awards will be presented at the Miami Yacht Show in Miami, Fla., in February 2020.

“Last year’s Inaugural Hatteras Cup was a great success with 245 anglers competing across the globe,” said Hatteras Yachts President and CEO Kelly Grindle. “We are looking forward to even more owners, anglers and teams to participate this year and compete for prize  money, as well as bragging rights for themselves and their boats..”

The tournament is easy to enter—just visit hatterasyachts.com/hatterascup.

The 2019 Hatteras Cup Divisions and prizes are as follows:

ATLANTIC BLUE MARLIN
Place	Prize	Official Tournament Entry Required
Grand Prize – Exceeding current IGFA World Record Weight (per Hatteras Cup rules)	$1,000,000	Yes
Or – First	$50,000	Yes

CATCH & RELEASE – MULTI-SPECIES
Place	Prize	Official Tournament Entry Required
First	$10,000	No
Second	$7,500	No
Third	$5,000	No

GAME FISH – TUNA – ALL SPECIES
Place	Prize	Official Tournament Entry Required
First	$5,000	No
Second	$2,500	No
Third	$1,000	No
GAME FISH – WAHOO
Place	Prize	Official Tournament Entry Required
First	$5,000	No
Second	$2,500	No
Third	$1,000	No
GAME FISH – DOLPHIN
Place	Prize	Official Tournament Entry Required
First	$5,000	No
Second	$2,500	No
Third	$1,000	No
GAME FISH – SNAPPER – ALL SPECIES
Place	Prize	Official Tournament Entry Required
First	$5,000	No
Second	$2,500	No
Third	$1,000	No
GAME FISH – GROUPER – ALL SPECIES
Place	Prize	Official Tournament Entry Required
First	$5,000	No
Second	$2,500	No
Third	$1,000	No