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CONTENDER FLORIDA DIVISION

Past Winners:

• 2014 Capt. Wink Doerzbacher 1st- 1950 Pts.
  
• 2015 Capt. Jim Mulcahy 1st- 850 Pts.
  
• 2016 Capt. Scott Fawcett, Off the Chain (Trust Me Too/Martha D), 1300 Points

2017 Current Standings 

Capt. Jamie Ralph, Pro Payroll/Old No. 7, 600 Points

• Silver Sailfish Derby, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.
• Final Sail, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Mike Laufle, Double Take, 500 Points

• Silver Sailfish Derby, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Jon Brooks, Ditch Digger, 500 Points

• Sailfish Club Gold Cup, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. David Grubbs, Grand Slam, 500 Points

• Pelican Yacht Club Invitational, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Kevin Paul, Lo Que Sea, 500 Points

• Buccaneer Cup, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Joe Turner, 4 Aces, 500 Points

• Sailfish 400, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Travis Dickens, Indigenous, 500 Points

• Cheeca Lodge Tournament, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Ray Rosher, Miss Britt Contender, 500 Points

• Sailfish Challenge, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Ben Sharpe, Man-e-War, 500 Points

• Viking Key West Challenge, 1st Place, 500 Pts.

Capt. Skip Dana, Southern Run/Crescendo, 400 Points

• Buccaneer Cup, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.
• Sailfish Challenge, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. John Dudas, Sandman, 350 Pts. 

• Final Sail, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.
• Quest Series Winner, 250 Pts.

Capt. Will Sabayrac, Goin Raptor, 300 Points

• Silver Sailfish Derby, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Wink Doerzabacher, Showtime! 300 Points

• Sailfish Club Gold Cup, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Mike Brady, Cowpoke, 300 Points

• Pelican Yacht Club Invitational, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Shawn Adams, OCD, 300 Points

• Sailfish 400, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Paul Ross, Relentless, 300 Points

• Cheeca Lodge Tournament, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Jeff Scott, Advanced Roofing/Sailsmen, 300 Points

• Sailfish Challenge, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. John Hagen, MDALA, 300 Points

• Viking Key West Challenge, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. Jim Mulcahy, BAR South, 300 Points

• Final Sail, 2nd Place, 300 Pts.

Capt. David Fields, Hit n Run, 100 Points

• Sailfish Club Gold Cup, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. Hans Kraaz, Vintage, 100 Points

• Pelican Yacht Club Invitational, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. Nel Martinez, Top Gun/No Limits, 100 Points

• Sailfish 400, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. James Platt, Silent Runner, 100 Points

• Cheeca Lodge Tournament, 3rd Place, 100 Pts.

Capt. Randy Yates, Miss Annie, 100 Points

• Buccaneer Cup, 3rd Place, 100 Pts

Sanctioned Tournaments
Silver Sailfish Derby
Gold Cup Invitational Sailfish Tournament
Buccanner Cup/Fish for Life
Pelican Yacht Club Invitational
Pirate’s Cove Sailfish Classic
Islamorada Fishing Club’s Sailfish Tournament
Cheeca Lodge Presidential Sailfish Tournament
Drambuie Key West Marlin Tournament
New Smyrna Beach Billfish Invitational (2016: Did not meet the boat minimum requirement)
Capt. Ed Dwyer’s Billfish Classic
The Masters Tournament
Palm Beach Sailfish Classic
“Quest for the Crest” Sailfish Series – Operation Sailfish, Leg 1
“Quest for the Crest” – Sailfish 400, Leg 2
“Quest for the Crest” – Sailfish Challenge, Leg 3
“Quest for the Crest” Final Sail, Leg 4
Dust ‘Em Off Sailfish Warmup
Stuart Sailfish Club Light Tackle Tournament
Fish Heads of Stuart Sailfish Invitational
Islamorada Sailfish Tournament

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