Sailfish Marina Hosts Fishing Events

Sailfish Marina Resort in Palm Beach Shores, Florida, hosted one of the world’s longest running sailfish tournament, the Silver Sailfish Derby January 10 to 12. The West Palm Beach Fishing Club has hosted its fishing tournament at Sailfish Marina for the past 30 years. The tournament has been running for 82 years.

Fishing crews, captains and anglers competed in the Silver Sailfish Derby for the Top Boat and Top Captain prizes, as well as the Mrs. Henry R. Rea trophy for the angler with the most overall releases. The team on the boat “Fragrant Harbor” had 13 sailfish releases, while the most releases for an individual captain was six.

After the Silver Sailfish Derby concluded, anglers remained at Sailfish Marina for the Operation Sailfish tournament January 16 to 20. Sailfish teams vie for an $800,000 purse in the first leg of the Quest for the Crest Sailfish Series at Sailfish Marina.

Created by Bluewater Movements Inc., Operation Sailfish honors the men and women who have served and continue to serve our country. In partnership with Operation Homefront, the tournament holds a “Take a Hero Fishing Day” each year which is designed to honor and support military veterans, active duty soldiers and wounded warriors by pairing them with teams out on the water for an exciting day of fishing.

Sailfish Marina hosts charitable events to benefit a variety of organizations and causes using its prime location as the closest marina to the Palm Beach/Lake Worth Inlet to host fishing tournaments which garner competitors from across the East Coast. Sailfish Marina supports local and national organizations such as the West Palm Beach Fishing Club, Autism Project of Palm Beach County, Renaissance Learning Academy, A Second Chance Animal Rescue and others. The marina also gives back by hosting the public in times of need, such as providing free meals to emergency service providers during hurricanes, hosting cookouts to benefit the local police, organizing beach cleanups and contributing funds for the Town Community Center.