HATTERAS YACHTS ANNOUNCES $1.15 MILLION HATTERAS CUP
Open Exclusively to Anglers Competing on Hatteras Sportfishing BoatsNEW BERN, N.C. JUNE 1, 2018 Hatteras/Cabo Yachts LLC (Hatteras Yachts), a world leader in the construction of convertible sportfishing and luxury motor yachts from 45 to 105 feet, announces the launch of the inaugural Hatteras Cup, an elite fishing tournament beginning today that is open exclusively to participants fishing on a Hatteras sportfish. At stake is $1.15 million in potential prizes.
At Hatteras, we want to feed the passion we share with our sportfishing customers for going after big game offshore. The Hatteras Cup is an opportunity for the brand that started it all to recognize the passionate anglers who fuel us Hatteras owners, said Hatteras Yachts President and CEO Kelly Grindle. Our boats are built to break both waves and world records.
While there are many highly competitive teams fishing on Hatteras sportfish boats in tournaments around the world today, we wanted to give Hatteras owners and their teams a chance to compete against each other for big prize money, said Joe Cacopardo, Hatteras Yachts director of marketing. Hatteras Cup winners are going to have serious bragging rights.
The Hatteras Cup officially begins today. The $1 million prize category, for the registered team that catches the Heaviest IGFA-Verified World Record Atlantic Blue Marlin from a Hatteras sportfish, ends on December 31, 2018. Competition for a total of $115,000 in purses for the Heaviest Blue (non-world record), Catch & Release and Game Fish Divisions ends on January 31st, 2019. Special Recognition Awards also will be presented to the top Lady Angler and Jr. Angler. The awards will be presented during the 2019 Miami Yacht Show.
The Contest Rules for the 2018/2019 Hatteras Cup are as follows: All participants must register on the Hatteras Cup website at www.hatterasyachts.com/hatterascup at least 24 hours prior to submitting any catch, regardless of Division. All fish submitted for prize consideration must be caught while the angler is fishing on board a Hatteras yacht of any year or model with a verifiable HIN number. No other brand of boat is eligible for the Hatteras Cup. Entrants must submit images (video and/or still) of each fishing day including action shots of fishing, weigh-in (where applicable), Captain, crew, anglers, and boat.
There are three Divisions and each has its own unique set of rules beyond the Contest Rules stated above. Please visit www.hatterasyachts.com/hatterascup for a complete list of rules. The three Divisions and prizes are as follows:
HEAVIEST BLUE DIVISION
PRIZES
ATLANTIC BLUE MARLIN |
Place |
Prize |
Tournament Entry Required |
World Record |
$1,000,000 |
Yes |
First (Not a World Record) |
$50,000 |
Yes |
CATCH & RELEASE DIVISION
PRIZES
CATCH & RELEASE |
Place |
Prize |
Tournament Entry Required |
First |
$10,000 |
No |
Second |
$7,500 |
No |
Third |
$5,000 |
No |
GAME FISH DIVISION
PRIZES
TUNA ALL SPECIES |
Place |
Prize |
Tournament Entry Required |
First |
$5,000 |
No |
Second |
$2,500 |
No |
Third |
$1,000 |
No |
WAHOO |
Place |
Prize |
Tournament Entry Required |
First |
$5,000 |
No |
Second |
$2,500 |
No |
Third |
$1,000 |
No |
DOLPHIN |
|
|
Place |
Prize |
Tournament Entry Required |
First |
$5,000 |
No |
Second |
$2,500 |
No |
Third |
$1,000 |
No |
SNAPPER ALL SPECIES |
Place |
Prize |
Tournament Entry Required |
First |
$5,000 |
No |
Second |
$2,500 |
No |
Third |
$1,000 |
No |
GROUPER ALL SPECIES |
Place |
Prize |
Tournament Entry Required |
First |
$5,000 |
No |
Second |
$2,500 |
No |
Third |
$1,000 |
No |
For more information and to register for the Hatteras Cup, please visit www.hatterasyachts.com/hatterascup.