FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- One of The Bahamas' favourite sports, fishing, will be pulling in the big ones shortly to help a worthy cause. The Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) is finalising plans for their fourth annual Youth Benefit Fishing Tournament, which will be held March 22nd at the Grand Bahama Yacht Club.
While last year's tournaments assisted schools in West Grand Bahama, this year's tournament hopes to benefit Sweeting's Cay, Grand Cay, as well as the Sir Charles Hayward Children's Library and the Grand Bahama Youth Choir.
Ed Pavey, Tournament Director and Director of Technical and Planning, noted that the Shipyard hopes that this year's tournament will see a larger turnout, "We have a bigger number of boats coming from the US, Nassau and the Family Islands to participate," said the Director. "Last year we had 30 teams enter, we'd like to surpass that and see if anyone can beat Team Executive Marine, Mellors, who have dominated the tournament for the last two years."
Pavey and Creighton Moxey, the GBS Tournament Co-Director, hope that they can also can beat the funds raised last year.
"Each year we've managed to beat our previous year's fundraising," stated Moxey. "We are hoping for more fishermen but also a larger turnout at the family fun day, where we have food, games, a great dunking booth and a raffle with a flat screen TV as the final prize."

Click here to read more at Bahama Islands Info