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El
Gran Escape Bar & Restaurant building has gone through
many changes since it was first built in the 1950’s.
The structure is known as an historical site for the town
of Quepos.El
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to all of you who were involved in this year's Harry Gray
Fly Tournament held in beautiful Quepos, Costa Rica! The
Tournament was a huge success-the fishing was fantastic
and the funds raised to donate to the Liver Transplant
Center for Children in Costa Rica were substantial. Thirty-five
anglers and nineteen boats fished in this year's tournament
and FISHED they did!!! On the fourth and last day of fishing
there were 116 sailfish released, which may very well
be a record number of fish released in any fly-fishing
tournament ever-correct us if we're mistaken! The total
number of sailfish released during the Tournament was
a whopping 327! Jim Gallagher from Stuart, Florida took
home the Bill Barnes Top Angler Award with twenty-eight
sailfish releases. Captain Richard Chellemi won Top Captain
honors. Jim Gallagher and Jeff McFadden placed 1st with
53 releases aboard "Gamefisher" with Capt. Richard
Chellemi. Jamie Walker and Kerwin Steffen took home 2nd
place honors with 29 releases aboard "Swordfish"
with Capt. Tom Colquhoun. Two teams tied for 3rd place
as Jimmy Balogh fished on the "Navigator" with
Capt. Angel Garcia, and Lee Arnett and Stanley Sherman
fished on "Bluewater III" with Capt. Rafa Solano,
each team releasing 25 sailfish. Jim released his last
fish first, therefore taking home the 3rd place trophy. |
We
have raised $25,000 to help children in Costa Rica in
need of liver transplants and medicines so they are
able to live healthier and happier lives - thanks to
each and every one of you! We are grateful for everyone's
continued and growing interest in this Tournament. This
is a do-good, feel-good event. We believe it will be
even bigger and better next year!
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We would
also like to thank the following people and organizations
that have made contributions and have helped make this happen:
Buddy
O'Bara
Guillermo Sanchez
Jeanette Perez & Raul Miranda
Made in the Shade
Distribuidora JB
Café Britt
Ed Drew & Salicsa
Distribuidora Belca
Distribuidora Yamuni
Hotel Kamuk
Tico Travel
Photographing/Videotaping - Terry Gibson, John Chellemi, Jim
Henle & Roseanne Valenza
El Gran Escape Restaurant
The 4th
Annual Tournament will be held January 26-29, 2004. The Captain's
Meeting will be held on Sunday evening, January 25th at El
Gran Escape. The entry fee is $600/angler.
For any questions/comments please contact Marsha or Christel
at grnscape@racsa.co.cr
Tel/Fax: 506-777-0765
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