2008 World Championship Billfish Release Tournament

www.wcbrt.com

With just a little over a month to go the interest in the record setting WCBRT event in Cabo San Lucas Mexico has been outstanding! Cabo is considered the Striped Marlin Capital of the World by knowledgeable blue water anglers worldwide. The phenomenal catch rates in the most recent WCBRT events have further peaked the interest from anglers’ world wide to come to Cabo and participate in the WCBRT this May 2008. This tournament was designed by fisherman to be a tournament "For Fishermen by Fishermen".

The WCBRT on May 17 – 21, 2008 is a three-day fishing tournament with an additional one-day Observer fishing tournament on May 21st. This is a 100% catch-and-release, 100% circle hook with live and dead bait tournament. The WCBT is a 2009 IGFA Qualifying event with, so far to date, eleven International countries participating. This challenging and prestigious event, allows teams to compete against many of the top anglers from all over the world.

With the WCBRT dates quickly approaching, the following update will assist you in your tournament preparations. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to get in contact with the WCBRT office at www.wcbrt.com or at the emails or phone numbers listed in this update sheet.

New Advisor/Committee Members
The WCBRT is pleased to announce the appointment of Captain Steve Lassley of Team Bad Company and Tracy Ehrenberg of Cabo San Lucas Pisces Sportfishing to the WCBRT Committee and Advisory Board. With Capt. Lassley’s many years of professional tournament experience, knowledge both inside and outside the sport fishing industry and Tracy’s years of local knowledge, charters and support with various government organizations, both of these individuals bring valuable experience and expertise to WCBRT events. Steve and Tracy join fellow Committee and Advisory Board members, Ned Wallace of Tiger Spirit, Rick Twamley of Bull Rider and Tom Lansing of Extraction. We thank all of our Committee and Advisors for their valuable support and participation in the WCBRT!

Observers
The observer count is growing, with the last class of thirty-three IGFA observers completing the course that will effectively allow us to have observers on all tournament boats for the WCBRT event. Observer’s rooms and hotels are booked and paid for by the tournament. Box lunches will be supplied each day for each observer. These lunches may be pre-ordered during angler registration on Saturday, May 17th, 2008. The lunches will be ready for pickup each day at the No Worries Bar and Grill Restaurant at 5:30 A.M. Coffee and sweets will be served every morning at this location and all teams are required to pick up their designated observers each day from the No Worries Bar prior to leaving the marina to fish each day.

Observers will be randomly assigned by the WCBRT Committee to different tournament boats each day and NO observer will be guaranteed any particular boat during the WCBRT event.

Airport Transportation
For round-trip transportation to and from the airport to Cabo, the WCBRT is pleased to offer Trans Cabo as the WCBRT transportation partner. If you have not yet secured your transportation reservations, now is the time to do so. Trans Cabo will have transportation waiting for you at San Jose Del Cabo airport with Championship exclusive rates of $ 30.00 USD round trip transfer. If you take a taxi on your own, it will cost you more than $ 80.00 U.S. It is extremely important that you make prior arrangements with Trans Cabo to pick you up at the airport. Due to new Federal regulations, Trans Cabo will only be able to transport those who are pre-registered. They must have the exact number of persons and their names at time of pickup at the airport. Trans Cabo is the premier destination transportation service in the Baja. These transportation professionals will welcome you to Cabo and can meet all your personal transportation needs. For reservations please contact Trans Cabo at 1-866-403-5987 or visit their website at http://transcabo.com/tsys/indexgr.php?gr=rolex

Registration
Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, adjacent to the Tesoro Hotel, below the lighthouse at No Worries Bar and Grill Restaurant.

WCBRT Mandatory Captains Meeting & Rules for ALL WCBRT Teams / Team Members.
Saturday 5:00 PM at No Worries Bar and Grill Restaurant.

If you require tackle, fishing licenses or need a boat charter please contact the following -
Minerva’s Baja Tackle: 011 52 624 1431282 / Email: Minerva@minervas.com
Pisces Sportfishing: 011 52 624 1431288 / Email: pisces@piscessportfishing.com

Please keep our great sponsors and partners in mind when you’re making your next purchases: Minerva’s Baja Tackle, Melton’s International Tackle, King Sailfish Mounts, Pisces Sportfishing, Tesoro Hotel, No Worries Bar and Grill, Eagle Claw, Berkley, Pacific Coast Sportfishing, Roffs, Marlin World, Pelagic, QuickRig, The Billfish Foundation, IGFA, Ashwill Associates Commercial Real Estate, Finnseeker Sportfishing, Marlinnut, Los Ninos del Capitain Children’s Charity and Cabo Villas Beach Resorts.

Schedule of Events

Tournament Check-In and Final Registration:

May 17th, 2008
Team Registration 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. at No Worry’s Bar.
Observers Briefing 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. at No Worry’s Bar.
Mandatory Captains Meeting 5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. at No Worry’s Bar.
Cocktails/Snacks will be served 5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. at No Worry’s Bar.

Fishing Days:
May 18th
Coffee & Sweets/Muffins served 5:30 A.M. – 6:00 A.M. at No Worry's Bar.
Teams Pick up Observers 6:00 A.M. at No Worries Bar.
7:00 A.M. - Bimini Start 5:00 P.M. - Lines Out.
Cocktails / Food & Tecate Beer Girls 6:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. at No Worry's Bar.
May 19th
Coffee & Sweets/Muffins served 5:30 A.M. – 6:00 A.M. at No Worry's Bar.
Teams Pick up Observers 6:00 A.M. at No Worry’s Bar.
7:00 A.M. - Bimini Start 5:00 P.M. - Lines Out.
Cocktails/Food & Tecate Beer Girls 6:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. at No Worry's Bar.

May 20th
Coffee & Sweets/Muffins served 5:30 A.M. – 6:00 A.M. at No Worry's Bar.
Teams Pick up Observers 6:00 A.M. at No Worries Bar.
7:00 A.M. - Bimini Start 5:00 P.M. - Lines Out.
Cocktails/Food & Tecate Beer Girls 6:30 P.M. –7:30 P.M. at No Worry's Bar.

May 21st
Observer Tournament:
Coffee & Sweets/Muffins served 5:30 A.M. – 6:00 A.M. at No Worry's Bar.
Teams Pick up Observers 6:00 A.M. at No Worry’s Bar.
7:00 A.M. – Bimini Start 3:00 P.M. – Lines Out.
Awards Banquet:
Awards Dinner Banquet 7:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. at No Worry's Bar.

Mandatory Digital / Video Cameras

Teams must provide their own digital or video camera’s to film and record, validate all billfish releases during the WCBRT event in addition to WCBRT Observer observations.

Observer Tournament

We wish to thank all those teams who have already offered to donate their time and boats to take the Observers out for the special Observer Tournament fishing day. Your generosities, have helped the WCBRT attract the large field of observers to participate and observe this year. Should anyone else wish to participate and take a team of observers out for a day of competition as a thank you for their volunteer support of the WCBRT, we would really appreciate a few more teams / boats to help out in order to lessen the number of observers fishing on each participating boat.

See you in Cabo!

The Committee
WCBRT BILLFISH CONSERVATION GOALS
• Raise awareness of the need for billfish conservation.
• Support responsible billfish conservation management and science programs by donating proceeds to The Billfish Foundation.
• Release all hooked fish with as little injury as feasible.
• Advance the use of conservation-friendly equipment and fishing methods.
• Promote good sportsmanship by setting positive examples for young anglers.
• Provide youth angling and educational opportunities related to billfishing.
• Associate with responsible sport fishing entities, event services & related industry businesses.
• Demonstrate that billfish conservation pays.
• Support the local economy and specifically Los Ninos del Capitain Children’s Charity.
• The WCBRT is a 100% non-profit event