Apart from some crews participating in the Caribbean Circuit, new boats will be present for which there is space available in the docks of Marina Casa de Campo and for those who cannot approach with their boat, charter options are also offered.
Tournament director Rick Alvarez of International Billfish Tournaments highlights the event's main strengths: "To date, we are known in the Dominican Republic because we donate part of the funds raised to recognized charitable foundations dedicated to the education of Dominican children. In the case of the Blue Marlin Classic, the Patronato Oriental-Hogar del Niño has each year received generous contributions donated as a result of the contest. There is also an international group of certified observers, so that each competing boat has one of them on board to prevent possible infractions and identify the species before each fish is returned to its environment. Finally, it rewards in "metallic" the crews that place the most tags on the fish for later scientific data".
For the event, whose objective is the blue fishing, there are scheduled activities on land, such as the Happy Hour, the evening party of the second day or the award ceremony, among other activities.
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The Blue Marlin Classic Casa de Campo grows every year in terms of participation and recognition, increasing the image of this sport and the popularity of this marina. Since this style of international tournaments began, three more have been created in the Dominican Republic. As a result, more and more boats stay longer in the Dominican Republic, which translates into a greater economic impact to the area.
According to Jose Gonzalvo, director general of Marina Casa de Campo, "the presence of luxury sport fishing boats is an average of 3.5 months of the year, with the consequent consumption of local products and services, which adds considerable sums of foreign exchange to the local economy. |
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