Table of Contents Welcome 6 Tim Greene— Chairman, The Key West Marlin Tournament 8 Tyler Hopf — Director, The Key West Marlin Tournament Hemingway Days 2018 36 Hemingway Days Welcome 38 38th Annual Hemingway Days Key West Marlin Tournament 42 Hemingway © Look-Alike Contest 10 Schedule of Events 12 Sponsor Recognition 14 Tournament Rules 18 The Inspiring Authors of Keys Angling 24 History of The Tournament 44 Hemingway Days Caribbean Street Fair 46 5k Sunset Run & Paddleboard Race 48 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition 50 “We are the Bobcats” by Jackie Mohan Florida Keys & Key West 54 Key West’s Rich Literary Tradition 30 You Belong in the Keys if... 56 Hemingway Days Schedule of Events 32 The Code of the Keys 66 Advertisers Index Published By: The Key West Marlin Tournament, Inc.; Tim Greene, Chairman Contributing Writers or Editors: Lorian Hemingway, Carol Shaughnessy, Katharine Roach, Tim Greene Program Design & Production: Sandy Husmann | Thank You To: Lorian Hemingway, Carol Shaughnessy, and our loyal sponsors and advertisers Cover design by Cliff Burks. Special thank you to cover artist Stephen Muldoon (see pages 7 & 49). 4 Welcome Great Fishing and Exciting Times! would like to welcome you to the 2018 Havana Club Key West Marlin Tournament! We are delighted to have you join us for another exciting aInd challenging tournament, full of great fishing, fun, food, entertainment, and friends. This year marks the 36th anniversary of the Key West Marlin Tournament! We appreciate the loyal following of the anglers and the sponsors, which have made this a true world-class event. Since 1982 when Norman Wood started the annual tournament, we have seen many thrilling and action-packed days of sport fishing, and have countless stories and memories to cherish. This year we would also like to welcome Tyler Hopf as our new Tournament Co-Director. Tyler brings a commitment and passion to our tournament and a dedication to it’s continuation as a premier sport fishing event. Welcome Tyler! Everything excluding our Awards Banquet and Silent Auction (held at the beautiful Margaritaville Resort & Marina) will be held at The Waterfront Brewery; a craft brewery located on the historic Key West Bight with a great beer selection, a full food menu, and the best views in Key West! We are grateful again this year to our title sponsor Havana Club Puerto Rican Rum. Havana Club rums are premium, aged rums, distilled and finely crafted in Puerto Rico, comprised of Havana Club Añejo Blanco and Havana Club Añejo Clásico. Our television show will again be produced under the direction of Fernando Barta and his great team of videographers. It takes great skill to capture all of the excitement of this tournament, and we thank them for their dedication and for the outstanding program that airs each year on Fox Sports Networks. Each year the tournament takes place during the Hemingway Days Festival and we wish to encourage you to take part in the many events surrounding this annual celebration of the great author’s life and works. From the Papa Hemingway Look-alike Contest to the Caribbean Street Fair, there is something for everyone, and we are happy to be a part of this extraordinary festival. I would like to thank you all for your participation in our tournament this year, and would like you to join me in thanking our fine sponsors, without whom this tournament would not be possible. Havana Club, Margaritaville Key West Resort & Marina, Stay in Costa Rica, First State Bank, The Waterfront Brewery, Conch Harbor Marina and the Monroe County Tourist Development Council. To good fishing and great friends, Tim Greene, Tournament Chairman 6 -- Welcome From The Co-Directors t is with great honor and pleasure we welcome you to the 2018 Havana Club Key West Marlin Tournament!! We are excited for yIou to join us in our 36th annual world class premier fishing tournament, full of excitement, food, entertainment, and great competition amongst friends. Once again we would like to welcome our Title Sponsor – Havana Club Puerto Rican Rum – the “anglers’ choice” fishing rum. The Havana Club recipe was created by the Arechabala family in 1878 and originally produced in Cuba. The same family recipe is being used TYER HOPF today to produce Havana Club Anejo Blanco and Havana Club Anejo Tournament Co-Director Clasico. The Havana Club Rums are distilled and aged under Caribbean sun for a period of 1-3 years in oak barrels. The aged rums are then blended together and the blend is aged a second time in oak barrels for a period of 2-3 months. The outcome is a finely crafted premium rum with a history as rich as its’ flavor! Our television show The Hemingway Challenge continues to be a hit, highlighting the talents of our producer Fernando Barta, as well as the terrific video you provide from each of your boats during the tournament. This year we will again give an award for the best video, so be sure to turn yours in even if it’s not of the winning fish. Our four-day tournament will feature all the favorites from our Fish Fry and Banquet, to exciting auction and raffles. Please check out the schedule of events so that you won’t miss any of the fun and SCOTT GREENE fellowship! Tournament Co-Director Again welcome, and thank you for your commitment to be with us, and please join with us to give a thank you to our fine sponsors Good luck and Tight Lines! Tyler Hopf Tyler Hopf Scott Greene Tournament Co-Director Tournament Co-Director 8 Schedule of EWEDvNESDeAY nTHtURs SDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY JULY 18, 2018 JULY 19, 2018 JULY 20, 2018 JULY 21, 2018 4-6 PM — 7:20 AM — 7:30AM — 7:30AM — Boats leave control Tournament Boats assemble Boats leave control area area for Day 3 fishing for traditional Bimini Start for Day 2 fishing Registration 8:30 AM — Lines in the water (The Waterfront Brewery— 1st floor game room) 7:30 AM — Bimini Start 8:30 AM — 3PM — Lines out of the water Lines in the water 3-5 PM — Weigh In 8:30 AM — 6-7 PM — (The Waterfront Brewery— Lines in the water 4PM — dockside) Captain’s Meeting Lines out of the water (The Waterfront Brewery— 4 PM — 6:30-7:30 PM — 3rd floor roof deck) Lines out of the water 4-6 PM — Weigh In Awards Banquet Cocktails (The Waterfront Brewery— (Margaritaville Key West 7-8 PM — 4-6 PM — Weigh In dockside) Resort & Marina) Auction and Raffle (The Waterfront Brewery— 6:30-8:30 PM — Silent (The Waterfront Brewery— dockside) 6:30-8PM — Auction (Margaritaville Key Dockside Cocktails 3rd floor roof deck) West Resort & Marina) 6:30-8 PM — and Fish Fry Island Pig Roast and (The Waterfront Brewery— 7:30 PM — Awards Banquet Cocktail Party 3rd floor roof deck ) Dinner and Awards (The Waterfront Brewery— (Margaritaville Key West 3rd floor roof deck) Resort & Marina) PRIZE DISTRIBUTION $50,000 In Cash Prizes MARLIN DOLPHIN TUNA WAHOO FIRST PLACE ............................$ 25,000 .................$ 5,000 ................$ 750 .............$ 750 SECOND PLACE .......................$ 10,000 .................$ 1,500 ................$ 350 .............$ 350 THIRD PLACE ..........................$ 5,000 ...................$ 1,000 ................$ 150 .............$ 150 The 2 01 9 Havana Club Key West Marlin Tournament he dates for the 2018 Havana Club Key West e-mail your name, address, phone, and e- mail Marlin Tournament have been selected. Please address to [email protected] . You can now mTark your calendar for July 17 thru July 20, 2019, and register and pay for the tournament on-line and plan to join us for another great tournament. If you obtain all the information, pictures and merchandise would like to be added to our mailing list and/or through the website. Please join us next year for a receive a brochure for next year’s tournament, please great tournament. 10 HHavanaavana CClublub PPuertouerto RRicanican RRumum 11 Tournament Thanks Major Sponsors of the 2018 Havana Club Key West Marlin Tournament The 2018 Havana Club Key West Marlin Tournament thanks all of it’s sponsors and those companies contributing Raffle and Auction items. 12 HHavanaavana CClublub PPuertouerto RRicanican RRumum 13 Tournament Rules Havana Club Key West Marlin Tournament Official Tournament Rules All Decisions By Rules Committee Will Be Final TOURNAMENT Bait — Bait may be obtained by Entries will be accepted up until BOUNDARIES, DATES any means before commencement the start of the Captains’ Meeting & TIMES of fishing hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 at The Waterfront Brewery, 3rd p.m. During fishing hours boats floor deck, on Wednesday, July 18, Fishing will be on Thursday, may catch their own bait but may 2018 at 6:00pm. July 19; Friday, July 20, and not obtain bait from any other ENTRY REFUSAL : The Saturday July 21, 2018. There are boat. Tournament Committee reserves geographical boundary limits as GENERAL RULES: the right to refuse tournament follows; External boundary applications or entry from any limits: E81º 0”; N25º 0”; W82º 1. Fishing must be performed prospective entrant with or 40”; S23 º 40”. The controlled daily in accordance with principles of without cause in its sole discretion. departure location will be in the good sportsmanship, and in Entrants and/or entrants pro- Lower Keys Area. Boats must compliance with these and IGFA posing to fish on boats that have assemble each morning inside rules as published in the ‘2008 been barred from other fishing the reef line between Looe Key Edition’ of the IGFA World Record tournaments can expect to have Reef off Big Pine Key and Sand Game Fishes' book under their entry rejected. Any applicant Key Light off Key West.