Tuna Challenge Events
Important Make-A-Wish Tuna Challenge events are listed below in chronological order. Be sure to mark the dates on your calendar so you don't miss one!
Please note the change of venue for the events this year.
Our Captain’s Meeting and Awards Banquet will be held at the
Portuguese Hall
at 2818 Avenida de Portugal on Shelter Island.
Here is a map if you are not sure how to get there.
Early Bird Entry Deadline
Friday, July 27, 2012
All "Early Bird" entries must be postmarked on or before this date.
PLEASE NOTE: The registration fee will change to the higher rate after this date.
Annual Pre-Tournament Seminar
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 7PM
To be held at West Marine, 1250 Rosecrans St., San Diego
This special seminar is open to the public and affords anglers the opportunity to hear from experts in sport fishing related activities.
Tournament registration begins at 5PM. This is a great seminar to attend if you are looking for extra crew members or a boat to participate in the tournament on.
Every person in attendance will receive a free ticket to participate in a special raffle at this seminar.
Captain’s Meeting
Friday, August 24, 2012 - 6PM
Located at Portuguese Hall, 2818 Avenida de Portugal, San Diego, CA
One team member must be present at this meeting. Team captains may begin picking up captains bags and goody bags starting at 4PM while the tournament entry registration proceeds. At 4:30PM there will be food available for purchase and an open bar (no host) followed by the mandatory Captain’s Meeting at 6PM covering rules and fishing information.
Tuna Challenge Tournament
Saturday, August 25, 2012 - 5AM
Lines are in the water and the tournament begins.
Weigh-In
Saturday, August 25, 2012 - 4:00PM-10:00PM
Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 7:00 AM-9:00AM
All eligible fish must be weighed in from the boat of entry at either the San Diego Marlin Club or the Dana Landing Market and Fuel Dock in
Mission Bay no later than 9:00 AM the morning of the Awards Banquet and Auction.
Trailer boats are not permitted to remove their boat from the water and drive the boat to a weigh in station for the purpose of weighing fish.
Please note that anglers fishing on a Chartered “6-Pack” boat must follow regular weigh in procedures.
Awards Banquet and Auction
Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 10AM
Located at Portuguese Hall, 2818 Avenida de Portugal, San Diego, CA
Banquet tickets for this event are only $15 per person. Raffle tickets are $2 each. Buy 100 or more tickets at a time and get a free Make A Wish Tuna Challenge beer glass while supplies last. (Maximum 6 per customer) This year, in addition to our Giant Mega Raffle with 100 chances to win, we will be holding very special Progressive Raffles with exceptional prizes at the $100, $200, $300 and $500 levels. We have also designed special books of raffle tickets that will make it so much easier to keep track of your raffle ticket numbers.
- 10:00AM - Silent auction.
- 10:30AM - Musical entertainment by Broadway Bound Youth Theatre.
- 11:30AM - Banquet food lines open. Program Begins with Welcome and Introductions.
- 12:15PM - Silent auction group 1 closes.
- 12:30PM - Make-A-Wish families presentation.
- 12:45PM - Angler awards presentation. Silent auction groups 1 closes.
- 1:15PM - Silent auction group 2 closes.
- 1:30PM - Live auction commences.
- 2:30PM - Mega raffle commences.
- 3:30PM - Presentation of the check to the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of San Diego, Inc.
