Guy Harvey on the Ultimate Shark Challenge

In this piece, Guy Harvey, strategic alliance partner and title sponsor of the Ultimate Shark Challenge, shares his thoughts about shark tournaments, why the industry needs to change, and why he chose to support our next generation shark release format.

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2011 Champions - Team Budweiser!

It was a barn burner of a competition with a lot of twists and turns. Stay tuned for more updates, pics, video and more from the tournament and festival. In the meantime, congratulations and all the best to Capt. David Hutcherson, Capt. Chris Slattery and Capt. Paul Lambert of Team Budweiser. You guys fished hard and did what it took to win this one.

Guy Harvey Punta Gorda Signing Appearance Times

Hello Everyone,

As many of you have known for some time now, Guy Harvey will be in attendance at this year's Ultimate Shark Challenge Tournament & Festival, but we are now pleased to announce he will also be doing a Special Signing Appearance from 1 - 3 pm on Sunday, May 15th.

This will take place at the tournament and festival site located at Laishley Crab House at Laishley Park in Downtown Punta Gorda. GOOGLE MAP & DIRECTIONS

Ultimate Shark Challenge Co-Creators and Event Producers, The Paxton Brothers, get some Guy Harvey ink on their prints at the 2011 Miami Boat Show

This is a rare opportunity to meet Guy in person and enjoy an opportunity to have him sign your favorite Guy Harvey prints and other items, take photos and share your own fishing and marine adventure stories. A big selection of the latest and greatest Guy Harvey and Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation Gear will be available right there, on-site, in the new custom mobile retail store. Among the many unique items available will be the official, one-of-a-kind Guy Harvey Ultimate Shark Challenge T-Shirt.

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So bring the entire family down to enjoy this special opportunity, while enjoying the exciting spectator broadcast of tournament action on a stadium-sized LED screen, along with all the other featured attractions at the FREE Tournament Festival Weekend that runs from 10 - 10 on Saturday May 14th and 10 - 6 on Sunday May 15th. We'll see you there!

Official Host Hotel - Sheraton Four Points

We'd like to thank Sheraton Four Points for their support in 2011. Stay tune for 2012 lodging information.

For all anglers, participants, sponsors, fans and festival attendees, we've arranged a special rate with the Sheraton Four Points in Punta Gorda, just across the street from the tournament and festival site at Laishley Crab House at Laishley Park. Rates start at just $79 for double-occupancy. All the information you need can be found below. This special rate is good while rooms are still available so call now to make your reservations!

In the News - USC Observer Training

Congratulations to all our 2011 Certified Observers. It was great to see some familiar faces from the 1st class of 2010, along with all the new ones including Matt Stevens. He's also a writer for Waterline magazine and took some time to share his training experience in this week's edition. Thanks, Matt and all our Observers. A special thanks to Red Zone Apparel for supprting this pioneering program from the very start. We'll see you all in Punta Gorda at Laishley Crab House and Marina in just about three weeks. All the best till then: Sean Paxton, Brooks Paxton II, Capt. Robert Moore.

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