ALICE TOWN, BIMINI—SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 – Not since Junkanoo has the tiny island of Bimini—just over 50 miles from the Southeast Florida mainland— seen such a fun-filled weekend as the “Game …
New Flights to Bimini Launching Soon
3 Aug 20119:30 PM
By HANNAH SAMPSON | Miami Herald
Published: August 2, 2011
Bimini will be a little easier to reach after IBC Travel expands its flight schedule to inlcude flights from both Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Flights to South Bimini International Airport in the Bahamas will be available daily from at least one of the two airports starting Aug. 15th. Fort Lauderdale had service previously, but no flights had departed from Miami.
From Miami, flights will leave on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Flights from Fort Lauderdale will depart on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
The 30-minute flight on a 30-seat plane will cost $289 per person round-trip. One-way flights are $169, and kids under 2 fly for $100 round-trip or $50 one way.
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![](mailto:?subject=Lauderdale Yacht Club’s "Bimini Blast" Returns to the Big Game Club&body=ALICE TOWN, BIMINI—SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 - Not since Junkanoo has the tiny island of Bimini—just over 50 miles from the Southeast Florida mainland— seen such a fun-filled weekend as the “Game On” Bimini Blast hosted recently by the members of the Lauderdale Yacht Club.
Held at the newly re-opened Bimini Big Game Club, a Guy Harvey Outpost Resort and Marina, the four-day fishing and family-oriented Bimini Blast was a return to a traditional Bahamas outing for the 1,000-plus member Lauderdale Yacht Club, which was first established in 1938.
Some 140 guests, many arriving in a flotilla of 32 boats ranging from 23 to 75 feet, partied hardy to the island music and sounds of Mango Man, and enjoyed many activities, including their annual Offshore Fishing Tournament, kids dockside fishing fun and conch shell painting, a visit to the world-famous Bimini Biological Station’s Shark Lab, the “Splish Splash” pool party and traditional Bimini Blast LYC group photo, a “Big Fish” tattoo contest, the “Game On” best meat BBQ Cook-off competition, plus other local outings …all interacting with the general laid-back ambiance offered only in Alice Town, the cultural hub of the island.
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Lauderdale Yacht Club member and a Bimini Blast co-organizer Jennifer M. Saia said the club has over the years traditionally held its summer membership event in Bimini, often at the Big Game Club, which was established in 1936. Per the 2010 Bimini Blast Committee Co-Chairs, Lance Lehman and Tripper White, the LYC Event dates back to 1984 when it’s first outing was held with only five boats in attendance at the Big Game Club. Subsequent years have seen attendance as high as 70 boats and 300 people.
After a five year hiatus, the Lauderdale Yacht Club returned to Bimini with its annual blast event last year staying at the Bimini Bay Resort, but switched to the Big Game Club this season after learning about its re-opening with new management this summer.
“The Big Game staff was great and the newly revamped accommodations and facility were terrific,” said Saia, who added that the LYC has already scheduled its 2011 Bimini Blast at the Big Game Club for June 23-26 with the hopes to bring the attendance back to record numbers of boats and guests!
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![](mailto:?subject=Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts Teams with Green Turtle Club&body=THE ABACOS, THE BAHAMAS— MAY 23, 2012— Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts and the famed <a title="Green Turtle Club web site" href="http://www.greenturtleclub.com/" target="_blank">Green Turtle Club</a> in the Bahamas announced today a new alliance between the two, naming the Club the inaugural member of the new Expedition Properties Portfolio by Guy Harvey Outpost. The alliance becomes effective immediately.
Making the announcement was Outpost President Mark Ellert and Club owners, Adam Showell and Ann Showell Mariner of Ocean City Maryland. Guy Harvey Outpost was founded by Ellert along with Dr. <a title="Guy Harvey Inc. web site" href="http://www.guyharvey.com" target="_blank">Guy Harvey</a> and his long time associates Charles Forman and Bill Shedd to promote adventure travel, watersport recreation and sustainable tourism in unique destinations.
“We are extremely excited to launch the Expedition Properties Portfolio with the famed Green Turtle Club as our inaugural member hotel,” said Ellert. “Our intent with Expedition Properties is to showcase small independently owned properties in unique destinations that are focused on watersport recreation and whose owners are committed to customer service, sustainability and conservation. Given the Club’s legacy, the professionalism of its staff and dedication of its owners, I’m hard pressed to think of a better opportunity in the Bahamas than this,” he adds.
In commenting on their decision to team with Guy Harvey Outpost, Adam Showell and his sister Ann explained, “Guy Harvey embodies the personality of the Club, and its’ guests. His authenticity, commitment to excellence and passionate outreach to those of all ages and accomplishment are hallmarks of the Green Turtle Club.”
As an Expedition Property, Guy Harvey Outpost will market the Club and offer travel and booking services to its customers though it’s Outpost Travel Desk and central reservation office. “With this new alliance, we look forward to welcoming the world of Guy Harvey fans to their new Out-Island home, and know they’ll enjoy their stay with us,” added the Club’s General Manager Lynn Johnson.
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Noting his enthusiasm for the new Outpost offering, Ellert said “Thirty degrees north and south of the equator, there are a lot of great properties with committed owners like Adam and Ann who share our vision of sustainability and hospitality. In growing the Expedition Properties Portfolio, our intent will be to spotlight these properties and encourage our customers to support them.” The firm recently announced its newest signature property, the <a title="Guy Harvey Outpost to Open St. Pete Beach Resort" href="http://guyharveyoutpostnews.com/2012/02/17/guy-harvey-outpost-to-open-st-pete-beach-resort/" target="_blank">Guy Harvey Outpost Resort on St. Pete Beach, Florida</a>. “We expect the Expedition Properties Portfolio to become a significant footprint for our Guy Harvey Outpost brand. Ellert likens having the two resort branding products to fishing, “It’s the same water, we’ve just added a different rod for catching a different fish, and we’ll end up bringing more fish to the boat”.
“We’ll continue to emphasize the Club’s legacy of gracious hospitality and fine dining but now as an Expedition Property we’ll be better positioned to showcase its appeal to watersport enthusiasts, their friends and families all of whom are looking for those memorable top-of-class experiences that define the Outpost brand,” Showell explains. “By October 1st we intend to have completed some exciting new enhancements to the Club, and with our affiliation to Guy and his Outpost brand, it will be an exciting new chapter in the Club’s history.”
Green Turtle Cay enjoys a long and colorful history, with a reputation extending far beyond its three miles of shoreline. Settled in the 1770’s by American colonial Loyalists, the main settlement of New Plymouth offers a distinct 18th -Century New England feel with pastel-painted, clapboard gingerbread homes. With a shared heritage of treasure salvage, turtle farming and boat building, in the late 1800’s many of its early settlers relocated to Key West, which today is the sister city of New Plymouth. Adds Ellert, “there are many family trees in Key West that have roots in Green Turtle and we’re intending to promote that common ancestry to our customer base.”
“Green Turtle Cay is our new island-in the-stream,” said Outpost partner Bill Shedd, owner of <a title="AFTCO web site" href="http://www.aftco.com" target="_blank">AFTCO</a>, one of the world’s premier fishing tackle companies and prominent marine conservationist. “In travelling last year to Green Turtle from my home in Southern California, I’m reminded that the Abaco Islands and Florida have a common history and bond defined by a life on and from these mesmerizing waters that are vibrant with marine life. I’m delighted Guy Harvey Outpost can be a part in protecting this important marine resource while sustaining the cultural history of the Abacos in years to come.”
The Green Turtle Club has been a fixture on Green Turtle Cay since 1964 when British naval architect Allan Charlesworth built a boathouse on the Club grounds, and visiting yachtsmen started a tradition of hanging a signed dollar bill on the wall to treat followers to a drink.
The Club sits on a picturesque harbor surrounded by some of the most spectacular beaches in the world. The hotel offers 31 guestrooms, a 40-slip marina and fuel dock, restaurant, bar/lounge and poolside bar. The Club hosts the annual Green Turtle Club Billfish Tournament, having just concluded its 25th Silver Anniversary last week.
The Abacos’ Green Turtle Cay is just 70 minutes by air from South Florida into Treasure Cay International Airport, then a short 15-minute ferryboat ride to the Green Turtle Club. https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/guy-harvey-outpost-resorts-teams-with-green-turtle-club/){kind=link}
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The small Caribbean island of Dominica is recovering from flooding and mudslides from Tropical Storm Erika that killed at least 20 people and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Your travel there will boost that process.
The historic Fort Young Hotel, a Guy Harvey Outpost expedition property located in the island capital of Roseau, was spared serious losses from the August storm and is open, fully operational and welcoming visitors. The resort's dive boat and dock took hits, but the dock has been repaired and a substitute boat is carrying divers to Dominica's scenic array of scuba sites. Banks, restaurants, bars, and shops in Roseau are open.
Visitors can reach Dominica's Canefield Airport-- located near the hotel-- via daily Winair flights from St. Maarten. They can book a Seaborne Airlines flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Guadeloupe, then take the Express Des Isle ferry to Dominica. There are also frequent flights on LIAT from Antigua to Guadeloupe, Martinique and St. Lucia with ferry service to Dominica. Humming Bird Air operates out of St. Thomas/ St. Croix and Caribbean Helicopters from Antigua-- both with flights to Canefield.
Meanwhile, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has launched a fund-raising drive to help Dominica's recovery. The association is asking member hotels to donate three- to seven-night vacation packages to be auctioned online. Proceeds from the auction will go into an account created by the Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association and distributed by a joint committee of the two hotel groups.
Call the Guy Harvey Outpost Reservations Office at 1-800-513-5257 for details about reserving a vacation at the Fort Young Hotel, fishing and diving packages, and so much more! Please also visit our website at <a href="http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com">www.guyharveyoutpost.com</a> for more information, photos and videos of all our exciting destinations!
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Sue Cocking chronicles the Guy Harvey Outpost travel and adventure experience in regular blog posts on GuyHarveyOutpostNews.com/. For 21 years, Cocking covered the full spectrum of outdoors adventure opportunities in South Florida and beyond for the Miami Herald, including fishing, diving, hunting, paddling, camping, sailing, and powerboat racing. She is a certified scuba diver and holder of an IGFA women's world fly fishing record for a 29-pound permit. https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/help-dominica-recover-from-storm-damage/){kind=link}
![](mailto:?subject=Florida Wildlife Federation Celebrating 25th Anniversary of Annual Boating Sweepstakes&body=<a href="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/blue-wave-2-bw_20pb_0045-2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2920 alignleft" src="https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/blue-wave-2-bw_20pb_0045-2.jpg?w=300" alt="Blue-Wave 2-BW_20PB_0045 (2)" width="300" height="200" /></a>TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Wildlife Federation is excited to be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of our Annual Boating Sweepstakes. Instead of four boats, the Grand Prize winner will choose ONE of five fabulous prizes: two top-selling, family-friendly fishing boats with low emission engines, a hybrid car, an A-frame RV that’s easy to tow with many of todays fuel-efficient SUVs, or $25,000 in cash. The prizes are: the Sea Hunt Triton 188 nearshore boat, the Blue Wave 2000 Pure Bay boat, the Prius Three hatchback, and the Aliner Expedition camper.
New boat choice for 2015 is the Blue Wave 2000 Pure Bay, a high performance fishing boat, ideal for a family outing or the serious angler. With its 8-foot beam, this boat can float in 11-inches of water. Standard equipment includes a leaning post with fold down footrest plus ice chest underneath, multiple live wells, 100% hand-laid hulls, rod lockers, two rear flip seats with storage, stainless steel hardware, unsinkable foam flotation, dry floor drain system and a 10-inch manual jackplate. Package includes a fuel-efficient Suzuki 115 HP fuel injected four stroke outboard engine and a Magic Tilt aluminum trailer.
For second prize, ten winners will receive a $75 Gift Certificate to Guy Harvey Sportswear which features Guy Harvey short sleeve pocket t-shirts and fish tees, dry-release performance shirts, hats, and offshore fishing jackets.
The drawing will take place on December 17, 2015, at 3:00 pm at Federation Headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida. FWF will randomly select one (1) Grand Prize winner from among all eligible entries received, with the drawing supervised by Carroll and Co., Inc., Certified Public Accountants. Florida Wildlife Federation, Inc. is the source of funds used to award cash prizes or to purchase prizes.
Chose your Sweepstakes prize and get outside with your family and friends and enjoy all the marvelous outdoor opportunities that only Florida can offer.
To enter the Florida Wildlife Federation’s Boating Sweepstakes or for details, photos of the prizes, and official rules, click on <a href="http://www.fwfonline.org/Sweeps-Archive/Boat/2015-Boating-Sweepstakes.aspx">http://www.fwfonline.org/Sweeps-Archive/Boat/2015-Boating-Sweepstakes.aspx#</a>
About the Florida Wildlife Federation: “The Federation strongly advocates protection for the headwaters of Florida’s streams and rivers as they are critical in providing clean drinking water and to ensure the health of fish and wildlife,” says Manley Fuller, Florida Wildlife Federation President. “The health of the Gulf of Mexico and the Southern Atlantic is directly related to the health of our rivers which in turn depends on keeping our headwaters pristine.”
This fall, the Federation is actively working on Gulf of Mexico restoration to see that RESTORE Act funds are spent on projects that provide longstanding benefits to the Gulf and watersheds all along Florida’s Gulf coast and lowlands. With the recently announced proposed settlement between BP and the State of Florida, county and state officials now have a clear picture of what they will spend for the next 15 years. Helping them find ways to leverage every dollar will be critical to success. As to fisheries, FWF and our allies are pleased that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently adopted a proactive resolution recognizing the need to conserve and monitor marine forage fish populations. We look forward to working with the FFWC in support of the resolution’s goals.
The Florida Wildlife Federation is a nonprofit, statewide conservation organization established in 1936. For more information visit the <a href="http://www.fwfonline.org" target="_blank">FWF web site</a>.
Keeping the Wild in Florida since 1936! https://guyharveyoutpostblog.com/florida-wildlife-federation-celebrating-25th-anniversary-of-annual-boating-sweepstakes/){kind=link}
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