The 2^nd  annual Costa Rica Blue Water Hunting

                                        Open 2010 Rules. 

 

1- Date & Duration of the Open:

 

The Open will be held over 6 days : from Sunday 10th to Friday 16th of January, 2010.

Ther will be a divers / captains/ organizer meeting for all participants  on Saturday 9th at 7 pm. at the villa Casa Pacifica at Samara beach.

An award banquet will be held for all participants, boat captains and officials at Villa Playa Samara Hotel on the night of the Friday 15th of January, 2009 ( dress is informal ).

 

 

2- Diving rules/ Equipment:

The Open is an individual tournament

 

General diving rules refer to :

 

http://www.freedive.net/ibsrc/

 

http://www.iusarecords.com/rules.htm

 

Specific CR BWH Open rules :

    -Chum/ burley can be used by the divers.

    -Flasher are permitted.

    -Powerheads are forbidden.

An individual/ annual fishing licence is mandatory and will be provided by the organizer.

 

3- Locality/ Transportation:

 

The fishing area will cover the offshore waters from Nosara to Cabo Blanco ( Nicoya Province ) . The fishing offshore boundary is at about 30 miles off the coast.

The boats will be leaving Samara Beach no sooner than 7:30am every morning and will be back at 3:30pm. (at 11 :30am.  if inshore diving)

A lottery will be held to allocate each diver team to a boat on a daily basis.

All the participants must report back to the weigh in station at Samara Beach by 5pm.

An electronic scale (certified by I.G.F.A.) will be used

 

4- Specie list/ Scoring systems:

 

The open will solely aim at pelagic fish generally found in the « blue water » and at less than 70 feet depth.

 

       Eligible bluewater fish will be :

 

-Dolphinfish ( Dorado )/ Coryphena hippurus.

 

-Wahoo ( Guaho )/ Achantocybium solanderi.

 

-Yellowfin tuna ( Atun aleta amarillo )/ Thunnus albacores.

 

-Bigeye tuna ( Atun oro grande )/ Thunnus obesus.

 

-Skipjack tuna ( Barrilette )/ Katsuwonus pelamis.

 

-Pacific bonito ( Bonito)/ Sarda chiliensis

 

         Eligible inshore fish will be :

 

-Siera mackerel ( Cero )/ Scomberomus sierra.

 

-Spanish mackerel ( Sierra espanol )/ Scomberomus maculatus.

 

-Almaco jack ( Pez fuerte ) /Seriola riviolina

 

Fish taken during the Open become the property of the captains. On the last day fish may be used by the participants to dispose of as they wish ( take the fish for home freezing ).

All Scoring is on an individual basis.

Competitors are not to shoot more than 6 fish per day.

A maximum of 8 fish per competitor is allowed to be recorded over the duration of the Open and a maximum of 2 fish per species.

No upgrading : once a participant has recorded 2 fish of a species, he cannot record a fish of that species.

All eligible fish must be weighed and mesured each day at the certified scales wich will be at the headquarters. An electronic scale (certified by I.G.F.A.) will be used.

 

Divers who do not make weigh in time at 5pm. that particular day will no count for that particular day nor the following day.

Each bluewater fish count 2 points per pound.

Each inshore fish count 1 point per pound.

There is not any min/ max weight or length.

Scores will be tabulated at the rate of 1 or 2 points per pound ( lbs ), or percentage of, to the closest .01lb.

In the event of a tied place, the participant with the largest fish recorded breaks the tied place.

 

The organizer ask for all participants understanding/ cooperation by promoting a correct and conservative attitude.

 

Billfish (marlin, sailfish) capture is prohibited during the whole Open.

 

5- Liability:

 

All participants must be insured by a recognized Insurance Policy for death and injury due to the obvious hazards involved in the sport of freediving and spearfishing.

The organizer recommend D.A.N. insurance :

 

http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/index.asp

 

The participant must sign a liability release and express assumption of risk.

By signing the application and the liability waiver, the participant will confirm that they have read and understoodthe rules of the Open and will asume the risk of personal injury, property damage or wronful death upon themselves.

 

6- Prizes:

 

First place : $3,000 U.S.

 

Second place : $1,500 U.S.

 

Third Place : $500 U.S.

 

A trophy is dedicated to the annual Open champion.

 

Freediving/ spearfishing equipment will be distributed to the other competitors by sponsors during the award  banquet.

 

 

7- Open 2010 video:

 

A video will be edited by the organizer and one copy given to each participant. The video will be protected by copyright and only copies used for family/ private purposes of the participant are authorized. Any collective usage, reproduction and/or distribution conducted without prior authorization from the organizer is prohibited.

 

8- Registration:

 

The total cost per participant:  $2.450 U.S.

The cost includes :

 - welcome reception and  divers/ captains/ organizer meeting.

 -5 and ½ days sportfishing boat rental .

 -one of the spearfishing/ bluewater hunting workshops hosted by the 2 guest divers on Wednesday 20th.

 -7 nights full board from Saturday16th evening to Saturday 23th morning: lodging in an independant villa  located very close to the beach / dock/ headquarter. Each diver is provided with an air-conditioned double  occupancy bedroom/ bathroom and share a living room, a fully equiped kitchen and a patio. Breakfast at the restaurant, lunch on the boat and dinner at the restaurant.

Also included are WIFI internet, swimming pool and 24/ 24 hotel services.

  - an annual/ individual fishing licence

  -one T-shirt, cap, edited video of the Open.

  -award banquet.

  -prizes…

 

           Extra lodging :

 

-each extra night full board  (including breakfast and dinner: $110 U.S. per diver/ person.

-one individual/ private villa shared with guests : $50 U.S. per night in one bedroom villa  or a two bedroom/ private villa.

All extra reservations/ payments must be done before the 1st December of January 2009.

 

        How to register? All applicants must submit to the organizer :

           -an application form and a liability disclaimer, prior to being accepted for participation to the Open.

This can be download from the website and filled out.

The application and liability disclaimer forms must be received from applicant  prior to October 1st, 2009.

 

Once accepted by the organizer (a confirmation will be sent by mail ), the applicant has to send  $1,450 U.S. to Virgili cp. Inc. The payment only confirms you get registered to the Open.

 

   Mail adress :       Virgili cp. Inc

                              102 Av des Ormes

                               Edmundston N.B.

                               E3V 4J9 Canada

The payment can be done by check,  bank transfer or PayPal.

 

The balance of $1,500 U.S. must be received from registered diver prior to the 1st  November, 2009.

 

9- Cancellation Policy:

 

In the event of the entire cancellation of the Open by the organizer, all fees received for entries will be refund to the applicants.

Cancellations must be done by applicants  by mail.

 

         Cancellation fees:

 

-After the 1st November, 2009: No refund. All fees are non refundable, not negotiable and not transferable.

-Prior to the 1st November 2009 : 80% refundable.

 

10-Protests:

 

Protests may be registered by any contestant, official or event organizer.

Protests must be registered in writting to the event organization within 2 hours of the end of each day’s fishing. It must be dated and carry the name and signature of the person protesting.

A jury will be composed of one of the 2 guest divers, 2 participants, the event organizer, one captain. Any contestant who is the subject of protest or presents protest must be excluded from the jury in that case.

In the case of exceptional circumstances for wich no provision has been made in the Rules, the jury may, on protest from the participant concerned, use it’s discretion to lift a disqualification and impose a different penalty.

 

 

11-Confidentiality:

 

 With a view to better protecting personal data the CR BWH Open 2010, organizer informs you of the practices used on the site for handling data which is gathered and processed.

We use information regarding participants, exclusively to communicate with them regarding registering and to respond to their request for support or information.

The organizer do not use, nor share any private identifiable participant information which is provided on-line.

The organizer will not, without your authorization, sell or lease any information which is provided on line and personally identifiable regarding yourself or your firm, to any third party.

With a view to maximizing the protection of information, the CR BWH Open 2010 website uses reliable technology in the field of security in order to prevent such data from being used in a wrongful manner or from being modified by unauthorized third parties.

 

12-Information:

 

 For any further questions regarding the 2nd annual Costa Rica Blue Water Hunting Open rules, please contact us in english or in french at :

 

info@spearfishingmotion.com

  Subject : 2^nd CR BWHO 2010

 

 

     APPLICATION FORM :

 

      Click here to download the application form

 

     LIABILITY RELEASE AND EXPRESS ASSUMPTION OF RISK :

 

      

Click here to download the liability release