Testimonials
Our Recent Visit
What a pleasure it was to meet you, and spend some time with you and Byron at the Resort. After a cancelled flight and four hours at the airport (thank goodness for the bar by it) , we finally got back to Knoxville at 1:00 am this morning. All is well. It is good to be home, but we loved our four days at ABR.
What a pleasure it was to meet you, and spend some time with you and Byron at the Resort. After a cancelled flight and four hours at the airport (thank goodness for the bar by it) , we finally got back to Knoxville at 1:00 am this morning. All is well. It is good to be home, but we loved our four days at ABR.
We will book another trip down within the coming year. I will check with you and see when things are fairly quiet, hopefully April or May. I like the weather since it is a little cooler. If there are events that you offer such as fishing weekends when Tony might be able to get out with a guide, please put us on your mailing list.
Again, my appreciation to you and to Byron for taking care of us. We sincerely appreciate everything you did for us, and our stay was "Five Star". And....thanks for the drinks :):)
Take care, and we hope to revisit you soon.
Molly and Tony W.
“Wave Paver”/ Garlington Landeweer Marine Winner of the 2012 Custom Shootout 11th Annual Charity Fishing Tournament benefiting charities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-May 19, 2012, Boat Harbour Marina, Bahamas
The 2012 Custom Shootout was held May 16-19, 2012 out of Abaco Beach Resort at Boat Harbour in Abaco, Bahamas. Thirty seven custom built sportfishing yachts entered teams in the 11th annual fund-raising tournament.
There were 99 billfish released (37 blue marlin, 49 white marlin 10 sailfish and 3 spearfish) during the three days of fishing. WAVE PAVER, a 61’ GARLINGTON, with anglers JR DAVIS, a released two blue marlin, four white marlin and a one sailfish (and had a one-day slam for 500 bonus points) to capture the overall title in the 2012 Custom Shootout. The race from the edge had four boats chasing the title this year. At the end, REEL JOY edged out the Ravaganza, the Mechanical Man and the Chasin to retain the title once again.
Everyone attending the tournament events had a great time. Abaco Beach Resort at Boat Harbour was an awesome host as they hosted the kickoff party and then Friday nights “Honor the Boat Builder” party and then the Awards Party Saturday night. Sunset Marina, SatCom Direct, Smith-Merritt Insurance and Florida Detroit Diesel were Platinum Sponsors for the tournament. Other major sponsors present were Travelers, Chantilly Air, MacGregor Yachts, Coral Cadillac, Aqua Lights, ISR, CAT Pantropic, CAT Gregory Poole, CAT Ring Power, Alexseal, Florida Crystals, Pipewelders, Hi Seas Technology, P&R Canvas, Treasure Coast Prop, Livos Technologies, Michigan Wheel Marine, Phasor, Palm Beach Towers and Ocean Club and many others who offered financial support for the tournament. Among the custom builders attending and supporting the tournament were Paul Spencer of Spencer Boats, Roy Merritt of Merritt Boats, Dominick LaCombe Jr. of American Custom Yachts, Randy Ramsey with Jarrett Bay, Mary Jordan from Garlington Landeweer, Mark Willis with Willis Marine. According to Tina Church, the co-tournament director, “What makes this tournament so unique is the dedicated owners and their professional crews and the wonderful location. It was lots of fun and a great way to benefit selected charities.”
A stunning awards banquet, with a lot of really outstanding food, was held in the air-conditioned tent at Boat Harbour Marina. The tournament coordinators gave commemorative plaques to each tournament sponsor in recognition for their support of the tournament. The WAVE PAVER team of JR DAVIS, LINDSAY DAVIS, STEVE DAVIS and SCOTT GLASSCOCK accepted the 1ST Place trophy, a beautiful sculpture by Ken Ulberg. Top Captain and Crew on the WAVE PAVER consisted of CAPTAIN JASON PARKER and crew Russell Sinclair and Jerry Owens. The PLANE SIMPLE with owner JIM JENSEN, with CAPTAIN JIMMY WERLING and anglers GARY ANGEL, CARL MANCHAKA, and MATT ESPOSITO placed second as they released four blue marlin and two white marlin. The BEAR TRAP with CAPTAIN ED DWYER with owner JOHN STOUT and anglers JOHN STOUT Jr, HAYDEN DELL and NATE ANDREWS took third place, with one blue marlin, two white marlin and one sailfish released. JR DAVIS, owner of the WAVE PAVER, won the “Top Angler” trophy, a Kent Ullberg Marlin sculpture. SUSAN McCART on the REEL JOY won the Cheryl Roy Memorial trophy, as the “Top Women Angler”. WAVE PAVER took home the Top Tag & Release award, with seven tagged fish. SPENCER YACHTS, winner of the 2011 Custom Shootout Trophy, awarded the perpetual “Custom Shootout Trophy”, a beautiful custom Carey Chen glass sculpture, to Custom Builder Peter & Everett Landeweer and Garlington for display in their office for the current year.
International Bussiness Finance Summit
April 11, 2012
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) recently hosted an International Finance & Business Summit at Abaco Beach Resort. BFSB worked closely with the staff at Abaco Beach Resort on all aspects of the resort and island activities. Your team created unique experiences that were both memorable and effective. Our guests were well taken care of throughout our stay, and were made to feel “right at home”. The resort is a short flight for Nassuvians and also has direct access via Florida for some of our international guests. It offers the perfect mix of charm, hospitality and amenities.”
Donna A. Nguyen-Comito
Bahamas Financial Services Board
TravelCorp
May 24, 2012
Abaco Beach Resort at Boat Harbour
PO Box Ab20669
Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas
Dear Kevie,
On behalf of Bozzuto’s and Travelcorp, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your hard work and dedication to the Bozzuto’s Retailer & Supplier Exchange held at Abaco Beach Resort, April 19 – 24 2012. Your attention to detail and on site management of logistics shaped the success of the event. And a success it was! Everyone had a wonderful time.
I’d also like to extend a thank you to Andrew, Jules, Chef Charles, Carolyn and the rest of the staff. They did a fabulous job and were so kind and welcoming to all our guests.
I look forward to another ‘Amazing’ event at Abaco Beach Resort! Until then…..
Warmest regards,
Karen DeAngelis
Director
