SOMETHING OLD For at least 20 years, Gregory Poole Cat and Bluewater Yacht Sales (formerly Jarrett Bay Yacht Sales) have paired up to sponsor participants’ favorite kickoff event at what has become one of the largest marlin tournaments in the world—the Sunday Pig Pickin’ at the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. Over those years, the party has been held at a variety of venues along the Morehead City and Beaufort waterfronts, before relocating to its ideal home at Big Rock Landing in recent years. Participants and their families look forward to this casual barbecue, gathering on the eve of the tournament under the shadow of the official weigh station each team hopes to be visiting with their catches later in the week. It takes more than just a village to host an event of this size, and the collaboration between local and out-of-town businesses, event staff, volunteers, town officials and essential service providers is part of what makes the Big Rock such a success. SOMETHING NEW In 2024, organizers from Bluewater Yacht Sales, Safe Harbor Marinas, Gregory Poole Cat and the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament also collaborated to offer a series of special experiences above and beyond the regular schedule of events. Extended to all regional Safe Harbor Members, plus Bluewater and Caterpillar customers, this opportunity included a cocktail party and dinner on Thursday night under the Big Rock tent in Morehead City. That evening, approximately three hundred members and friends gathered to enjoy great food, company, and dancing to live music from The Deloreans, just steps away from the Big Rock scales. BLUEWATER, SAFE HARBOR AND GREGORY POOLE TEAM UP TO OFFER SPECIAL EVENTS AT THE BIG ROCK BLUE MARLIN TOURNAMENT ELEVATING EXPERIENCES photos: John Angelo 10 BLUEWATER
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