Winter Newsletter
Tough Call
When the Tournament committee made the decision to cancel the 73rd Tournament it was tough for many reasons. However the conditions and forecast made it an easy call for the committee. Our committee takes everything in account knowing that over 600 people are expected for the tournament. From August till tournament prevailing NE winds and storms eroded beach conditions. The toughest implications go out to our participants, volunteers, sponsor’s and vendors. Many had traveled here ready to fish or judge the tournament. Good news is the town of Nags Head has approved beach nourishment and that will be complete by early fall. We all are looking forward to 2026 and hosting the 73rd Tournament!
Letter to our Members
Since our early founding the Club has always given back to the fishing community providing tournaments, events and even grants years ago. Of course much has changed over the years and we will continue evolve in the future. The Club has always run a very fine line with your finances. We run a pretty balanced budget with basically a zero balance from year to year, depending on donations and raffles. Over the past decade a number of circumstances have caused our limited reserves to decline. Three tournaments cancelled due to weather and COVID had an impact. On the positive side over the past 5 years we have been receiving funds in the form of grants from the Outer Banks Visitor Bureau for our tournaments, totaling $4000 to $5000 a year. Additionally we have made other changes to our overhead to save over the past few years. The newsletter and yearly dues notice will be emailed, however you can request mailings. At this point we will mail to those who don’t acknowledge they have reviewed this newsletter, so please let us know you’ve received it. This past year we started to solicit corporate sponsors for the tournaments and this is gaining ground, we did have $2000 in sponsorships this past year. If you know of any business or person that would like to support us with a corporate sponsorship or donation either of the tournaments, please let us know. We do have an opening on the Board for anyone interested and are always welcome for ideas. Contact us at: candi@nagsheadsurffingclub.com. We are looking forward to a great year of fishing and fellowship, see you on the beach!
Annual Member Meeting Canceled
The Board voted to cancel our Annual Meeting. The canceled tournament and the past fews years has caused our limited reserves to dwindle down. A more detailed explanation on the next page. Meeting is scheduled for 2027.
Calendar of Events
Ocracoke 41st Tournament – April 29th thru May 1st
Fritz Boyden 54th Youth Tournament – June 10th
Little Hatteras Tournament – September 10th thru 12th
NHSFC 73rd Tournament – October 14th thru 16th
NCBBA 17th Red Drum October 21st thru 24th
CHAC 68th Tournament – November 4th thru 7th
Member Yearly Tournament Winners
Ruth Thornton – Sea Mullet 2lbs 12oz 18 1/2”
Joe White – Red Drum 45” Black Drum 6.27lbs 22 1/2” Gray Trout 14 1/2”
Member Yearly Dues We will not be mailing a letter requesting your payment. Please mail in your dues after receiving this news letter. Yearly fee $15 NHSFC PO Box 181 Nags Head, NC 27959
Board Of Directors
Dave Masters Jr – President
Garry Oliver – Vice President
Candi George – Treasure/Secretary
Rob Crawford
Greg Cremia
Tony Garrett
Rose Lay
Kat Mitchell
Walter Nein
Rachel Oliver
Allison Rucker
Kiki Suppler
Vacant
Citations!! 