- Brac youth win big catch

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Brac youth win ‘big catch’ with Cayman Airways

Two lucky young anglers from Cayman Brac earned free tickets to Grand Cayman on Cayman Airways for having the biggest catches during the recent Barracuda Bonanza.

Barra Bonanza winner Rachael Dilbert:
Cayman Airways Customer Service Agent Deanna Tibbetts (left) presents Rachael Dilbert with two tickets to Grand Cayman for catching the biggest barracuda in the girl’s category

The event was hosted by the Rotary Club of Cayman Brac with the slogan “Get hooked on fishing, not on drugs”. Some 54 youngsters participated in the tournament, along with 14 adults.

In the boy’s category, 15-year-old Nathan Walton hauled in the biggest Barracuda at 14.9 lbs. He competed on the boat TLC accompanied by his father Robin Walton.

Arising victorious among the girl anglers was15-year-old Rachael Dilbert, catching an 18.8 lb Barracuda on the boat Fun Time accompanied by her father Royce Dilbert.

Rachael and Nathan both won two free tickets to Grand Cayman on Cayman Airways as part of a prize package to visit Dolphin Discovery with their chaperones.

Photo Captions

Barra Bonanza winner Nathan Walton:
Nathan Walton (right) receives two tickets to Grand Cayman from Cayman Airways Customer Service Agent Deana Tibbetts for catching the biggest barracuda in the boy’s category. Brac Rotary President Alphanso Gayle (left) looks on.

“The Rotary Club of Cayman Brac salutes Cayman Airways for partnering with our annual Barracuda Bonanza,” said the club’s president Alphanso Gayle. “The prizes stimulated a wide cross section of our kids to participate and we had a record attendance of 54 children. Considering we are still in a recovery stage after last November’s hurricane Paloma, this event helped to reduce the stress level of our kids.”

Cayman Airways CEO Designate Olson Anderson commented: “This tournament offered a wonderful opportunity for parents to spend quality, productive time with their children while promoting a drug-free message, and Cayman Airways is proud to have been part of it.”