Triple Crown Championship Rules and Regulations.


The Gulf Coast Triple Crown Championship winning boat will be determined by the total accumulated number of points earned according to each official individual Tournament Final Standings. Optional Cash Awards positions not applicable. Participating boats may earn bonus points by participating in all four events.

Championship Points accumulated from official first through third places only, will be awarded on the following basis, regardless of fish weight:

Place

Blue Marlin

C/R

Swordfish

Tuna

Wahoo

Dolphin

1

250

125

100

80

60

50

2

175

100

75

70

50

40

3

100

75

50

60

40

30


In the event of a Tournament Category with no official second and third place positions, points will be awarded towards The Triple Crown Championship from first place only. In the event no eligible fish in a Category are weighed, no points for that Category will be awarded. Points within a category do not rollover.

Boats must register and compete in a minimum of three of the four officially sanctioned Gulf Coast Triple Crown Tournaments.
MBGFC Memorial Day Tournament ~ May 25 – 28 (Orange Beach, AL)
Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic ~ June 3 – 10 (Biloxi, MS)
Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic ~ June 20 – 24 (Destin, FL)
Blue Marlin Grand Championship ~ July 11 – 15 (Orange Beach, AL)

Exceptional Bonus Points:

  • 51 Points will be awarded to a boat breaking an existing Tournament record, regardless of Category.
  • 100 Points will be awarded to Boats participating in all four sanctioned Tournaments.


Tie Breaker Policy:

  1. Tie will be broken by the boat which placed with the single heaviest Blue Marlin (regardless of which tournament).
  2. In the event none of the tied boats weighed an eligible Blue Marlin (Tournament awards only, no Optional Awards count), the tie will be broken by the boat which placed with the single heaviest Game fish (Tuna, Wahoo, Dolphin and Swordfish), regardless of which Tournament.
  3. In the event unforeseen circumstances result in a tie situation which cannot be broken, the Tournament Committee reserves the right to declare tied boats co-winners of the Gulf Coast Triple Crown Championship Trophy. Participants agree to abide by Tournament Committee decisions.


Contested Points/positions/winners:

In event of a contested Award at a Tournament, no Awards points will be allocated to the boat(s) in the disputed position of the particular tournament until dispute is resolved. If not resolved by conclusion of the Series, disputed position will count as zero points toward all boat(s) involved total score.

Cancelled Tournaments:

If cancelled, no points will be awarded from the cancelled event. If The Blue Marlin Grand Championship is cancelled, Trophy will be awarded at the conclusion of the 2013 Blue Marlin Grand Championship Tournament. In that event, boats with Championship Points from the 2012 season will rollover and will be added to points accumulated during 2013 season.

Postponed Tournaments:

In the event a tournament is postponed Championship Points will be awarded providing rescheduled event is held prior to the 2012 Blue Marlin Grand Championship.

Withdrawals:

No points will be awarded to boats withdrawing from a tournament prior to official start of competition.

Mechanical Breakdowns:

Hardship boat transfers will be subject to approval by the Triple Crown Tournament Committee (boat transfers authorized by other Tournament Committees will be accepted by the Triple Crown). In the event of Boat Transfer, Points will be accrued towards original boat.

Championship Points:

Only fish scoring official tournament awards at each event will be counted towards Championship Points. Optional (Calcutta) Cash Award positions do not count towards Trophy points.

Championship Point standings will be posted online at www.gulfcoasttriplecrown.com following each tournament.

The Gulf Coast Triple Crown Tournament Committee's decision is final in all matter pertaining towards Gulf Coast Triple Crown Championship Trophy.

Ownership:

The Gulf Coast Triple Crown Championship Series (GCTC) is owned, promoted and managed solely by Coastal Marina Management, LLC through the Gulf Coast Triple Crown Tournament Committee as a promotional event for the growth and enhancement of Northern Gulf of Mexico Big Game Tournament Fishing.