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Grady Fest History

In March 2009, the Tarpon Coast Grady Club hosted the Gulf Coast Grady Fest. The event was an all day Informational Seminar mixed with group fun and camaraderie amongst fellow Grady Owners. The Tarpon Coast Grady Club out of Sarasota handled all the preparation and planning.

Grady-White personnel were present as well as multiple Grady Clubs from Florida. Various speakers and vendors were there with information and instruction on the many marine gadgets and fishing techniques.  A great thanks should go out to those involved!

The 2010 Grady Fest will be a bit less formal and have much more of an outdoor festival atmosphere. As planning for this years Grady evolves, more information and specifics will be posted in the News Section.

 

Fish Tale Grady Club History

First a little history about the boat club that is hosting the 2010 Grady Fest. The Fish Tale Grady Club was started in January 2007 and has quickly grown to over fifty member boats! Although we have a common name, the Fish Tale Grady Club is completely separate from Fish Tale Sales & Service, our sponsoring dealer. The club is open to all Grady-White Boat Owners in the Southwest Florida, and is NOT exclusive to Fish Tale customers. The club’s members own a wide variety of boats, from 20′ to the 36′ models and there is a modest annual membership fee.

In a typical boating season, there are ”on the water” activity every month beginning in November and running through June of the following year. In addition to these rendezvous, we have a monthly meeting at the Bass Pro Shop off I-75 at Alico Road. These meetings often have guest speakers and are held on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30pm. We typically suspend meetings during the summer months.

As you can see from the “on the water” activity calendar below, we have a very busy season planned.

Events Scheduled for 2009-2010 Season

December 3rd Club Meeting (Speaker: Nathan Moran – Expert Boat Detailer)
December 20th Christmas Boat Parade (Event Chair: Jack and Mary-Jane)

January 7th Club Meeting (Speaker: To be announced, either Fishing or US Customs)
January 13th Lunch @ Pinchers - Naples (Event Chair: Stu)

February 4th Club Meeting (Speaker chair: Doug)
February 6th Anniversary Party (New location, watch for more info)
February 24th Lunch @ Green Flash - Captiva (Event Chair: Dick and Loretta)

March 4th Club Meeting (Speaker chair: George)
March 19-20-21 Grady Fest @ Fish Tale Marina

April 1st Club Meeting (Speaker chair: Jack)
April 13-14th Overnight trip Marco River Marina (Event Chair: Doug and Dave)

May 6th Club Meeting (Speaker chair: Dick)
May 12th Fishing Day (Event Chair: George)

June 13-? Islamorada-Bahamas Boat Trip (Event Chair: Jim)

Note: The pictures you’ll see at the bottom of the various web pages were taken from past events.