TVI Events Announces the Fish & Chips Showdown to be hosted by Captain Sig Hansen of the F/V Northwestern
Join Captain Sig of Deadliest Catch at the Tables and on the Water in the World’s First Hybrid, High Stakes Fishing & Poker Tournament
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 11, 2009 – Nassau, Bahamas
TVI Events, the producers of the inaugural Fish & Chips Showdown to be held May 11 – 16, 2010 in Nassau, Bahamas is excited to announce that Captain Sig Hansen of the F/V Northwestern and star of Deadliest Catch will be hosting the 2010 Fish & Chips Showdown. Joining Sig will be his brother, Edgar Hansen, Deck Boss of the F/V Northwestern, along with the girls of PlayerXT, who will be co-hosting the event and competing in the Bullz-Eye.com Bikini Model Search Finals. Fish & Chips Showdown participants will have the opportunity to win a piece of the $250,000 cash purse and spend 5 days in the Bahamas alongside Sig and Edgar. Limited tickets are still available, so visit www.thefishandchips.com to sign up.
The Fish & Chips Showdown will be based out of the stunning, four-star Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort. The poker tournament will be held at the adjoining Crystal Palace Casino, with the final table at the world famous Nygård Cay Resort. The fishing tournament will be staged from the nearby Paradise Island Marina. Competitors will battle it out on the tables and on the water for $250,000. Payouts include purses of $170,000 for the poker tournament, $70,000 for the fishing tournament and an additional $10,000 to the overall Fish & Chips Champion. Additionally, the winner of the fishing tournament will qualify for the 2010 IFGA Offshore Fishing World Championships.
Participant packages are available covering five nights accommodation at the Sheraton, buy-ins to both tournaments, chartered and catered boats for the fishing tournament, transportation between airport and hotel, catered food during poker play and now, final table poker action at the world famous Nygård Cay. Packages are available for those who wish to provide their own boat or seek other accommodations as well.
The Fish & Chips Showdown is currently open to 170 participants, with limited tickets remaining. To participate, visit www.thefishandchips.com.
Texas Hold’ Em + Big Game Fishing + Bikini Models + Nygård Cay + $250,000 up for grabs + Captain Sig Hansen + … = The Ultimate Experience!
About TVI Events
TVI Events is an innovative global event management company. TVI Events provides clients and event participants with full-service event management, including early-stage event planning, venue and vendor contracting, attendee registration, professional hosting and all related services. In addition to hosting third party events, TVI Events hosts proprietary destination events, including the annual Fish & Chips hybrid poker and fishing tournament.
About Captain Sig Hansen of the F/V Northwestern
Captain Sig Hansen began fishing at age 14, was a full-time Bering Sea fisherman by age 18, a relief captain at age 22 and running the Northwestern at age 24 – which he has continued to do for 20 years. Sig has been featured in all seasons of the documentary television series Deadliest Catch, where he also serves as technical advisor for the production.
The Northwestern has been, and continues to be, a top producer with an exceptional safety record: the Northwestern has never had a single death at sea in the nearly 20 years Sig has been at its helm and its serious injury rate is significantly lower than other boats in the Bering Sea fleet. The Northwestern won the final derby seasons for both the king crab and opilio crab in 2005 and 2006 respectively, taking home the titles for both the highest poundage caught and the highest dollars earned between the featured boats in the Deadliest Catch. Learn more and follow Sig at www.fvnorthwestern.com.
For more information about the Fish & Chips Showdown hosted by Captain Sig Hansen of the F/V Northwestern please visit www.thefishandchips.com or call 888-539-4691.
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“We eat lots of fish sticks and there is always lots of our Tartar Sauce around
the table…it’s good! We also love to eat Shrimp and use lots of our Cocktail
Sauce (It’s good for making Bloody Mary’s too)!
We’re on a fishing boat not a luxury liner and you need to learn how to improvise.
The Tastiest Catch Sauce is great on any seafood and beyond.
I can barely leave the dock with out Sea Horseradish sauce
for my crew….it’s a must have.”
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This year has been a very busy year and nothing surprises the guys more than when people bring in stuff from our stores. Especially when they forget what they commissioned almost a year ago. You can easily see Edgar’s expression when he sees the Northwestern Calendar printed for the first time. Thanks to Mary McNatt of Florida for the picture and buying a calendar.
Originally From Tasty Booze
I’ve been catching a lot of Deadliest Catch reruns on the Discovery Channel lately so when I saw a Deadliest Catch related beer at my local super market I had to pick it up. Rogue Ales’s Captain Sig’s Northwestern Ale is made in honor of Captain Sig Hansen and his two… Visit Tasty Booze for the full review.
It’s not a creative display of empty boxes in my kitchen- mostly because when I took this, it was to brag to a friend in Georgia that I’d found these locally and she’d never seen them before. :) (And I’m pleased to say, not only was her jealousy sweet, the fish was quite tasty!)
Saundra M.
Hey Sig,
I saw your products in the freezer isle, and being a fan of both Deadliest Catch and The Northwestern I immediately picked up a box. Of course they were awesome. I’ll never eat the name brand minced meat fish sticks again! The texture was great and they tasted really fresh, nothing like the bland and mushy ones I grew up eating. I seriously can’t wait til next payday to try the other four varieties. So when am I gonna be able to pick up a box of Captain Sig’s Crab Legs or Crab Cakes? That would be beyond awesome.
Keep fishin!
-Timm B
PS- My cat Harry couldn’t keep his paws off. He’s also a fan.
GREAT AMERICAN SEAFOOD COOK OFF
www.greatamericanseafoodcookoff.com
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GREAT AMERICAN SEAFOOD COOK-OFF TO GATHER
COUNTRY’S FINEST CHEFS IN NEW ORLEANS
Sig Hansen, Star of Deadliest Catch, Will Host the Annual Seafood Showdown
NEW ORLEANS, June 12, 2009 — Accomplished chefs from throughout the United States will gather in New Orleans on July 18th to compete in the 2009 Great American Seafood Cook-Off, which is presented by the Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board. This will be the sixth consecutive year that the popular culinary contest has occurred. The event, which has featured both up-and-coming and celebrity chefs over the years, underscores the importance of cooking with domestic seafood and encourages the use of products from sustainable fisheries.
“Since first introducing the Great American Seafood Cook Off in 2004, we have advanced the cause of sustainable fishing and also had a lot of fun,” said Ewell Smith, executive producer of the Cook-Off and executive director f the Lousiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board. “I look forward to continuing this tradition and welcoming America’s most talented chefs to New Orleans this summer.”
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service, the event’s chief sponsor, uses the cook-off to highlight to American seafood consumers the agency’s management of the Nation’s marine ecosystems. “Rebuilding U.S. marine fisheries so they can support the highest sustainable harvest for future generations of Americans is a significant challenge,” said Jim Balsiger, acting NOAA Fisheries Service assistant administrator. “We are on target to end overfishing and set annual catch limits as required by U.S. law.”
Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana recently sent letters to the governors of all 50 states asking them to appoint a chef to compete in the event. To date, 12 states have registered chefs including Kentucky, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Texas and West Virginia. Louisiana will be represented by Chef Tory McPhail of Commander’s Palace. The 2009 Great American Seafood Cook Off is endorsed by the National Restaurant Association and will be audited by the National Fisheries Institute.
Sig Hansen, the commercial fishing captain who stars in the popular documentary television show Deadliest Catch, will host the 2009 Great American Seafood Cook Off. Hansen began fishing at age 14 and currently captains the Northwestern, a fishing vessel based in Seattle. The Northwestern won the final derby seasons for king crab (2005) and opilio crab (2006), taking home titles for both the highest poundage caught and the highest dollars earned among the boats featured in Deadliest Catch.
“I am very excited to visit New Orleans and participate in the Great American Seafood Cook Off,” said Hansen. “Coming from a commercial fishing family, I recognize the importance of sustaining our fisheries here in the U.S., which keeps the rich culture and heritage of our coastal fishing communities alive.”
The Great American Seafood Cook Off will take place at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans during the Louisiana Foodservice Expo. Open to the public, the event asks attendees to make a $5-$10 donation at the door. This donation is for cook-off entry only and does not include entry into the expo. The Cook Off will begin at noon and conclude at 4pm. Participating chefs will create unique dishes with domestic seafood, and utilize fish that’s native to their home state whenever possible.
Prior winners of the Great American Seafood Cook Off include John Currence of City Grocery in Oxford, MS, Tim Thomas of the Ocean Forest Golf Club in Sea Island, GA, Justin Timineri, Executive Chef for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Randy Evans of Brennan’s of Houston, and John Besh of Restaurant August in New Orleans.
Great American Seafood Cook Off sponsors include NOAA and FishWatch, Michelob Brewing Company, Whole Foods Market, Loubat Food Service Equipment, Louisiana Restaurant Association and the Royal Sonesta New Orleans hotel. Acknowledgement is also in order to the supportive seafood organizations; the National Fisheries Institute, Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation, Texas Department of Agriculture, Jones Seafood Solutions, Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. A special thanks also to media sponsors, Gulfscapes Magazine and Louisiana Public Broadcasting.
For more information, visit online at www.GreatAmericanSeafoodCookoff.com.
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This is our Rottie, Bruce. He never gets into the trash, but he couldn’t resist…Bruce wants to know when we can get the salmon patties in extra large?
Thanks for the great fish
Julie Lahr
Bruce Finds The Empty Box
Chad M. sends this in today. Good Kitty.. Good Kitty.. Sig’s comment, “that cat is about to eat my head”. Remember folks we’re looking to collect all the empty box shots we can and the ones with the best damn looking empty boxes will win something. All the fish are caught in Alaska and these packages carry the Marine Stewardship Counsel logo which recognizes this fishery as Sustainable. Please look for these in your local Supercenters. Sig wants to hear from you if you’ve purchased any of the products and wants to know your thoughts. So leave a comment. He may just have some Northwestern Gear for those fans who send in the best display of empty Captain Sig’s empty boxes in their kitchens. You can email him the photos here
Want to locate where Captain Seafood is? Wal-mart is carrying it in their selected test markets. You can view the list of locations here.
