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"Yes Aye" at Port Louis
Marina
1988 Innovator 31ft ex California purposely designed
for fishing. Equipped with Cummins 330hp turbo diesels (2009) giving
a 25 knot cruise, she is an excellent sea boat giving a dry comfortable
ride similar to that of a much larger vessel.
Equipment includes a Murray brothers fighting chair,
Rupp outriggers, 2 GPS, 2 VHF, fish finder, autopilot, full safety
equipment, Penn International and Shimano Tiagra reels from 20 to
80 class, electric downrigger, etc. Creature comforts include enclosed
cabin with stand up head, refrigerator and comfortable seating in
the cockpit, cabin and up on the fly bridge.
Fully insured and licensed for ocean fishing charter
trips.
Innovator advert from about 1988
Press clipping
of the 'El Zorro II' on the mothership
"Yes Aye"
started life as the "El Zorro II" a fishing tender on back of Jim
Edmiston's 100ft "El Zorro" mother ship (see pic) which did world
tours visiting famous fishing hotspots. "El Zorro II" graced many
fishing magazines often with a big marlin alongside! Eventually
Jim sold "El Zorro II" to Grenadian Cliff Wardally in 1995 who renamed
it "Yes Aye" (a Rastafarian exclamation best translated as an emphatic
Yes!). "Yes Aye" was
recently overhauled in Trinidad (2009), engines were upgraded to
330hp and a fibreglass canopy added to the flybridge.
Another
Marlin comes to the 'El Zorro'
In
September 2004 hurricane Ivan devastated Grenada causing widespread
damage to homes and boats. By luck "Yes Aye" was on
the hard at the time and escaped serious damage other than a
bent strut - although she did look pathetic amongst all the
toppled boats.
Originally from Aylesbury UK, Captain Gary started
coarse fishing at age 8 and graduated to carp fishing (best
22lb) and then barbel fishing (best 12lb15oz). Whilst working
in London he met his Grenadian born wife (Rolda) and that led
to their move to Grenada in 1996.
A Sailfish
swims away after being tagged and released
By chance Gary became Cliff Wardally's next door
neighbor. Naturally Gary ended up fishing with Cliff on "Yes
Aye" for a year after which the opportunity came to purchase
the boat when Cliff moved to Miami in 1997.
True Blue Sportfishing was started in 1998 and
has since become the leading charter boat on the island.
Since 2005 Gary has also served on the organising committeee
of Grenada's Spice Island Billfish Tournament - the most popular
tournament in the southern Carribbean.
First mate Albian Modeste started sport fishing
in 2008 but he grew up in a fishing village so has the right
background and is learning fast.
Captain
Gary Clifford
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Capt. Gary is strongly
in favour of billfish conservation - we tag and release all
billfish and often return other species as well. Gary is a member
of both and The
International Gamefish Association
and The
Billfish Foundation
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Gary Clifford
True Blue Sportfishing
True
Blue
St. Georges
Grenada
West Indies
Phone/Fax: (473) 444-2048
Cell Phone: (473) 407-4688
E-mail:
grclifford@spiceisle.com
Website;
www.yesaye.com |
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