West Marine Press Releases

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (October 19th, 2010)
West Marine, the largest specialty retailer of boating supplies and accessories, along with Navionics (the pioneer in electronic charting) and the Zancudo Lodge awarded Ryan Miles of New Castle, PA a three day, three night stay at the Zancudo Lodge in San Jose, Costa Rica. Miles was the winner of the “Fish’ N Trip” sweepstakes that took place in all West Marine locations as well as on the company’s web site at www.westmarine.com

Miles is an avid fisherman, who often shops at the Pittsburgh West Marine store.  His family spends most of their summers on the Great Lakes, particularly Lake Erie, fishing for Walleye and Perch. “West Marine was invaluable when I was restoring my 1979 Slickcraft,” says Miles. “Both in-store and online they offer the best in minor mechanical hydraulic, electrical and plumbing parts which made refurbishing hassle-free.”

Miles will be staying at The Zancudo Lodge, which has practiced catch and release of all billfish for the past 20 years. This premiere fishing resort in Costa Rica, is surrounded by beautiful Costa Rican foliage and wild life with pristine beaches that stretch for miles. As Costa Rica’s premiere fishing resort, the Zancudo Lodge is home to over 70 I.G.F.A world records and is known for its inshore and offshore fishing.

About Navionics

Navionics all new Fish'N Chip - The most detailed inshore and offshore US fishing charts available - with up to 1' HD bathymetric fishing detail on select inshore estuaries and bays of the US East Coast, US West Coast and US Gulf Coast, High–resolution one meter bathymetric charts covering the entire Great Lakes, high-resolution offshore and canyon fishing bathy, vegetation and marsh areas, rocks, wrecks, offshore safety navaids, tides and currents, and professional guide waypoints. Available in the US and Canada (Great Lakes) only. Choose from three huge new regions that cover the entire US on MicroSD media card for your Navionics Gold-compatible chartplotter…just plug-and-play!

ABOUT WEST MARINE

West Marine, the largest specialty retailer of boating supplies and accessories, has over 330 company-operated stores located in 38 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and two franchised stores located in Turkey. Our call center and Internet channels offer customers approximately 50,000 products and the convenience of exchanging catalog and Internet purchases at our store locations. Our Port Supply division is one of the largest wholesale distributors of marine equipment serving boat manufacturers, marine services, commercial vessel operators and government agencies. For more information on West Marine's products and store locations, or to start shopping, visit www.westmarine.com or call 1-800-BOATING (1-800-262-8464).