Waiver / Disclaimer

It is understood that all participants in the Blue Water Athletes fishing tournaments enter at their own risk, and that the officers, committee members, sponsors, directors, tournament venue(s) and all persons connected directly or indirectly with the operations of said tournaments, shall be exempt from liability for libel, slander, loss, damage, negligence, harm, injury, or death suffered by any participant, entrant, anglers, his/her companions, boat captains, mates, crew members, vessels and equipment which may occur during or in conjunctions with the tournament.  By tournament entry, the captain consents that the Texas Offshore Showdown and the Texas Billfish Bonanza may use without payment or restriction, any photographs in which he/she or any of their crew may appear for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to resale, advertising, commercial or promotional material.  The captain and his crew further release the Texas Offshore Showdown and The Texas Billfish Bonanza officers and directors, and all persons from injury, loss or damage which may result. All entrants are subject to submit to polygraph examination at the request of the tournament committee if there is a conflict involving said entrant. Failure to submit to such an examination will result in disqualification of the entrant at the sole discretion of the tournament committee. 

ALL DECISIONS OF THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR AND COMMITTEE WILL BE FINAL.