April 27, 2022 — WINTER PARK, FL — The 2023 Costa Offshore World Championship presented by Continental was held Sunday, April 16, through Friday, April 21. A total of 29 teams comprised of 138 anglers converged on Quepos, Costa Rica, for one of the most prestigious tournaments in big-game fishing. In the end, the International Roosterfish Tournament Team representing Mexico took home the iconic championship ring.

Anglers representing qualifying events in 19 countries – including Australia, the Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, the Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Fiji, Grenada, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius, Mexico, Panama, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and the United States – competed in the event, releasing a total of 267 sailfish and 46 blue marlin for an average of 10.79 billfish per team.

It was the International Roosterfish Tournament Team including anglers Karen Comstock, Rodger Comstock, Judy Franich, Rocky Franich and Paul Steigerwald that emerged victorious. During four days of fishing, they released 14 sailfish and four blue marlin for a total of 4,800 points.

As 2023 champions, the first-place team will be invited back to compete in all future Offshore World Championships. The second- and third-place teams will receive an invitation to fish in the 2024 event.

Collectively, the 2023 OWC teams and guests traveled a total of more than 750,000 miles to attend this international event—the equivalent to circling the globe more than 32 times.

Adding to the prestige of the tournament, the production team from Sport Fishing Television, the award-winning fishing-travel-adventure TV series, was on hand throughout the week to produce a four-part series that will air on Discovery, Outdoor America, and additional networks this fall.

Dates for the 2024 event are already confirmed: Sunday, April 14, through Friday, April 19. For more information, visit offshoreworldchampionship.com. To find an Offshore World Championship Official Qualifying Event near you, please visit offshoreworldchampionship.com/qualifying-events.

About Bonnier: Bonnier is an outdoor adventure company that fuels passion for fishing, boating, sailing, motorsports, hunting and travel. Bonnier has the nation’s leading portfolio of experiential events and iconic media brands in the marine category and an extensive series of nationwide motorsports and hunting events. Bonnier publishes Salt Water Sportsman, Marlin, Sport Fishing, Boating, Yachting, Cruising World and Sailing World, produces award-winning SFTV television programming, and hosts world-class fishing tournaments, sailing regattas and educational events across the US and in Mexico, Bermuda, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Australia and the Virgin Islands.

February 8, 2023 — WINTER PARK, FL — Bonnier LLC took significant actions this week to continue its transformation into the leading outdoor adventure company.

Most significant among the actions is a new integrated structure built around brands and communities instead of products. Whereas the company previously had separate Media and Events divisions, moving forward Bonnier will be grouped by the enthusiast activities in fishing, boating, sailing, travel, motorsports and hunting. 

Bonnier’s new Marine Division, under Executive Vice President Glenn Sandridge, will integrate the company’s media and events properties within five groups: the Sport Fishing Group, Marlin Group, Boating Group, Yachting & Sailing Group, and Travel Group. The Marine division will include all print, digital and broadcast assets, as well as the company’s fishing tournaments, expeditions and sailing regattas.

A new Motorsports & Outdoor Division, under Executive Vice President Jonathan Moore, will apply full focus on the rapid expansion of Bonnier’s already robust portfolio of motorsports, hunting and other outdoor enthusiast franchises. 

“The key to our future growth lies in advancing the way we serve and market our passionate and affluent communities,” CEO David Ritchie said. “To become the leading outdoor adventure company, we have to fuel the passion of our enthusiasts across various channels, whether that’s through content, tournaments, expeditions, regattas or expos. Today we are putting the structure in place to fully realize that vision and to accelerate our growth trajectory further.”

About Bonnier: Bonnier LLC is an outdoor adventure company that fuels passion for fishing, boating, sailing, motorsports, hunting and travel. Bonnier has the nation’s leading portfolio of outdoor events and iconic media brands in the marine category, as well as an extensive series of nationwide motorsports and hunting events. Bonnier publishes Salt Water Sportsman, Marlin, Sport Fishing, Boating, Yachting, Cruising World and Sailing World; produces the award-winning SFTV television series; and hosts world-class fishing tournaments, sailing regattas and experiential events across the US and in Mexico, Bermuda, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Australia, and the Virgin Islands. Bonnier LLC is owned by Sweden-based Bonnier AB, a globally operating conglomerate with more than 200 years in publishing.