It's an exciting time in Ocean City this week. Our town hosts the annual White Marlin Tournament, the largest bill fish tournament in the world. It began in 1974 with just 56 boats competing for $20,000 in prize money. It has grown over the decades. This year there will be 450 boats, 1,500 anglers, tens of thousands of spectators and millions of dollars in prize money.

The anglers will be fishing for the white marlin, the top prize in the tournament, as well as blue marlin, tuna, wahoo, dolphin and shark.

The tournament runs from August 4th - 8th. The boats may fish any three of those days, but no more then 3 days. Boats participating in the tournament must weigh their fish at the official scale located at the Harbour Island Marina between 4 and 9:15pm. There are large amounts of money to be won. These anglers are very serious.

It's a lot of fun to go to Harbour Island Marina in the late afternoon and watch the big boats come in. The boats will be flying flags to show what type of fish they have caught. They pull up to the weigh-in area, and the fish is hauled up and weighed in front of the crowd. There is lots of cheering and clapping. It is an extremely good time being had by all.

If you have never experienced the White Marlin Tournament, you are truly missing out. Harbour Island Marina is located on 13^thStreet and the Bay in Ocean City, Maryland. Get there early so you can get a good spot by the scale. Or you can buy yourself a permanent spot for the tournament. Harbour Island also has bayfront townhomes and condominiums for sale.