Attendance is mandatory by at least one crew member.
The entry fee includes boat registration, one official Silver Sailfish Burgee, boat kit, club decal and a tournament scorecard. The Sailfish Marina on Singer Island will serve as tournament headquarters for the event. A jacket and tie are required dress for the Silver Sailfish Derby Dinner and Trophy Presentation, to be held at the Sailfish Club in Palm Beach on January 10th. Ernest Hemingway was a Derby trophy sponsor. The Derby is credited as being one of the first sailfish tournaments to promote catch and release, a concept that is practiced by nearly all sailfish tournaments today.