Annual IGFA Great Marlin Race Winners
Each year, the team whose tagged marlin traveled the greatest distance in a given year is crowned the winner of the IGFA Great Marlin Race. See below for an overview of the winning teams, their tagged fish, and the sponsors that have declared victory since 2011.
Race Year
Location
Sponsors
Species
Date Tagged
Days at Liberty
Straight Line Distance (nm)
Photo or Video
2024-2025
New Zealand
New Zealand Research Foundation, New Plymouth Sportfishing and Underwater Club
Striped Marlin
February 7, 2025
179
3,863
2023-2024
New Zealand
Bay of Islands Swordfish Club
Striped Marlin
January 6, 2024
244
4,739
2022-2023
Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament
Scott and Ven Poole
Blue Marlin
August 10, 2022
240
4,149
2021-2022
Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament
Tony Huerta
Blue Marlin
June 18, 2021
240
2,452
2020-2021
MABT/Magdalena Bay
The Tuna Club of Avalon
Striped Marlin
October 18, 2020
240
2,122
2019-2020
Kona, Hawaii
The Newport Game Fish Club and Kona Game Fishing Club-Taiyo
Blue Marlin
August 11, 2019
244
2,181
2018-2019
Bermuda
Lainey Jones
Blue Marlin
August 1, 2018
243
4, 166
2017-2018
Bermuda
Mike Verzaleno
Blue Marlin
July 21, 2017
234
2,658
2016-2017
MABT/California
Jeffrey Tom, David Peter, Greg Zucchero, Chris Bailey, Craig Cleaver, John Tully, Dan Gorman, Peter Nannis, David Guyot, Tucker Guyot
Striped Marlin
September 30, 2016
216
1,397
2015-2016
Lizard Island, Australia
Peter Teakle
Black Marlin
October 4, 2015
240
4,393
2014-2015
Lizard Island, Australia
Ernesto Bertarelli
Black Marlin
October 28, 2014
180
5,716
2013-2014
Kona, Hawaii
Marty and Mitchell Firestein
Blue Marlin
August 9, 2013
180
2,883
2012-2013
Lizard Island, Australia
Peter Teakle
Black Marlin
November 11, 2012
69
2,577
2011-2012
Puerto Rico
Trevor Somny, Bruce McKee, Bill Crawford
Blue Marlin
September 7, 2011
120
4,776