The WHOW Tournament is scored in such a way that every team can develop their own unique strategy for making it to the podium. (photo credit: Pepper Ailor)

Team Tangler shows off their tournament catch.The WHOW Tournament is scored in such a way that every team can develop their own unique strategy for making it to the podium. Added veteran Jason Walker, “Being able to get out in nature, with my restrictions, is comforting.”

Veteran Jason Walker, on Team Tangler, enjoyed the opportunity to get out on the open ocean. He added,“Being able to get out in nature, with my restrictions, is comforting.”

WHOW participants come from all branches of the military. Each year, some of the prior year’s participants return to serve as “veteran” veterans to ensure a seamless experience while on the water.

The Tournament’s three Ron Ashimine Award winners share the WHOW awards stage. The award is bestowed upon the tournament’s top angler, which is determined based on total points. From left, Drew Mewes (2020), Larry Draughn (2021) and Kaleb Weakley (2019).

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A lifelong sportfishing enthusiast, War Heroes on Water Tournament Founder and loanDepot CEO Anthony Hsieh is deeply connected to the West Coast sportfishing community, and proudly and personally helped to send off all 38 Tournament yachts.

The 2021 War Heroes on Water sportfishing tournament, now the largest nonprofit sportfishing tournament in the U.S., celebrated 100 combat-wounded veterans across five days. The event is designed to provide therapeutic support as veterans heal from the physical, emotional and moral wounds of battle.

Says War Heroes on Water Tournament Founder and loanDepot CEO Anthony Hsieh, “There’s nothing else that I’ve done in my life that has had more of a human-to-human impact.”

Dozens of the finest sportfishing yachts on the West Coast participated in the recent War Heroes on Water sportfishing tournament. The event, which began with a patriotic boat parade through Newport Harbor, featured 38 yachts with 100 combat-wounded veterans aboard.

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