Dania Beach, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/20/2015 -- Nautical Ventures, South Florida's leading Hobie dealer, has announced it is sponsoring 15-year-old Allan Escuage to represent Nautical Ventures in the junior division of sanctioned kayak fishing tournaments. Escuage will represent Nautical Ventures for the first time in the Extreme Kayak Fishing Summer Slam II to be held Aug. 22, at Pompano Beach, Fla.

"We're proud to be sponsoring the next generation of fisherman in the ecofriendly and mushrooming sport of offshore kayak fishing," said Nautical Ventures CEO Roger Moore. "Allan is a great representative for the sport, he's passionate, dedicated and very skilled. He may be listed as a junior officially, but Allan has what it takes to compete at the highest levels."

Nautical Ventures' sponsorship of Escuage will include products and apparel, banner placement and registration fee support for an unspecified number of tournaments and personal appearances.

About Allan Escuage
Escuage, an entering sophomore at Cardinal Gibbons High School, is a lifelong angler with years of tournament experience. In 2012, a then-12-year-old Escuage earned top honors (Junior Division) and $2,800 in prize money with his catch of a 46.7-pound wahoo in the Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo. His largest catch to date is a 75-pound Sailfin that would have been set a Juniors world record had Escuage submitted for official measurement by the International