2026 VBBT Lay Day Declaration

Fill in the online form below to submit your lay day – we prefer you submit your lay day online. You’ll receive an emailed confirmation and PDF copy of the form. There is a green lay day form in the team envelope you were given at Registration as a backup.

Lay Day forms must be signed by a registered member of the team and turned in by 8:30am of the day being declared as a lay day, otherwise the boat is recorded as fishing that day. Lay Day forms may also be turned in at Station #1 during Registration or at the Weigh Station the evening before your lay day.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Should an issue arise regarding the submission of a Lay Day form, only verbal contact with Paula (757-652-8409) or Deirdre (757-287-4932) prior to 8:30am of the day at issue shall constitute notice, and resolution shall be at the sole discretion of these Tournament Officials. Voicemail, email and text messages do not apply—you must speak directly with either Paula or Deirdre.

LAY DAY TOURNAMENT
The Lay Day Tournament is essentially a one-day “tournament within a tournament” for teams wishing to fish on their lay day. Teams may enter the Lay Day Tournament at any time up to 8:30am on the final day of fishing. All VBBT rules apply, except for continuous GPS time. Scoring is based first on combined billfish points. In the event of a tie, time alone will be used as the tiebreaker; the day/date will not be taken into consideration. You may enter the Lay Day Tournament when you submit your Lay Day form, whether you submit the form online or on paper.

VBBT Lay Day Form