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Ms. Peacock generally fished at the tournaments from
petitioners’ luxurious yacht.3 She was part of a four-person
team working together on the yacht to catch and land the desired
fish. The team consisted of a captain, two mates, and an angler.
The captain remained on the bridge of the yacht during the
tournaments, and he was responsible for operating and maintaining
the yacht. The angler and the mates worked in the yacht’s
cockpit. Ms. Peacock was her team’s angler, and she was the
team’s most important member. She was responsible for single-
handedly landing each billfish after it had been caught.4 Mr.
Peacock was not a member of the four-person team, but he
accompanied the team aboard the yacht during the tournaments and
handled the management and financial side of the fishing
activity. Each team member’s compensation was based primarily on
a portion of the team’s tournament winnings; i.e., generally, the
captain was paid 10 percent of the winnings, the mates were paid
10 percent of the winnings, and petitioners were entitled to keep
the rest.
The atmosphere on petitioners’ yacht during the tournaments
varied from that of a hardworking, dedicated, and skilled group
3 At the tournaments held in Mexico, petitioners chartered a
yacht because it was too expensive and hazardous for them to sail
their yacht to Mexico through the Panama Canal.
4 The tournaments’ rules provided that only the angler could
catch the fish.
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