Almost 60 anglers took part in the 55th Westport International Sea Angling Festival Shore and Boat Competition. Anglers from Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales and The Netherlands took part once again this year and although the weather conditions were poor, with wind and heavy rain being a main feature of the week, the anglers thoroughly enjoyed the event once again.
Almost 2000 fish were recorded and returned alive to the sea over the course of the event and species included Dogfish, Bullhuss, Ray and Gurnard.
| Shore Competition | 1st, Kenneth Canning, Ireland, 105 pts, 24 fish 2nd, Kieran Foley, Ireland, 102 pts, 23 fish 3rd, Steve Quinn, England, 84 pts, 20 fish |  |
| Overall | 1st, David McDermott, Ireland 2nd, Jim Pressley, England 3rd, Tom McDermott, Ireland 3rd, Damion Gannon, Ireland |  |
| Ladies Champion | 1st, Margaret Lewis, Scotland 2nd, Margaret Sweeney, Ireland |  |
| Junior under 12 | 1st, Oisin Gannon, Ireland 2nd, Sam Lewis, Scorland |  |
| Junior Champion | 1st, Kevin Mortimer, Ireland 2nd, Jack Dallow, England 3rd, Kevin Gannon, Ireland 4th, Tomas Kelly, Ireland 5th, Darragh Connolly, Ireland 6th, Liam Gavin, Ireland 7th, Matthew Fearson, Ireland | |
| Overseas | 1st, Steve Quinn, England 2nd, Ian Moore, England 3rd, Dave Williamson, England |  |
| Team of Two (after elimination) | 1st, Gerry Boiling (Ireland), David McDermott (Ireland) 2nd, Jim Pressley (England), Pieter Rietveld Sr. (The Netherlands) 3rd, Sid Whelan (England), Damien Gannon (Ireland) 4th, Gordon Jones (England), Colin Smith (England) |  |
| Team of Four | 1st, Steve Quinn, Ian Moore, Jim Pressley, Tommy Dunn 2nd, Padraig Ketterick, Colin Loftus, Jeff Moran, Dave Fearson 3rd, Andy Pamley, Richard "Fishy" Lowe, Alan Suddick, Tony |  |
| Daily Prizes: Friday | 1st, Jim Pressley, England, 153 pts 2nd, Ian Moore, England, 151 pts 3rd, Steve Morris, England, 114 pts 3rd, Sean Ketterick, Ireland, 114 pts |  |
| Daily Prizes: Saturday | 1st, David McDermott, Ireland, 177 pts 2nd, Tom McDermott, Ireland, 159 pts 3rd, Damien Gannon, Ireland, 150 pts | |
| Daily Prizes: Sunday | 1st, Steve Quinn, England, 120 pts 2nd, Jim Pressley, England, 111 pts 3rd, David McDermott, Ireland, 102 pts | |
| Individual Fish Awards: | Gurnard, Chris Holmes, England Ray, Ronny Lewis (Scotland) & Mac McCarthy (England) & Pieter Rietveld Jr. (The Netherlands) & Phil Golden (England) Huss, John Flynn (Ireland) & Barry Kortekaas (The Netherlands) |  |
| Champion Boatman | Joe Gibbon, "The Finnaun" |  |
