The center-piece of the West Coast Oyster Shucking Championships and Washington State Seafood Festival (AKA OysterFest) is the Oyster Shucking contests. On Saturday the shuckers go for Speed and Sunday is the Half Shell (presentation) shucking. There are up to 7 heats each day and the final heat determines who will win the PACIFIC RIM OYSTER OPEN SPEED SHUCKING and/or PACIFIC RIM OYSTER OPEN HALF SHELL shucking titles.

Each day the shucking commences at 11am and continues every hour on the hour with the final heat being the championship match-up. The shucking tables in the viewing arena are arranged in a slight U-shape facing the grand stands. These stands are 30 to 50 feet away and also in a U-shape configuration. The shuckers competing in the finals are there because they had the best times and best judged oysters. And they are fast!

The Winners receive cash prizes and a Gold, Silver or Bronze medal is awarded for places 1-3.  A gold medal is also awarded to the contestant with the Best Presentation. Cash prizes and medals are also awarded in Saturday’s Speed Shucking event. The names of the Gold Medal Winners of the Half Shell, Speed and Presentation competitions are automatically placed in the OysterFest Shucking Hall of Fame.

                                                      

The West Coast Oyster Shucking Championships are over for 2011, and the results are in. Shelton Skookum Rotary thanks you all for coming this year, and we are proud to announce the winners.

 

Speed Finals
PLACE IN FINALS	FIRSTNAME	LASTNAME	TIME IN FINALS
1	Guadalupe	Leon	01:09:56
2	Mario	Leon	01:14:10
3	Alejandro	Leon	01:16:75
4	Dionisio	Leon	01:17:06
5	Francisco	Leon	01:19:25
6	Hector	Loza	01:51:21

 

 

Halfshell Finals PLACE IN FINALS FIRSTNAME LASTNAME TIME IN FINALS 1 Mario Leon 02:31:47 2 Oliver Gray 02:44:25 3 Guadalupe Leon 03:10:15 4 Dionisio Leon 03:17:31 5 Gerardo Leon 03:19:25 6 Sean Beyo 04:01:10