016:00 – 8:30 PM
Friday Night
The Calcutta Party
Every boat gets auctioned off to the crowd, live, the night before lines hit the water. Money goes in the pot. Pick the winning boat — take it home. Food, drinks, trash talk, and a toast to Rob.
For Rob
The water was his happy place.
Rob lived for the experience — pre-dawn launches out of Hingham, sandy feet on the Vineyard, foggy mornings on the jetty with the kids in tow. If there was a striper in the water, he wanted to be on it. He loved the chase, the challenge, reading the tide and working a rip.
But he loved the people more than he ever loved the catch. His sons holding the rod for the first time. His daughter laughing as the line went tight. Buddies trash-talking over coffee at sunrise. Rob didn't need the biggest fish — he needed you there with him. He made every trip feel like the best one yet, not because of what they caught, but because of who showed up.
The Stickmany is a day on the water built in his image — fun over everything, generous, loud, and full of family. Proceeds support youth sports organizations serving underserved communities in greater Boston.
"Rob would want this to be fun. So that's exactly what it is."
