​Orange Beach
​​​Sport Fishing Club

KV was described in the Billfish Foundation as a passionate, high energy man with a great sense of humor who was passionate about family, community, sportfishing & billfish conservation. He’s greatly missed, his generous spirit will continue to live on through his many philanthropic community efforts.

Kenny Vines

1951-2011

Kenneth Lane Vines, 60, affectionately known as "KV", passed away February 18, 2011 after sustaining a head injury due to a fall. Born in Prichard, Alabama and raised in Perdido, AL, he resided in Orange Beach, AL for more than thirty years. The owner and operator of KV Yacht Brokerage, he was a lively figure on the docks of local marinas, boat launches and waterways. He was a founding member of the Elberta Sausage Festival and the Orange Beach Seafood Festival. An avid sport fishing enthusiast, he was a member of the Mobile Big Game Fishing Club, Pensacola Big Game Fishing Club, The Billfish Foundation, Coastal Conservation Association, and the Orange Beach Sport Fishing Club. His dedication to our coastal community and the families that make Orange Beach a great place to live will be remembered and cherished forever.

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The Kenny Vines Memorial Tournament

There is a good reason that the banner welcoming participants
The Orange Beach Sportfishing Club invites you to come party with us!

"This tourney is not about the money. One of the only agendas we had when we started it was to make sure it stays a fun tourney,’’ said Tim Howard of the sponsoring Orange Beach Sportfishing Club before last year’s tourney.
A lot of people let their children run the rods. You don’t see that in the bigger tourneys. We’ve had a lot of prizes won by junior anglers. It’s one of the tourney’s unintended consequences, but Kenny would have loved that.