Stu Jones and the Florida Powerboat Club, founded in 1993 start the annual trip to Key West. The first 50 teams get ready and converge on Haulover Marine to start their epic journey. The Wednesday departure is set and teams are ready to go. Everyone heads out of Haulover Inlet and heads to Miami. From…
Florida Powerboat Club celebrated its 20th year in the Emerald Coast during the 2018 Emerald Coast Powerboat Week, which featured five days of daytime boating events and evening parties at its Emerald Grande Headquarters in Destin. This episode features the first few events on the agenda, including the Trucks N Boats Parade, a Thursday Fun…
We are excited to be heading to the newly renovated Hawks Cay Resort & Marina for the FPC Winter Poker Run, our first event of the 2019 season. Our roster features 19 registered boats from 30—48 feet, and we still have room for about 10 more boats to fill the docks and luxury villas that…
When you live in Florida, you expect to see boats and bikinis… But this past Thursday, the bikinis took center stage and all eyes were on the beautiful girls of FPC as they competed in the Miss Powerboat Week Bikini Contest. Check out the photo gallery below to see the participants from the crowd pleasing…
Harborwalk Village played host to our annual “Trucks N’ Boats” Powerboat Parade as FPC participants took over the streets of Destin, FL. Surrounded by restaurants, shopping and more, locals and visitors came out to see the powerboats as the main attraction of the evening.
While many are planning holiday parties and festive events, the FPC team is focused on our next trip to paradise as we close in on the details for the Winter Poker Run, just over a month away! Rooms will be booking fast and we need to confirm our room blocks for the hotel reservations so…
FPC’s Powerboat Magazine, Powerboating In Paradise showcases all of the excitement of Florida Powerboat Club’s poker run series and special events, in a colorful high-quality magazine that is published quarterly. Featured highlights from every event showcase the best of FPC’s poker run parties, member spotlights, FPC girls and more! Over 10,000 copies of this eye catching…
Florida Powerboat Club owner, Stu Jones and the members of FPC here in (Part 6), make their way to Key West for the 25th Annual Key West Poker Run. See all the great sponsors, new High Performance Boats and the beautiful girls in bikini swim wear. Don’t miss any of the great events. Remember to…
Stu Jones and the Florida Powerboat Club hit Key West with over 200 High Performance Powerboats, FPC Girls and the best marine sponsors. All eyes were on these impressive boats and our beautiful FPC Bikini Models at their best. Check out some of the action in the video below in case you missed it.
Florida Powerboat Club is extremely thankful for the support from the local community as our combined efforts have made the 2018 Emerald Coast Poker Run possible. Please join us in welcoming our sponsors who have had a huge impact on this event!
One of the biggest events on the 26th Annual Key West Poker Run agenda was the Saturday Night Dinner and Awards Party at Conch Republic Seafood Company. A vibrant Key West poker run village was filled with Key West sponsors and vendors, while inside the Conch Republic’s restaurant almost 900 guests dined on a continuing…
With the sun shining, blue skies and light winds, our FPC members arose to a great day of boating on Saturday. The raftup party is always a top priority for so many of our poker run teams, and Woman Key was the perfect destination, located about eight short miles to the west. By 11:30 am…
We are excited to share with our fans the new amazing art that will be our official poster, embroidery logo & tee-shirt design for the highly anticipated 2018 Emerald Coast Poker Run!
Stu Jones and members of the Florida Powerboat Club gathered Friday evening for a spectacular Sponsor awards ceremony at the Conch Republic Seafood Company Poker Run Village. Special honors were given to Presenting Sponsor, Mercury Racing which had recently partnered in FPC’s new Cigarette Top Gun paceboat, so it was appropriate that the sponsor presentations…
The Thursday run featured a stellar fleet of over 150 boats, starting out from Haulover Inlet in North Miami, then passing through Grove Harbour Marina for poker card before and make the traditional stopover at Gilberts in Key Largo. Everyone always enjoys the cruise through the mangrove waterways when first arriving at Jewfish Creek in…
This gallery focuses on our Thursday FPC poker run teams as they make their way through Miami’s Government cut, and though the Rickenbacker Causeway into Biscayne Bay. With the scenic Miami Skyline and the opulent Fisher Island as a backdrop, every frame in our photographer’s lens was a souvenir “Miami Vice” postcard! But unlike those days…
FPC members experienced great weather as they made their way on the 170-mile trek from North Miami through Biscayne Bay to the Florida Keys. With just two poker cards to gather up…one at Grove Harbour Marina and a 2nd card at Gilberts Key Largo…the teams then headed to the lower keys and beyond, enjoying the…
Florida Powerboat Club set off for another great adventure to the Bahamas for another great event. Club members had a great experience with some great water conditions and lots of sun! Check out this Sizzle Reel for an inside-look at this years Bahamas Poker Run!
Wednesday was the kick-off day for our 26th Annual Key West Poker Run as Florida Powerboat Club members gear up and head out from Miami for the famed Key West event…..featuring 170 miles though the scenic paradise of the Florida Keys. Check out the photo gallery below, as the first wave of about 50 poker…
Florida Powerboat Club set off for another great adventure to the Bahamas for another great event. Club members had a great experience with some great water conditions and lots of sun! Check out this Sizzle Reel for an inside-look at this years Bahamas Poker Run!
It’s safe to say that most agree, the Key West Poker Run is one of our favorite events of the year and the FPC girls make it even more enjoyable. Check out the photo gallery of the FPC girls in Key West who you will likely remember from past events as well.
Stu Jones and the Florida Powerboat Club makes their way to downtown Tampa for the 8th annual event. Boats used the slips at the Tampa Convention Center. Watch members head out under the famed Skyway Bridge! 42 High performance boats make their in the Tampa Bay area! Stay tuned for part 2 of the Tampa…
Just as expected, the Key West Poker Run was our hottest event of the season. With the largest crowd seen in years, over 215 FPC members participated in the 2018 event and flooded the streets and waterways of Key West. Our Saturday night events at the Conch Republic Seafood Company always draw a large crowd…
Stu Jones and the Florida Powerboat Club at the 2017 Emerald Coast Poker Run. Catch Part 4 of the FPC TV Show series and see all the great high performance boats, great action on the water, and some of the prettiest girls in Florida. Thank you to all our great sponsors. Blackwater, Deep Impact, Destin…
Car, plane, boat…. No matter how you get here, just GET HERE! Things are heating up in Key West and our members are having a blast already! We will see an increase in boats, girls and fans this weekend and we are excited for what’s in store! Check out the photo gallery below of a…
