Florida Powerboat Club kicks off the 2021 season with the Annual Winter Poker Run to Marathon. These twenty-seven poker run teams from all over the United States enjoyed amazing January weather with warm temperatures, calm seas and ideal conditions for a Saturday run to Key West!
This 10th Episode wraps up the Florida Powerboat Club’s Key West Poker Run 2020… Celebrating 28 years of the club’s signature Poker Run event! Boaters enjoyed some scenic boating on local waters visiting Woman Key, then gathered at the Conch Republic Seafood Company to play out their poker hands! It was a festive culmination of…
With the hurricane ETA out of Florida, the Key West Poker Run participants had sunny skies and smooth seas to enjoy daily boating runs over the weekend. Then it was a festive evening each night as they played out their poker cards and hit Duval Street!
The Florida Powerboat Club returned to Tampa for the 11th Annual Tampa Bay Poker Run, with a record 75 powerboat teams.
Powerboaters attending the 28th Annual Key West Poker run shift gears as they arrive in Key West and begin to enjoy the very festive vibe of the Conch Republic poker run headquarters – Located in the heart of the Key West historic seaport. Then Friday morning it was time to get back on the water…
It’s another episode of Horsepower in Paradise, as we rejoin members of the Florida Powerboat Club on the epic Key West Offshore Poker Run, which features 160 poker run teams heading from Miami to Key West. This episode features several teams at speed on the open waters near Marathon in the Middle Keys, as some…
The FPC chopper team catches up with the Florida Powerboat Club members as they wrap up the lunch stops at Gilberts Resort and Sundowners in Key Largo, then head out on the scenic waterways through the Upper Florida Keys. With a wide variety of manufacturers represented, the timing was great for Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boats as…
The 28th annual Key West Poker Run picks up momentum, as over 100 Powerboat teams take the exciting ride from Miami to Key West. It was a colorful mix of the latest powerboats… With luxury center console boats cruising at 60 mph and high-performance catamarans that were pushing the throttles to 140 mph!
The third adventure for Florida Powerboat Club‘s 2021 calendar rallied 37 teams on an exciting ride from Miami to Key West at the height of Spring Break!
The 28th Annual Key West Poker Run ramps up as 120 powerboat teams hit the waterways in Miami for the Thursday run to Key West. With rough coastal waters, it was an easy decision to stay on the protected Intracoastal waters from North Miami Beach to Biscayne Bay. Enjoy this amazing collection of high-performance hardware…
The Florida Powerboat Club’s signature event, the Key West Poker Run continues from Key Largo towards the middle Keys, as a small group of boats gets all the attention from the FPC aerial photo teams, weaving through the Upper Keys. It’s a historic reunion for FPC president Stu Jones and Team Black Thunder Offshore, who…
The 26th Annual Miami Boat Show Poker Run took on a whole new format for 2021, with a full-scale performance boat show at Gilbert’s in Key Largo. But there was plenty of time for some high-speed thrills, scenic cruising in the Florida Keys, and those lovely FPC Girls who came along for the ride!
The fun continues with members of the Florida Powerboat Club on the 28th annual Key West Poker run! In this episode, we rejoin the Wednesday departure group as they hit the throttles across the open waters of Biscayne Bay, the settle in for a casual lunch at Gilbert’s in Key Largo.
Florida Powerboat Club continued its annual November tradition with the 28th Annual Key West Poker Run, taking 160 powerboat teams from Miami to Key West on a five-day escape to paradise. Episode 1 highlights the Wednesday departure group, as a handful of teams navigated towards Key Largo, knowing that Hurricane ETA was still looming in…
FPC members kicked off 2021 with three days of Powerboating in Paradise, as they traveled from Miami through the scenic Florida Keys to Marathon. With light winds and calm seas for the Saturday fun run, these weekend warriors hit the throttles for lunch in Key West!
This episode spotlights Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boats, one of Florida Powerboat Club’s longest-running manufacturing sponsors! We start by joining the Nor-Tech team at Bahia Mar Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale as they launch a very special Nor-Tech Demo Day sales event, then we take an amazing factory tour at their new Cape Coral, Florida facility. We…
A fast-paced feature with all the highlights of Florida Powerboat Club’s signature poker run event staged in November 2020. With 160 poker run teams from as far away as Europe, this spirited group of powerboating enthusiasts displayed a stellar fleet of high dollar hardware from all the leading performance marine manufacturers!
The 10th Annual Tampa Bay Poker Run continues on a beautiful Saturday in September, as Florida Powerboat Club members complete the final checkpoints of this 100-mile poker run. From performance cats and v-bottoms to multi-engine center consoles, these big horsepower machines boiled the waters of Tampa Bay and the spirited teams took the party from…
Florida Powerboat Club members enjoy perfect boating conditions in the Tampa Bay area, testing the performance of their big horsepower toys! After a poker card handoff at Egmont Key, they explore new destinations on the Manatee River as the 46-boat fleet splits up to visit a variety of popular waterfront restaurants.
The Tampa Bay Poker Run found new September dates after a long 6-month Covid-19 delay, as a total of 46 poker run teams assembled in Downtown Tampa for a weekend of horsepower in paradise! Outboard powered catamarans and center consoles appeared to dominate the lineup, including a strong showing from Mystic Powerboats, Nortech Hi Performance,…
Episode 6 wraps up Florida Powerboat Club’s feature coverage of the Emerald Coast Powerboat Week event staged in late August. We rejoin the FPC members as they complete the final leg of the poker run from Pensacola Beach back to Destin, then the teams congregate at the Destin FWB Convention Center for a festive evening…
Powerboat teams from all over the U.S. continued to navigate the 120-mile poker run course from Sandestin to Pensacola Beach, as part of the Emerald Coast Powerboat Week, staged by the Florida Powerboat Club. Enjoy the spirited enthusiasm of these weekend warriors as they gather poker cards from the lovely FPC girls, and feel the…
Florida Powerboat Club members escaped the August summer heat as they blasted from one checkpoint to the next on the Emerald Coast Powerboat Week poker run course. Join the teams as they push the throttles across Choctawhatchee Bay and pick up poker cards in Destin, Sandestin, Niceville, and Shalimar! Don’t miss that magical money shot…
The 2020 Tampa Poker Run Sizzle Reel is here! Tampa never disappoints. Check out the video to get a sneak peek of the excitement had by all on this incredible Poker Run. Stay tuned for more!
Florida Powerboat Club wraps up feature coverage of the 2020 edition of the Miami Boat Show Poker Run, which celebrated 25 years since its early beginnings in the 90’s. Participants enjoyed lavish lodging at three Key Largo resorts, and got together for the Poker Run festivities at Bakers Cay Resort for the Friday Night Poker…
