While no names are currently available, the vessels have been confirmed through news photos to be an MTI catamaran and a 46 Skater, named Mixed Emotions. Neither of these boats are registered to FPC members, therefore we are unable to confirm any reports as to who the occupants and victims are. Details of the incident…
DetailsThe Fall weather was superb, with clear, sunny skies, daily temperatures in the low 80’s and light winds, making for calm seas and fair-weather boating. Kicking off on Tuesday Nov 9th at SeaIsle Marina, the weeklong poker run format featured four continuous days of departures, giving over seven hundred participants from around the globe the…
DetailsThe Annual Columbus Day Regatta returned to the protected bay waters of Biscayne Bay near Elliott Key as it has for decades. Despite rumors that the Biscayne National Park service was attempting to “shut down” the pilgimage to sun and fun, the park service backed off just two months earlier after public outcry urged the…
DetailsJoin members of the Florida Powerboat Club and the performance marine industry for a big celebration and a festive evening! What are we celebrating? Where do we begin? Here’s our five biggest reasons!! 5. The recent news from Washington economists that the recession is Officially Over.. 5. The south Florida summer temps and humidity…
DetailsWith just a few weeks before the first wave of powerboats fire up in Miami and head out on a scenic adventure through the Florida Keys, FPC is proud to announce that more than one hundred and twenty five teams have registered for the event, with many boaters traveling halfway across the globe to participate.…
DetailsThe 18th Annual Emerald Coast Poker Run fought the challenges of the BP gulf coast oil crisis and the lingering economic resession, pulling together a modest poker roster of 130 registered teams. Powerboaters from Texas to New York, and as far away as Norway invaded the playful resort towns of Fort Walton Beach and Destin, which…
DetailsThe first Boat Week activities kicked off Wed Aug 11th with hundreds of guests in attendance at Helen Back Cafe in Fort Walton Beach, which featured aCasino night theme. The Helen Back girls wore sexy outfits and served cold beer and hot pizza all night long, while the Emerald Coast Foundation staffoffered the full line…
DetailsSince February 2010 South Florida-based OffleaseOnly.com has continued its FPC sponsorship support by providing the ideal poker run support vehicle. The silver 2008 Ford E-350 15-passenger van which appears at most FPC poker run events, replaced the 2005 model that the club purchased from Offleaseonly.com four years earlier. The new support van has been instrumental…
DetailsSix sun-drenched days of powerboating fun kept sixty five participants from the United States, Canada and Europe on an exciting excursion from Fort Lauderdale to the Florida Keys, which continued to Bimini in the Bahamas. The annual Bahamas Poker Run had been slated to kick-off at Old Bahama Bay and Port Lucaya on Grand Bahama…
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