Powerboating In Paradise, Vol 11 #3
In this issue: The 2011 Whirlwind Spring Tour, The Bahamas Poker Run, Emerald Coast Rocks the Gulf and Miss Boat Week, 2011.
DetailsIn this issue: The 2011 Whirlwind Spring Tour, The Bahamas Poker Run, Emerald Coast Rocks the Gulf and Miss Boat Week, 2011.
DetailsKey West Highlights, Summer Sneak Peak, Miss Key West Bikini Contest… Check it out!
DetailsDespite that he saw other high-performance powerboat builders surviving and even thriving by offering center-console models during the past few years, Patrick Haughey, the owner of Active Thunder Boats in Pompano Beach, Fla., was never tempted to take his company in that direction. Not for one moment, not if hell froze over (and it just…
DetailsI would like to begin by thanking our hundreds of participants from all over the United States, Canada, Europe and South America, for joining us for he 21st year of our signature poker run event from Miami to Key West. To understand what a massive undertaking this is, one must consider the magnitude of the…
DetailsThere was a degree of apprehension on the docks at SeaIsle Marina as poker run teams from around the nation arrived for the dockside breakfast and captains briefing. With concerns about the wind and possible waves for the final leg into Key West….many were considering their options. But with a closer look at the weather…
DetailsFLORIDA POWERBOAT CLUB members attending the Key West Poker Run may be a little anxious about the 20 mph winds on Tuesday, as the boats gather at SeaIsle Marina in Miami to stage for the Wednesday departure. But STU JONES, FPC president and event coordinator assures participants that while it is natural to have these…
DetailsWhile the future of the Super Boat International Offshore World Championships in Key West, Fla., has yet to be decided pending a possible move up and across the state to Clearwater, the Florida Powerboat Club’s annual Key West Poker Run, which happens the same week as the offshore races, will continue—and will expand its scope…
DetailsIt was a whirlwind tour to say the least, and it reminded me of the days long ago, when I would load up the FPC trailer with the Harley, club magazines and poker run videos, to tour around many states for weeks at a time, visiting our club members attending poker runs in their homebased…
DetailsNot-to-miss high performance happenings are coming to a waterway near you. In Arizona, California, and Florida, three of the hottest states in the nation for high-performance powerboating, you can take to the water year-round. Of course, that doesn’t mean you won’t have to brave a few frosty mornings—I’ve scraped ice of the deck of a…
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