While 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…
DetailsWith clear skies, warm temperatures and great boating conditions along the scenic St. Johns River, Jacksonville Poker Run participants really couldn’t have had it any better. Earlybirds were treated to a Friday Fun Run, which traveled through the Port of Jacksonville to Nippers, a popular waterfront restaurant in Jacksonville Beach, with a Caribbean-inspired menu and…
DetailsFROM: STU JONES, President- Florida Powerboat Club Dated: May 24.2013 We are most pleased to announce to our FPC members, TV viewers, marine trade and tourism partners, that Powerboating in Paradise TV is back on the air with another exciting series of half hour TV episodes, produced in full HD, and featuring all the highlights…
DetailsAlthough the April showers appeared to be a threat to staging the Tampa Bay Poker Run in the days leading up the St.Petersburg based event, the weather took an 11th hour turn for the better and by Saturday morning, the forecast was for light winds and no rain! The morning sun glistened over the calm…
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THURSDAY APRIL 4TH, 2013 From Stu Jones: Florida Powerboat Club President. It is with great pain and utter sorrow, that I bring this tragic news to our extended Florida Powerboat Club family. Helicopter owner-pilot Mark Palmieri lost his life late Wednesday in a horrific crash of his Robinson R44, one of four helicopters owned by…
DetailsSince Spring of 2010, three years had passed since FPC had staged a poker run event in the Fort Myers Beach/Cape Coral area, and it was a long-awaited return to this beautiful part of the Sunshine State. Abundant cruising options in scenic protected waters has always made this area an ideal destination for all boaters,…
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