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5 days ago | 
speedonthewater.com | Matt Trulio
For even more good reasons than its name implies, the 1,000 Islands Charity Poker Run is the crown jewel of go-fast boating events in the Northeast. From its spectacular scenery to its primary charity—Make-A-Wish of Central New York—the Clayton, N.Y., happening delivers an experience like no other. This year’s event is set for July 17-19, and has more than 100 boats registered and 100-plus sponsors inked.
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6 days ago | 
speedonthewater.com | Matt Trulio
Friday, May 9Mod V Class In For Full APBA Full Series And Race World Offshore Key West WorldsGreat news for the season-opening Thunder On Cocoa Beach event. The Mod-V class voted to run the APBA-sanctioned offshore racing series this season. Photo by Pete Boden copyright Shoot 2 Thrill Pix. Thursday, May 8Decoding Offshore Powerboat Racing’s Current Power StruggleThe lines have been drawn.
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6 days ago | 
speedonthewater.com | Matt Trulio
With the exception of teams not ready and those under the XINSURANCE sponsorship banner, the Mod V class will begin its season next weekend at Thunder On Cocoa Beach in Cocoa Beach, Fla. What’s more, the Mod V team owners, who discussed the current issues facing the sport and voted on a revised schedule Wednesday evening, will stick with the five-race American Power Boat Association/Powerboat P1-produced national-points series of races this season.
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6 days ago | 
speedonthewater.com | Matt Trulio
Six years and change ago, I headed to the Lake of the Ozarks to cover the first Cigarette Owners Rendezvous produced by Performance Boat Center of Osage Beach, Mo. I arrived in town a day early so I could hang out with Dave Scott, a longtime friend I came to know through his offshore racing and Lake of the Ozarks Shootout exploits, at his waterfront home.
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6 days ago | 
speedonthewater.com | Matt Trulio
At one point or another in the past several weeks, each side involved with offshore racing’s current division accuse the other of lying. And while I have neither the desire nor the time to run down every accusation—a fool’s errand to be sure—I can trace the flashpoint in the conflict back to a closed-door meeting during the 2024 Midwest Challenge in Sheboygan, Wis. None of the Pro Class 1 teams will compete at next weekend’s offshore racing season-opener in Cocoa Beach, Fla.
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1 week ago | 
speedonthewater.com | Matt Trulio
Having owned more than 100 boats—most recently a Mystic C4000 catamaran—by his own estimate, South Florida’s Chris Richards has just one regret about his first Desert Storm Poker Run experience in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. And it’s not something he missed doing during the three-day event, because from the Thursday street party to the Saturday top-speed event the Angle of Attack Marine owner did everything the event had to offer.
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1 week ago | 
speedonthewater.com | Matt Trulio
As an article of clothing, a personal flotation device is neither comfortable nor flattering. But unlike a gaudy event T-shirt, bikini or board shorts, it can save your life if you get pitched from a boat at high speed. A PFD might be uncomfortable and unflattering, but it also might just save your life if things go horribly wrong. Photo by Pete Boden copyright Shoot 2 Thrill Pix. No one heads out for a poker run, or any go-fast boating event for that matter, expecting to die.
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1 week ago | 
speedonthewater.com | Matt Trulio
With registration for the annual Sunsation Boats Sun Run on Michigan’s Lake St. Clair at 126 entries and almost three months remaining before the July 31-August 2 event, the fourth-year, brand-specific rendezvous is poised for another massive turnout. The 2025 happening includes a Thursday street celebration and exhibit in downtown New Baltimore, Friday’s main event and dinner and an over-the-top raft-up on Saturday.
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1 week ago | 
speedonthewater.com | Matt Trulio
Two things you can count on from Southwest Florida during the summer, which is fast-approaching? First, soul-sucking heat and humidity. Second, less traffic on the streets between Interstate 75 and the small Sunshine State cities that dot the Gulf Coast. Going their separate ways for the summer, Fort Myers Offshore members will return in the fall.
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1 week ago | 
speedonthewater.com | Matt Trulio
Walking down the Manatee Marine Unlimited property in Palmetto, Fla., to show a reporter the progress on a new-to-the-class Cat 300 raceboat owned by Connor Langheim, Ricardo Maldonado paused for a moment to look around. A new 38-foot Valor pleasure catamaran (left) and a 31-foot Victory Super Stock-class raceboat are coming together side by side at Manatee Marine Unlimited. Photos by Matt Trulio. “We’re super busy here,” he said, then chuckled. “I hear that’s a good thing.”The reporter nodded.
