Skaterfest 2018

 Celebrating a legendary brand, According to Skaterfest founder and organizer Ron Szolack, the eighth annual celebration of the Skater Powerboats brand should have a record-setting 50 boats based on commitments so far. “In our biggest year, I think we had 26 boats,” said Szolack, who’ll be running his just finished, wider-cockpit eight-seat Skater 388 catamaran in the event. “So we’re...

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Michigan City Mishaps, Part Two

 A couple laps after the Cleveland Construction mishap, CRC had an even bigger issue. They went into the corner either too hard, or hit a bad wave, and this was the result as the spray...

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Pix from 2018

 Well my first Official pic of 2018, wish i had more but mother Nature wasn't being nice today. However lots of events for the new year, and will be doing a new format where i only use One thread for the whole year as I am trying to cutdown workload. Happy New Year.

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Race World Offshore's Mentor Race 2018, Very...

 Race World Offshore's very first race was something else. Many things were working against the event, including weather and boat count, but my final opinion was completely different than what I expected. When all was said and done, I made the comment it was the most exciting offshore race event I've ever seen where a total of only 11 boats showed up to...

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Michigan City 2018, 10th Annual Super Boat Great...

 Schedule Thursday, August 2, 2018 5:30 pm Ribbon Cutting – Sunset Grille At North Point Pavilion, Washington Park 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm VIP Party – Sunset Grille At North Point Pavilion, Washington Park Friday, August 3, 2018 9:00 am - 10:00 pm Dry Pit/Race Village open to public – Washington Pk – 200 Heisman Harbor Dr 9:00 am - 5:00 pm* Registration: Washington Pk – 200 Heisman Harbor...

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Caution, Wide-Load - No Bull, No Hype

 Every so often something special comes along in the performance boating world. Everybody has their favorites; some are one of a kind in performance. Some are one of a kind in handling. Some are one of a kind in design. And some are one of a kind in paint. Some become the beginning of the next great thing, an overall breakthrough. We all have our favorites. On the opposite end of the...

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Michigan City Mishaps, Part One

 Michigan City's SBI race had 6 boats entered in the Supercat class, a really nice turnout. Coming down the front straight it was WHM on the inside, M-Con in Lane 2, Cleveland Construction in Lane 3, Performance Boat Center in Lane 4, AMH trailing the rest of the pack wide in Lane 5, and Pro Floors pacing the front runners in Lane...

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Pix from 2019

 Happy New Year, and we are off and no better way to start the new year than Transom Tuesday.

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West Michigan Offshore and the Grand Rapids Boat...

 In just a few short days, the Grand Rapids Boat Show will kick off at the DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids. One of the special events that will take place at the Boat Show is the opportunity to win an Offshore Powerboat Adventure Ride! Everyone 18 years of age or older will be able to sign up to win an Offshore Powerboat Adventure Ride with a member of the West Michigan Offshore...

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Boat Interior Builders Best Kept Secret?

 One of the things all custom boat builders require, and those who refurbish offshore performance boats desire, is an interior that is as special as their vision for the entire project. When you are creating a work of art with the design of a boat, and you assist with the custom paint that makes your boat special, you have your list of "Must Haves". One of those "Must Haves", make sure the...

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Spirit of Detroit's Hydrofest 2018, What a Sunday...

 Detroit's Hydrofest was quite the event. From bad weather, to worse weather, to the busiest and most exciting race day possible. All in a short three day span. What was supposed to be a three day span of testing, qualifying, and racing did not have Mother Nature's blessing. Somebody must have forgotten to inform her to put it on her schedule. When we arrived on Friday, the wind was blowing...

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West Michigan Offshore's Rock the Coast 2018

 The WMO Muskegon Powerboat Weekend's Poker Run was almost a Deja Vu all over again. The forecast was calling for rain and possible thunderstorms, just like in June. Because of the conditions, the helicopter had to be cancelled at the last possible minute before it had to leave its home airport to arrive for the scheduled photo shoot with Pete Boden of Shoot 2 Thrill Pix. But, even though there...

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Traverse City Offshore Poker Run Helps Big...

 The first Traverse City Invitational Poker Run, put on by the Offshore Powerboat Association and the Offshore Classic group, was a great success for participants and beneficiaries. From the beginning on Friday where participants started showing up to the hotels, to the finale on Sunday where rides were given to both Bigs and Littles from the Big Brothers Big Sisters, everybody we spoke with...

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OPA's Class Seven in St Clair, The Most Fun Class...

 The Offshore Powerboat Association's St Clair River Classic of 2018 had a few glitches this past weekend, mostly ships on the course, but the cream of the event for the spectators appeared to be Class 7. Five of the seven Class 7 boats at the start. Part of the reason for being most exciting, the number of boats. With seven entries, there was...

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