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    West Michigan Offshore's Muskegon Powerboat Weekend 2019 

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    Published on 06-16-2019 10:17 AM
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    As seems to be the issue with every pre-planned boating weekend in West Michigan, the weather forecast was making the planning interesting. Depending on what weather person you listened to, or what forecast you looked up on the internet, the weather could be anything from 6 to 8 foot waves on the lake with gale and small-craft warnings with a 90% chance of rain. To partially sunny and 2 to 3 footers with a 20% chance of rain or less.


    Heading out the Muskegon Channel

    Although there was a bit of rain during the street show on Thursday evening, the overall weather was fine. The boats on display stayed almost completely dry, and
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    West Michigan Offshore Make-A-Wish Cruise on Saturday, June 15 

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    West Michigan Offshore is inviting you to be in the middle of the high-performance powerboat action aboard the Aquastar on Saturday, June 15 at 11:00 am.



    The Aquastar, Muskegon Lake’s sightseeing fun ship, will take a Make-A-Wish Cruise on Saturday, as riders donate for a ride on Muskegon Lake and out to Lake Michigan. Be a part of the Parade of Power high-performance boat parade.



    Watch as the powerboats take off on the Poker Run.



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    Chief Powerboats Bringing a Flagship Pleasure Model to WMO's Muskegon Powerboat Weekend Friday, June 14th 

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    Published on 06-02-2019 11:40 PM
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    Chief Powerboats will be making a showing at West Michigan Offshore's Muskegon Powerboat Weekend Event.



    The Crew at Chief Powerboats is excited to be a part of West Michigan Offshore’s Muskegon Powerboat Weekend. They will be bringing one of their flagship pleasure models with them to participate in the 4:00-9:30 Powerboat Street Party in Downtown Muskegon in collaboration with the Taste of Muskegon.



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    West Michigan Offshore and the Grand Rapids Boat Show 

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    Published on 02-09-2019 06:44 PM  Number of Views: 3032 
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    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 Powerboat Club*. The winner will get to take up to 2 people (ages 12 and up) on the Adventure Ride.




    The event will showcase two of the West Michigan Offshore member’s boats. Brian Hartman’s ...
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    Traverse City Offshore Poker Run Helps Big Brothers Big Sisters With Fun and Finance 

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    Published on 08-20-2018 09:00 AM  Number of Views: 7513 
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    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 had a great time and good things to say.


    Getting ready for the start on Saturday morning.

    Saturday started out overcast, but the water was nice for running. The drivers meeting at 10:00 went off without a hitch, it looked as if every
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    West Michigan Offshore's Rock the Coast 2018 

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    Published on 07-26-2018 07:58 PM  Number of Views: 4640 
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    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 were weather issues, almost 40 of the 100 plus registered boats decided to do the run from Grand Haven to lunch at the Boat Werks waterfront restaurant in Holland.


    Leaving Holland's Lighthouse Behind


    Heading Out Grand Haven Channel

    Although the plan was for the
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    Boyne Thunder 2018, Almost Perfect 

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    Published on 07-19-2018 06:02 PM  Number of Views: 3961 
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    What else can be said. Almost perfect weather. Almost perfect water. Almost perfect events. And almost perfect food. Boyne Thunder once again improved the package which had already become known as the "World's Best Poker Run".




    This year's Boyne Thunder Poker Run was maybe the best yet. We had some rain Friday during the street party and Stereo War, but other than that there was not much to complain about. A bit of near shore fog on Saturday on Lake Michigan, but that burned off fairly quickly.

    The event started with the lunch run to Bay Harbor on Thursday, leaving Round Lake around 10:30 AM. Well, there was rain and thunderstorms in the forecast, so many of the people drove up by car instead of their planned boat trip,
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    WMO's Muskegon Powerboat Weekend; History, Weather, and Perseverance 

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    Published on 06-21-2018 10:09 AM  Number of Views: 4125 
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    West Michigan Offshore's only 2018 Poker Run certainly had its challenges, all weather related. Mother Nature decided to not be very motherly for some reason this June 16th. Thunderstorms started rolling through fairly early in the morning on Saturday, postponing many of the boats arriving by water and delaying the launch of many others. But, that was not the only thing happening over the course of the Muskegon Powerboat Weekend.


    The beginning of the postponed Poker Run start.

    The Friday evening street party by Muskegon's Hackley Park had perfect weather, all of the storms stayed to the north. The food and drink provided by the Taste of Muskegon, live bands in the park, along with the
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    Signs of Summer End, West Michigan Offshore's Last Run of 2017 

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    Published on 08-30-2017 11:12 PM  Number of Views: 9914 
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    It seems as if the summer boating season had just begun, but West Michigan Offshore's final run of the year just took place this previous Saturday. Hard to believe the first signal of the end of the boating year has already taken place.


    Start of the run in the Grand Haven channel. Special escort by the County's fire patrol boat.
    They must have known there was a group of "Hot" boats heading out.

    The day started out a bit cool. The forecast was for a high of 71, and the Lake Michigan water temps were in the high 60's. There were major decisions to be made. Like, shorts or jeans??? Lake Michigan was supposed to be flat to 1', making the big offshore boats think the run would be a bit on the boring
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    West Michigan Offshore's Early June Fun-Run 2017 

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    Published on 06-05-2017 05:27 PM  Number of Views: 8490 
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    Every winter there is a dilemma for West Michigan performance boaters. How soon can everyone count on getting boats in the water? How soon can they be tested to make sure they are ready to do a run? Followed by, how soon can those boats actually do an organized run followed by some fun conversations at a get together?

    Some years it still seems there is snow on the ground late in May. Some years there are late winter and spring storms. And some years everything is so perfect all are wondering why there is no run scheduled the week before Memorial day, instead of waiting for June. What is a Michigan Performance Boating
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    West Michigan Offshore, Not Just In It For The Fun 

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    Published on 04-18-2016 08:45 AM
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    As West Michigan Offshore has their one year anniversary, the importance of the giving spirit of the performance boating world once again jumps out into the spotlight. Those outside people who tend to believe that performance boaters are nothing but a bunch of belligerent egotists have never taken the time to see the many ways performance boaters try to help those less fortunate than themselves. And we are proud to say that the West Michigan Offshore members are continuing that proud tradition.


    The Weather at the Boatwerks could not have been any better!

    As people arrived at the Boatwerks Restaurant in Holland, Michigan to
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    Key West 2014, Stock Outboard's Present and Future? 

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    Courtesy Shoot 2 Thrill Pete

    Stock Outboard, the only class where the world's rules match the US rules, also appears to be strong this year. There are a few boats who will have the role of favorites, the wider Doug Wrights being the boats with the advantage over the narrower tunneled competition. But, there is one boat that we will be keeping our eyes on closely to see how it does. Risky Business, a 1992 Skater 28 with a pair of Mercury Racing 200 XS outboards (running approximately 240 HP), will be competing against ...
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    Key West 2014, Superboat Unlimited Hosts a Record Fleet 

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    Wow, all reports from Key West are saying the fleet for the Superboat Unlimited class will be the largest ever assembled, nine competitors. We will update this story as it progresses, but we wanted to make sure you were prepared for the 1:30 PM start today. We figured a short blip is better than no blip, sorry. The races will be carried on Livestream starting at 9:30, so if you're not in Key West, watch if you get the chance because the Wednesday races are short.


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    Superboat (Supercat) Key West 2014, a Growing Class of True Competitors 

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    Superboat in SBI has been growing since they modified the rules for the class a couple years ago. As the combined classes of the old Superboat 750, Superboat 850, and Supercat, the class had a group of teams to choose from. The only question was, would they all buy in to a class that almost mimicked the old Supercat Rules before the changes early in this century.

    Many of us can remember the 12 or 13 boats that competed on a regular basis in the Supercat Class in the late 90's and early 00's, but it disappeared into a multitude of classes where the rules seemed to change annually. Well, that seems to be the case no longer and the teams appear
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    Superboat Vee in Key West 2014 

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    The Superboat Vee class in Key West for the 2014 SBI World Championships appears to be a five boat contest. Notables missing are Phantom 9 and BoatFloater.com. Steve Kildahl of BoatFloater is still recovering from his flip in the P1 Championship races, so his son will be in Sunprint with Steve Miklos. Stephen Kildahl will be driving with Steve Miklos on the throttles. We are all still wishing Steve a speedy and full recovery so we can watch father and son out there competing again.

    This is the first race where these five boats will be running together
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