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Art in Key West in 1986. If my info is correct, the bearded gentleman on the boat with Art is a friend of Art's, Bob Wilson, who received the nickname "Redeye" from Art because he was always carrying...

Joker S13 is the first Offshore boat that Art raced in Key West.

Again, 1985 or 1986.
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An early picture, 1985 or 1986, of Jim Speros, aka Mobilemercman, on the left, and Art Lilly. Jim and Art were best of friends for 40 years.
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As most of you know, we lost Art on February 29th this year, may he race in peace. This evening a Celebration of his life will take place, and he will be honored by everyone who could possibly make...

As it currently stands:

APBA Championship
April 26-28 - Marathon, Florida (RWO)
May 17-19 - Cocoa Beach, Florida (P1)
May 31-June 2 - LOTO Powerfest, Lake Ozark, Mo. (P1)
June 7-9 - Ocean...

2024 Annual Meeting Schedule as of 01.03.2024

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM REGISTRATION
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM FINANCE MEETING
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM HALL OF CHAMPIONS MEETING
12:00 PM -...

For those who are not APBA members, the Offshore overview in the latest APBA Propeller Magazine.

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The current big question in our feeble minds; are RWO and P1 going to work together, with both of their staffs cooperating with each other, the APBA, and the UIM to jointly manage and promote the...

Of note;

The Sarasota race has been moved from the Fourth of July week to September. It is also on the same weekend as the OPA Miami race event.

For the second year in a row, there are no OPA...

The overview of the upcoming season, as released by the APBA Offshore Chair Rich Luhrs, on the 30th of December:

APBA Offshore Racing

The APBA Rule book states that all National Series Races...

The current APBA Championship release schedule. (As of 12/30/2023).

These confirmed races, (per the APBA release), are as follows:

Marathon, Florida 4/26-28/2024
Cocoa Beach, Florida...

The 2024 OPA Racing Schedule

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The new AOPC club release:

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UIM, APBA, P1, RWO, and OPA are the organizations which collectively control offshore racing in 2023. Now we also have AOPC stepping in to try to correct some of the negatives that have happened over...

After that same boat went over in Key West, and was completely rebuilt as the safest Doug Wright cockpit ever, you would think they would have at least used safe windows. The windows should never...

Nice Video by Powerboat Television

The Tuff guys always stop by Skater to visit with Peter on the way to the Shootout every year.


https://youtu.be/vI3YW3JuWnU

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By Stephanie Shibata, Boating World

How a boat is driven greatly determines how long its engine stays healthy. Don't do these seven things.
The way an owner drives his boat can...

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