Photo Essay: A Perfect Night In Cocoa Beach

Last night, Cocoa Beach, Fla., lived up to its charming seaside-community reputation. The air was warm and dry and the skies clear were—both ideal for an evening stroll downtown.

And thanks to this weekend’s annual Thunder On Cocoa Beach event, thousands of locals and visitors had exactly that idea.

Meet Alex Pratt, Good Boy Vodka founder/owner, Class 1 offshore racer and consummate showman. Photos by Pete Boden copyright Shoot 2 Thrill Pix.

From 5 p.m. till 10 p.m., the circus came to downtown Cocoa Beach last in form of four blocks worth of offshore raceboats, from the Team Farnsworth/Hancock Claims Consultants V-bottom to the Class 1 Morpheous8 Offshore catamaran.

Longtime Thunder On Cocoa Beach organizers Kerry Bartlett and Kevin Pruett stared at the crowd and grinned. “I think the turnout is even bigger than last year,” Bartlett said and shook his head. “I think it’s the biggest one we’ve ever had.

Pruett nodded in agreement.

Enjoy more images from last night’s event in downtown Cocoa Beach.

Boasting 58 registered teams, Thunder on Cocoa Beach is second event of the American Power Boat Association Offshore National Championship Series and the first round of the Union Internationale Motonautique Class 1 World Championships produced by Powerboat P1.

The action starts today at 1 p.m. with Bracket-class racing, followed by Class 1 qualifying and the Super Stock-class contest. Click here for more information.

Flavia Torrente and her daughter, Isabella—fresh from finishing her first year at Florida State University—were happy to be in Cocoa Beach last night support their main man Shaun Torrente, who claimed the American Power Boat Association Super Stock National Championship last year with teammate Sean Conner.

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