One person attending last week’s LOTO Shootout was especially stoked to be in attendance: M. Todd Chartier, whose MTI-V 50 was delivered during the event. Chartier, who already owned one of MTI’s 390X catamarans, has been a longtime fan of center consoles (having owned several by another builder). But after attending an MTI Fun Run […]
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Members of the 1000 Islands Charity Poker Run committee donated $102,000 to Make-A-Wish Central New York on Sunday. The donation is reflective of the monies raised during the July 14-16 edition of the Poker Run, headquartered at the Harbor Hotel. “The 1000 Island Charity Poker Run has been honored to partner with Make-A-Wish Central New York […]
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DCB Performance Boats of El Cajon, CA, has delivered a walkthrough/open bow version of its M33R Widebody to Brett and Sheila Baur of Ogden, UT. The boat was delivered during this August’s Big Cat Poker Run. “It was a fun trip,” Baur tells Speedboat. “I’d never been there before, and got to run on the California […]
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Powerboat P1, the exclusive worldwide rights holder for the UIM Class 1 World Championship, announced today that M-CON Racing will be joining the race series in 2023. Based in Kansas and currently focused on defending their APBA Super Cat national title, the M-CON team of Tyler Miller and Myrick Coil will be competing next year […]
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Multi-time world champion drag boat racer Tony Scarlata, best known for covering a 1000-foot liquid race track in record time, will now be covering boaters with insurance, in presumably the same manner. Scarlata recently received his insurance license and will be taking his talents into the marine insurance market by teaming up with California-based Wozencraft […]
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World champion offshore racer and 2022 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Honorary Chairperson Taylor Scism has announced she will drive her MTI 390X Team Marine Technology in an attempt to set a new Dam-to-Dam Challenge speed record on the Monday morning of Aug. 22, prior to LOTO’s popular Shootout Week. Scism will pilot the boat alongside her father, MTI […]
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Powerboat P1, the exclusive international rights holder to the UIM Class 1 World Championship, has announced that Alex Pratt is launching a new Class 1 race team ahead of the next event in Michigan City on Aug. 7. Throttleman Pratt competed alongside driver Miles Jennings for Cayman Islands-owned 345 Racing in the opening two rounds […]
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The powerhouse duo of Nordic Boats owner/driver Randy Davis and skier Todd Haig led them to yet another dominating performance at Saturday’s 73rd Annual Catalina Ski Race out of Long Beach, CA. Nordic Team 191, along with navigator Steve Davis and observer Dennis Hall, completed the Men’s Open 62-mile race in just 55 minutes, 57.90 […]
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What could an owner of a boat lift company, a boat rigging crew, a former night club owner, a retired firefighter, a beer distributor and a trio of volunteers all have in common? This seemingly mixed group will be inducted in the 10th annual Bob Morgan Memorial Shootout Hall Fame next month, on Aug. 23. […]
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The Sarasota Offshore Grand Prix wrapped up prematurely, when the final race of the weekend—featuring a field of 10 Super Stock entries—suffered three separate accidents, leading to officials calling an end to the competition. (None of the racers involved were seriously injured.) The field of 10 first narrowed to nine when driver Cole Leibel and […]
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DCB Performance Boats of El Cajon, CA, has just delivered an open-bow version of its popular M37R catamaran to first-time customer Randal Walker of South Carolina. The boat is powered by twin Mercury Racing 450R outboards. East Coast native Walker, who has owned a variety of go-fast boats built by West Coast builders, says he […]
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Powerboat P1 has announced a new partnership with Celsius Holdings Inc., a global consumer packaged goods company with a proprietary, clinically proven formula for its master brand Celsius. A lifestyle energy drink born in fitness and a pioneer in the rapidly growing energy category, which sees it become a Series Partner and designated Official Energy […]
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Suncoast Powerboat and Yacht Brokerage, the boutique sales firm based in Sarasota, FL, specializing in performance powerboats, performance fishing boats, and express cruisers, has announced the addition of Cole McGowan to its lineup of brokers. McGowan, a Sarasota native and Tampa resident, has been in the high-performance powerboat industry for ten years, working closely with […]
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How Deep Impact and exclusive dealer Plantation Boat Mart joined forces to achieve greatness. Once upon a time, center consoles were exclusively associated with sportfishermen and bluewater tournaments. Over the years, they became faster, roomier and more competitive. The evolution of the center console from fishboat to high-performance juggernaut has been our industry’s most astonishing chapters, […]
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International marine motorsport promoter Powerboat P1 has announced a three-year sponsorship agreement with leading insurance broker XINSURANCE. Established some 40 years ago in Sandy, UT, and regarded as an industry innovator offering customized specialty liability insurance for businesses and individuals, XINSURANCE will be an official partner of Powerboat P1. The XINSURANCE name is already familiar […]
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International marine motorsport promoter Powerboat P1 has announced a two-year renewal and expansion of its partnership with Mercury Racing. This will see Mercury Racing, a leading provider of high-performance marine propulsion, become a centerpiece of the P1 Village fan zone at the P1 Offshore Sarasota Grand Prix over the July 4 weekend celebrations and P1 […]
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The Key West, Florida-based organization Race World Offshore has announced their newest race event: The inaugural 7 Mile Offshore Grand Prix. The dates have been set for April 28-30, 2023, and will be based out of Marathon, FL. It has been sanctioned an APBA National Series Race and will be the kickoff to the offshore […]
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Powerboat P1, the London-headquartered international marine motorsport promoter, has announced the historic Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix will return on the weekend of July 1-3. As one of Sarasota’s longest running events, the grand prix generates millions of dollars in economic impact for the community annually. More than 60 race teams are expected to attend this […]
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