![]() It was a really interesting race course they had set up. But once the green flag goes up, it’s the same. With the backdrop of Bimini and Resorts World, it literally can’t get any better than that. “The Bahamas is prettier to compete in than anywhere else. Johnny and Jason Saris of Saris Racing and the winners of Class 4 echoed the sentiments of their competitors. “The water was a big factor but most of all the people on this island, they just embraced us and said ‘Thank you, we want more,’” David said. His partner, David said the water was indeed a winning factor for the competition but it was the love they received he enjoyed more. This place is paradise, my boat this morning wouldn’t go into forward gear as we left the dock and I thought to myself I’m not going to be able to race but then I said to myself, ‘It’s okay I’m in The Bahamas,” Barrett said. “The weather separates The Bahamas from other places we’ve competed in. We extended our trip for another two days beyond our work experience to just enjoy Bimini and figure out what’s going on down here and just be like the people that are from Bimini,” he said.Ĭhris Barrett and David Defederico of Liquid Courage and Class 6 Winners expressed their gratitude that the race was held in The Bahamas. I brought my wife of two years and my son that is two years old and my sister to watch him and my mother in law to watch her down here to enjoy the entire experience. “The hotel is beautiful, the marina is beautiful, the waters are beautiful and at the end of the day, if we lose, we’re still here in Bimini. Steger like all the competitors planned to win but if he didn’t win would revel in the fact that he was in Bimini. We have high expectations for this race,” Steger said. We hope for the best and we prepared for it and we hope to do well. “Obviously being in another country, we don’t know what to expect in terms of water conditions, weather, the wind, all of those things take effect in how we compete in our class so we really don’t know what to expect. Prior to the race, Karl Steger, a driver for 2nd Amendment Powerboat team said when competing in a new place, expectations are often jumbled. The competition was set on the legendary Resorts World Bimini property and 16 powerboats travelled from across the world to contend in a competition that was held outside of the United States, for the first time.Īs fans gathered to watch the race from the best seat in the house, the Beach Club restaurant, competitors were preparing for an unpredictable race. The competition is also scheduled to appear on NBC Sports Network TV on the East Coast, the Midwest and on the West Coast. In conjunction with the Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA). The thrilling event which brought thousands of participants, families and fans to Bimini was a partnership between Resorts World Bimini, The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism (BMOT) and The Bahamas Ocean Sports Authority (BOSA). It was a beautiful weekend that saw 16 fast powerboats gracefully glide across the deep blue Bimini seas. ![]() Resorts World Bimini hosts its first Offshore Powerboat CompetitionīIMINI, Bahamas: The spotlight was on Bimini April 28 – 29 for the first annual Offshore Powerboat Competition. “If a friend of an owner has another boat and wants to be with us, of course we welcome (them),” she said.įor more information about the poker run, visit Bahamas Power Boat Races Held in Biminiīy Dawn Demeritte, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism While the event is exclusive to Concept boat owners, owners of competing manufacturers have participated in the past. The participants will receive a poker run bag from Concept Boats once they complete a consent form, she said. ![]() The poker runners handle their own room and marine reservations, Patterson said. Participants will make the 45-mile journey across the ocean to the Hilton at Resorts World Bimini, which will serve as the home base for the poker run. “They meet at the events and some good friendships have been formed.” ![]() “We launched the event to put people together,” said Patterson, whose company builds models from 23 feet to 39 feet. The builder launched the poker run 12 years ago and the 2018 poker run attracted 32 boat owners, said Susan Patterson, vice president of sales and marketing for Concept Boats in Opa-locka, Florida. Concept Boats will hold its annual poker run to Bimini July 27-29. Boats are leaving from Florida’s Key Biscayne and meet up in Bimini.Ĭoncept Boats touts its poker run as “a great opportunity to drop the throttles and turn the sound up as we run across the beautiful waters between Bimini and South Florida.” It’s also a chance for fellow Concept owners to meet new owners of the center-console boats. The poker run for Concept owners will take place July 27-29. Registration is now open for Concept Boats’ annual poker run in late July from Florida to the Bahamas.
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