Another Donzi... JBR Racing. It's no surprise that Donzi has come on strong in offshore over the past couple of years. They have always built...
In-Mocean. These guys have been racing forever. ("forever" in offshore racing means more than 4 years, as most teams go broke before that!)
Another Fountain...
The Fountain-Mercury factory boat.
This was the ex "Virgin". It was never sponsored by any of Richard Branons' companies, but the owner put the name on the boat to attract big...
A Donzi...
Dirty Duck...
Castaway...
Callan Marine, owned by Dave Callan, a dot commer who's made a lot of money at a young age and channeled it into developing state of the art,...
Bacardi. I'm pretty sure it's thottled by John Tomlinson, who is considered to be one of the finest throttlemen in the sport.
I attended the 2004 SuperBoat International Florida State Offshore Raceboat Championships (say that 5 times real fast!). These pictures are from...
And the last of the truly boring pics...
These pics are all taken from different areas on the outside of the flotilla. As you make your way in, it becomes so densily populated that it's...
And another...
And another pic...
The world's largest marina without docks?
To give you an idea of the size of this event, you literally need binoculars to see boats on the other side of the flotilla. These last few pics...
That wraps-up the virtual cruise of the Columbus Day Regatta. As we departed, I saw one of my old boats, a 28' Skater, which caused me to reflect...
Came by the Miami Marina on the way home and saw "Roxana"...
The "BOSS" bow. The girl waving from the crows nest granted me a picture that I can't post. :eek: