Boaters will enjoy the beauty of Center Hill Lake at the “Fishlipz Fun Run” hosted by Pate’s Ford Marina. This is the 15th year of the poker run that benefits Jolly Angels and the Brandon Elder Scholarship Fund. Register for Poker Run Click Here. This site will be continually updated as new information becomes available. Volunteer for this event – Click Here. TO BE A SPONSOR OF THIS EVENT Click Here Come out of hibernation – Shake off the winter blues and enjoy a fun filled weekend with us! Please contact the Indian River Chamber of Commerce for.
This past weekend Powerboat Nation with the support of Brand X High Performance Marine participated in the Florida Powerboat Club’s Tampa Bay Poker Run. Returning to downtown St Petersburg, the event was headquartered at the beautiful Vinoy Resort. This venue is fantastic with its old Florida charm, situated across from its own marina providing Poker Run Participants convenient and secure docking and amenities. The club also set up secure trailer truck parking just down from the resort at the St Petersburg Pier and arranged separate lunch stops for the group making the event logistics easy and comfortable.
With 44 Boats in attendance including Gino Gargiulo brand new 48 Lamborghini Aventador themed MTI, and Kelly Sills new 388 Platinum Edition Skater.
Perfect weather, sea conditions, and a great venue made it a fabulous weekend for everyone.
COMMENTS
Sunday night’s fire at Keystone Lake Pier 51 Marina was unlike anything the local firefighters had ever seen.
The fire started and those that were trapped on the other side of the docks either drove their own boat to safety or had to be rescued by first responders.
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Pier 51 Marina
It is believed that the fire may have been started on a houseboat and spread from there to multiple nearby boats, but the fire marshal is currently investigating the site to determine the official cause.
Pier 51 Marina Keystone Lake
Keystone Fire has counted at least seven boats that were total losses, but they are unsure how many sank so that figure is subject to change.
It was a very unique and challenging fire to fight. The walkway boards leading to the dock were burned up, but despite the bad footing, no firefighters fell into the water.
Blackburn said it was their first dock fire – before now, they’d only put out individual boat fires.