Super Cat Fest West is back for the 2nd Annual event in 2024!
Watch this explanation video to learn all about it, a bit about last year and what to expect!
Register Here:
https://rdp.regfox.com/super-cat-fest-west-2024-lake-havasu
We are back at the Havasu Riviera Marina for the main event...
Story by DinaRella / Photos courtesy of E-1 Series and OSO forum
The Venue
Part Two
Having secured the all-important blessing of the UIM governing party of powerboat racing, the hope of E-1 Series co-founders Alejandro Agag, Formula E and off-road Extreme E sustainable motorsports pioneer; and...
Story and select photos by DinaRella / Race footage from social media
Insurance premiums are high enough nowadays, but during the 42nd annual Key West World Championships, one brand soared to even greater heights! We’re talking about the X-Insurance sponsored Class 1 MTI raceboat, not the...
Story and photos by DinaRella / Professional photos courtesy of Tomas Velazquez
Part One:
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, since its 2013 inception by California-resident and veteran powerboat racer Nigel Hook, the Ocean Cup is a series of endurance races on the East and West Coast. Its goal...
While Water Ski Racing isn't incredibly prominent like it used to be in the United States, it is a very popular sport across the globe. Each year teams come from virtually everywhere to compete at international races like "The Diamond" that happened this past Sunday in Belgium!
It's hard...
Like many of the boats that ‘Fly’ the lower river, the time has sure flown since the inaugural ‘Lower River Run’ of 2000. Though Chase De Antonio and his group of friends & family had been doing the 120 mile Blythe to Lake Martinez run for years, it wasn’t till 2019 that they made it an...
Story and photos by DinaRella
Anchored by an inboard-powered 515 and a trio of center consoles in all four corners, with a central bar flowing with Cierto Tequila cocktails – Cigarette Racing Team smoked the Regatta Harbour Hangar in Coconut Grove unleashing its bold and beautiful 52 Thunder...
Story and select photos by DinaRella / Additional photos from RWO, Ryan Walker & Class 1
Apart from two days of Race World Offshore (RWO) pro-racing, it’s what went down on the pavement from the parties on the piers to the street parades of pony power that best define the 2022 Key West...
Story and photos by DinaRella
In the middle of endless rows of rubber inflatables at the 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival, my first gift from the go-fast gods flashed before me. The carbon-fiber dream machine was called the Albatro EVO 45. Except, it gets better! An hour later, standing on an...
Story and Photos by DinaRella / Professional photos courtesy of CYF and Riva
Being greeted by a special edition Riva open powerboat and treated to the rolling out of a “movie star” red carpet this autumn upon entering the 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival (CYF) along the famed La Croisette...
Bring the Kids for Free Photos, Frolics, and FUN!
The dates and times are Dec. 4th 4-6PM, Dec. 12th 5-7PM, and Dec. 19th 5-7PM all at our Development Office at The Ridge,
4759 North Pleasant Ave. Lake Havasu City, AZ 86404.
Reserve your date and time for photos on Calendly here...
Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional photos and drone shots courtesy of Borden Light Marina
Bedecked with tropical palm trees and swinging rope seats rocking you right to the bar top; blissful sunset vistas from the second level surrounded by thunderous speedboats; the feel of floating on...
Story and select photos by DinaRella / Additional photos provided by Justin Wagner, Hamilton Marine Finance, Ben Robertson, Brian Correll Airshows & Lake Shots Photography
Missing my connecting flight into St. Louis after a fab four-hour wait for Delta to Uber a backup flight attendant from...
Last weekend, all the dogs came out to play on the Northern California Delta for the 6th Annual Dog & Andy’s Vdrive Run at Windmill Cove Bar & Grill. Located just outside of Stockton, CA, the venue has been home to the event since its inception. Despite what the name implies, this...
Story and select photos by DinaRella / Professional photos courtesy of Billy Frenz and NPBA
Thanks to Billy Frenz and the National Powerboat Association (NPBA), Guy LaMotta’s Port Washington, Long Island, enclave felt a little like an APBA racer meeting from the late 70s or 80s with so many...
Story and select photos by DinaRella / Additional images from A.F. Thunderbirds, Cigarette, Lucas Oil, Mike’s Aerial Photography and F1
An over-the-top series of horsepower-packing, people-pleasing, fast-moving objects roared into Miami and beyond, fueling the streets, seas and skies for 2022...
Story and select photos by DinaRella / Additional photos from Manatee Marine & Bryce Batzer
South Florida “boat show time” became South Florida boat “show-off” time, a mere 72 hours after Miami’s biggest marine extravaganza to date drew to a close. For round two, the Magic City emptied out and...
The first story I ever covered for RDP was the 2016 Long Beach Grand Prix. Dave told me… “I don’t give a shit who wins the race. Just tell us about the experience and who you partied with in the pits! What was it like, who were you with?”. So thats what I did. I’ve been shooting and writing...
Story and photos by DinaRella
Welcome Back Home! Gone for good was the commute from hell to Virginia Key, thanks to the return of the 2022 Miami International Boat Show (MIBS) to its former stomping grounds at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Completely revamped, it does entail a bizarre new...
Story and photos by DinaRella / Professional images courtesy of CRT
Cigarette Racing Team (CRT) was on top of its game maximizing its presence at the 2022 Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show – all you had to do was look up! The premiere lifestyle and performance boat maker modeled...
Story and photos by DinaRella / Additional photos from Six Speed Photography
PART ONE
On the sunny Sunday of Veterans Day weekend, the steel and chrome crowd geared up to go ga-ga over the 300-plus curated rare and dear drool-worthy gems at the fourth edition of the Exotics on Las Olas (ELO4)...
Story and photos by DinaRella
Art Ain’t the Only Part
Tuesday’s opening whistle blew signaling Art Basel Miami, the stateside spin-off of the premier international Swiss art show, was up and running reclaiming its reign on South Florida terrain following its 2020 Wu-flu abolition. For this...
Story and select photos by DinaRella / Additional photos provided by Ben Robertson, Colleen Robertson, Inka Rodriguez, Nate Stuewer & Kevin Taylor
Two aquatic kin came together connecting for a weekend on Key West waters making a splash in – old-school meets new-school Fountain style – that’s...