Events
The Real Story How Boat Racing Lost the Best Competition Venue in the West
Occasionally the subject of Long Beach Marine Stadium comes up during conversations among boat racers and fans. Inevitably someone offers up their version of how and why boat racing got aced out of the Stadium, and...
Not everything in 2020 has been a bust. Just ask the 92 registered Hallett owners who attended the 5th annual Halletts in Havasu event here in Lake Havasu last weekend. Yes, even with a modified event due to COVID restrictions, the loyal Hallett owners showed up in droves to support the event...
The Storm is Here
Tsunami of Red, White and Blue Hits NY and Beyond
Story by DinaRella / Photos from DinaRella, Carlos Gavidia, TrumpStock and 617images.com
"Red spirited" New Yorkers had the right idea by ditching their Midtown-turned-ghost-town workplaces and swapping their Zoom meeting...
The last day of the LOTO shootout opened up in complete contrast from the day before, with bright sunshine and perfect temperatures. We got to the docks early for a planned photo shoot of the new 46’ Black Thunder Raised Deck which turned out great (feature article on this boat coming soon)...
If you haven't been to the LOTO Shootout, theres something you should know. The action never stops. Its constant. From day-to-night, every day from the time you arrive its a constant schedule of parities, street shows, bar hopping, races, poker runs, fun-run's, boating, and more parties. If you...
The Lake of the Ozarks shootout officially kicked off yesterday with the famous street party in Osage Beach, Missouri. If there was a global pandemic going on, you wouldn’t have known it by walking the strip. Boats lined the street on either side from end to end, and thousands of people showed...
As we ramp up to the Lake Of the Ozarks Shootout, we wanted to take a look back to 2013, which we consider to be one of the best years of the event!
It’s become performance boating’s most important mile. And why not? After 25 years, the Lake of the Ozarks Shoot-Out competition is the place...
Story by Erick Bryner. Photos by Erick Bryner and Daren VanRyte
If you’re local to Havasu or Parker, you’ve probably heard of Scott Steele. Known for his collection of beautiful K-boats, his reputation as a party animal is eclipsed only by his love for the river. And if you’ve paid any...
Story and select photos by DinaRella / Professional Imagery by Foley Loaded Media
Part Two
Seeing 20/20 brings those annoyingly blurry bits into focus – like making out the minute hand on your OMEGA Speedmaster or honing in on that distant Skater transom that reads Roostertails & Cocktails...
Story by DinaRella / Professional photography by Foley Loaded & Cigarette
Part One
Miami is never without a story to tell, and in today's male-gaze driven society, this February the tropical megalopolis delivered with two heavy hitters -- hosting Super Bowl LIV and the Progressive Miami...
Story and photos by DinaRella / additional photos from FL Keys News Bureau (Andy Newman), RWO (R Cox) & Powerboatracingworld (Bob Eddings)
Key West is famous for two types of roosters -- both boisterous magnets for attracting attention. Type A annoy below the hotel terrace window at 3AM after...
Wheeler Morgan from Brawley, CA, races the chopper to the next turn on Friday's race day.
The Parker 425 kicked off the start of the Best In The Desert car and truck racing season last weekend in Parker, AZ with thousands of fans lining up to watch both days of racing.
In a first for the 425...
Story and photography by DinaRella.
HORSEPOWER was as much a part of Halloween weekend as was candy bar overindulging. River Dave, Stacy and the crew kept west coasters busy on Havasu waters during the RDP Regatta and on the other side of the Divide... little kids counted Kit Kats and big kids...
Over the years Lake Havasu City has been host to many a manufacturers regatta. From the early days the regatta has been an institution for both owners and fans of the many builders that have come and gone in the west coast boating scene. In their hay day regattas pulled in huge numbers of both...
I love the smell of two-stroke in the morning and there was no shortage of that when I showed up to Mcintyre Park to meet up with Chase and Chad for their Lower River Outboards 2019 Lower River Run. Boats of all different makes, shapes and sizes on the grass by the ramp for a meet and greet...
They say there’s a Magic regatta every weekend due to their overwhelming popularity out here in Havasu. Any one that’s cruised the channel on any given weekend might think there’s a regatta going on. There was no mistake this weekend though with the Magic Powerboat Owners Meetup!
The event...
The Big Cat Poker Run took place in Northern California last week with great success. As a Northern California native now living in Southern California, I always look forward to covering this event as I grew up boating on the Delta and consider it my hometown event.
Normally very hot this...
Last week, Dave called to tell me he had an event that would be perfect for me to attend. I have yet to be sent on a trip that hasn’t left me stoked, saying “Can’t wait to do this next year!”, so I happily accepted. That’s when I learned about the Damn Dam Run. For those that haven’t heard about...
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Following the Make-A-Wish activities the prior day, the Saturday main event finally arrived. Engines were cranked, Fenders were stowed, and ugghh PFDs were zipped and snapped! An orderly procession out of the marina that was no easy feat with 117 speedsters maneuvering about to...
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As far as poker runs go, just when you think it can't get much better than zigzagging through the coral-lined cays of the Florida Keys, or charging past the sun-drenched, copper-colored canyons of Lake Havasu, suddenly a storybook fairytale fun-run beautified by a backdrop of castles...
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN PART ONE, BE SURE TO CHECK THAT OUT FIRST TO GET THE WHOLE STORY!
Surrounded by a sea of hardware every which way you looked, lunch and liquid thirst quenchers were consumed in a scene out of offshore heaven; yet as the peel and eat shrimp disappeared from the...
Three passionate powerboaters David Landsman, Jimmy Jernigan of the Chesapeake Bay Powerboat Association, and Victor DiMarco of the Thunder in the City Poker Run pulled it off, putting the spotlight back on Baltimore and the Bay -- and selling out their first-ever Rockin’ The Harbor Poker Run...
Todd Haig wins first in Men's Open and first overall behind the 43' Nordic with Randy Davis driving, Steve Davis as Navigator and Dennis Hall as Observer.
The 71st running of the world famous Catalina Ski Race took place this weekend in Long Beach, CA with all of the hype and fanfare you would...
This last weekend held the first ever Outboard Church forum meetup. Unfortunately, RD was unable to attend, so I was sent as his proxy. I’m relatively new to the boating scene, but after the fun I had shooting Desert Storm, I couldn’t say no! First stop was Paul Wallner’s (Bully’s) house for a...
Story and photos by DinaRella / Aerials by PowerboatP1(Ronny McHenry) and Freezeframevideo.net
River Dave said YES when I pleaded with him to let me cover the premier race of the revolutionary union of the Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA) headed-up by Ed "Smitty" Smith and Powerboat P1...
Diving gung-ho into every extreme, speed-related competitive race, rally and rendezvous on the map, the one-and-only madman on wheels -- Travis Pastrana -- has dominated the spectrum, spanning from supercross, motocross, freestyle and rally racing to kicking even more ass authenticating his...
I'm here to tell you that I have been to more boat regattas than any sane person rightly should. It's "part of the job" as they say. Generally speaking regattas are pretty similar when you go from one to the next, the only real variable is how much money they spend on things surrounding the...
The Desert Storm Shootout is the third and final event that caps off 3 days of horsepower madness that IS Desert Storm. If you’ve been, you know that thousands of people and boats line the shores of the Island along the course, waiting to see who will become King and/or Queen of the Desert. This...
Desert Storm 2019 saw great weather, big boats, bigger parties and a chance to hang with all our boating friends after a long winter. Once again RDP had the entire week covered from top to bottom with a huge media team shooting everything as it unfolded. Add to that the biggest street party...
Ok kids. We’ve covered the Kickoff Party. We’ve covered the Street Party. But now its time for the meat and potatoes – the reason most of us come out to Desert Storm. No, its not the excessive drinking. Its the Boats!
Friday was the 2019 Desert Storm Poker Run and it was a huge showing. Some...
Day 1of Desert Storm 2019 started off with the famous street party on McColluch Boulevard. Despite the 102 degree heat, thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of people packed the street to see the annual display of horsepower, lights and sounds. As in many of the years past, RDP was in full swing...
This years Desert Storm Street party was another hot one, but we don't just mean the weather! This year saw fans by the thousands and more boats than you could count. RDP was on hand with Boom Bandits once again to lay claim to the best party on the street and the RDP inmates showed up in...
Desert Storm kicked off last night with the annual Desert Storm Welcome Party at Horizon Motorsports in Lake Havasu City, AZ. As usual, the dealership normally filled with lake toys quickly filled up with desert Storm participants ready to get their long weekend party started. I didn’t get an...
RDP member KAP brought his new Twister to the Desert Storm Street Party complete with fresh Mercury Racing 300R power. A one of one boat this boat should be good for high one teens to 120 mph in this pleasure configuration! Come check it out today!
What is shaping up to be an amazing year for Desert Storm kicked off at Horizon Motorsports. Check it out here!
Reluctantly prying myself off the high-performance docks of the 2019 Miami International Boat Show for the RDP feature profile on the powerboat game changers, it’s time to take a peek back at a medley of eight of Miami's "best-of” booths and discoveries from my random roaming along the nine...
The Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show returned to its new home at the Miami Marine Stadium on Key Biscayne from February 14th through 18th. Since relocating from the Miami Beach Convention Center to Virginia Key a few years prior, just getting to the show is half the fun... and...
Mercury Marine is the world’s leading manufacturer of marine propulsion systems. The Wisconsin enterprise’s revolutionary, game-changing engine launches and the Miami International Boat Show go together just like Harley Davidson debuts and the annual August Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
However...
Cigarette Racing Team raised the bar like never before. After pulling the covers back little by little, gradually divulging weekly visual revelations such as the -- Why 6? Because 7 wouldn't fit teaser photo op -- about its Miami International Boat Show 50th Anniversary debuts and causing a...
