Events
Tomorrow Morning Bob Russel and John Rodgers will be attempting to set TWO new World Records! The boat will be leaving at 7:00 am and making it's way south to Marina Del Ray in an attempt to break a record set by Bob Nordskog, Norm Teague and Bob Teague on September 13th 1988! The record...
RDP had it's very own staff photographer Daren Van Ryte aka OCPhotographics shooting this weekend at the Thanksgiving regatta! Here are a few of the pics from the weekend.
Note to Race Teams - All photos will be uploaded and available for purchase later tonight (tuesday). Click here to...
It's just passed 4am on November 16th in Baja California. Our team, bedded down around a small crackling campfire, recharges it's weary batteries as the grim news comes in over the radio... Race number 842 is at zero miles per hour just shy of race mile 600. No radio contact from the race...
Typically when I write about my experience at a given event or trip of mine I try to give everyone who wasn't able to attend a front row seat to the festivities by telling a little story and adding some of my pictures to reinforce the words. This past week a friend of mine made a post about my...
As kids we learn at an early age that humans have a built in desire to compete with one another. We raced our Schwinn Orange Krates, challenged each other to see who could eat a slice of pizza in the least bites, got to the bottom of who could spit water the farthest, and later in life may have...
Fall brings with it thoughts of colorful turning of the leaves on the trees outside; cool, crisp morning air; smooth, glassy, water on the river; and every chick on Facebook talking about Pumpkin Spice Latte and yoga pants. Of course, in addition to the usual musings of this time of harvest...
I've been to four of them so far this year with one more to go at Lake Havasu on November 2. So who doesn't like to look at beautifully restored high performance classics and appreciate the craftsmanship that each so elegantly displays. What I've also noticed is that each Show and Shine...
First test and tune session in Parker AZ for the Bluewater 336 Enduro presented by Teague Custom Marine!!
As a frequent visitor to the lakes and waterways along the Colorado River it's nearly impossible to go to the water without hearing the adrenaline spiking sound of a high-horsepower big block as it thunders along the surface of my favorite stomping grounds. For all intents and purposes, Lake...
For the majority of the boating community, seeing Labor Day come and go marks the end of summer and boating season. September means winterizing the boat, uncovering the sand and dirt toys and prepping for the cooler weather of the upcoming desert season. For the grass-roots performance boating...
A couple weeks ago I dug up the old Desert Storm file and talked a bit about the Street Fair and the activities surrounding it. This time around I'd like to select some photos of the Poker Run and Shootout and let the pictures do the talking. Desert Storm is a high octane weekend of fun...
So now we are in the boats, my heart beat is about back to normal and our fearless leader Campbell Carl has arrived in Enen's 32 Schiada. The boats all came onto plane and we started heading north up the lake. The picture became very clear very quick that we might have come...
I have been hearing about the "Dam Run" on various forums for years now. I have always wanted to make one, but lets be honest it's hard to break out of my little shell called "Parker." It always came down to the choice of venture into the great unknown or hit a nice dinner and...
With all of the boating I've been doing, both on Havasu and the Parker Strip my life has started to resemble that Groundhog Day movie with Bill Murray. The difference, in my case, though is that instead of a huge marmot predisposed to seeing his shadow, and a sleepy Pennsylvania town in a...
I was sitting in River Dave's garage the other day trying to figure out how I wanted to write the Park Moabi article and my mind was wandering so, I started going through the pictures on my laptop. Now, bear in mind, this typically means imminent doom for my productivity. I'm what you might...
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In a bar with Hammer somewhere in Key West FL!
Starting this week out I didn't know what to expect from a week of working with the crew at River Dave's Place. Obviously I had met all the players at this point and was well acquainted with the goings on of RDP when everyone is in party mode, but I was having a hard time wrapping my mind...
Saturday we were moving a little slow, well everybody but Nord, go figure . Lol... The idea had come up to hit Topock and Pirates Cove as neither Nord or I had been up there by boat. Stacy was the deciding factor and put her foot down and told us we were headed to Parker. Either way was fine...
This was probably the best holiday weekend I've had in a long time! Usually I'm in Parker for holiday weekends and since I've been out of town for most of last month, it was nice to be home in Havasu with no set agenda for 4 days.
My holiday weekend started off with excitement as I got a call...
If you are friends with Chet and love Topock make sure you share the video or thread on your Facebook page!
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RDP Sponsored Coeur d'Alene Performance Boat Regatta this year!
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So we have lived out in Havasu for almost a year, and the picture is becoming clearer and clearer that I was grossly mistaken of what my life would be like in Havasu. Much like any other So Cal transplant you imagine living here, doing some work in the morning, hitting the lake in the...
My story of the Texas Outlaw Challenge goes back to our trip to Miami earlier this year. It was late one night during the Florida Powerboat Club "after party" that I sat down at a table with Jim Nichols, Devin Wozencraft, and Paul Robinson. I was introduced to Paul and we had a few...
I bought the Pink Taco in 2001 after several years of going to the River with my buddies who, at the time, all had spots at Emerald Cove. We were there for all of the big weekends. We'd wake up early to get some good water in the morning, grab breakfast at Fox's then spend the rest of the...
Losing my virginity to a lake commonly referred to as "The Sag'' . Lake Saguaro, I ventured from my "comfort zone'' in Lake Havasu and in my opinion the mecca of west coast performance boating as we know it, the river, better known as the Parker Strip. On Thursday I made the easy three hour...
I went down to the Parker International Water Ski Races a few weeks back (Mar 9-10), and had an absolute blast! I have been going to water ski races of all sorts for about seven years and it seems with each event there is always a different "vibe." I'm not hardcore enough into the...
Team Nordic - 192 in the mens open marathon on Sunday, Parker AZ 2013
Nordic brought more boats than any of the other Performance Boat manufacturers with a very impressive line up featuring everything from Deck Boats to a 100+mph 39 Vee. The boats themselves will be "lightly" covered in the article, but I figure what better way to start then to just give you...
Got a text from Thane the new GM of Nordic boats Saturday afternoon inviting me to partake in their first annual Christmas party. The text was short and to the point and didn't give a lot of detail or description as to what the game plan was, all that I knew was 5:00 and something about a...
