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 boats and attendees and manufacturers spent cubic dollars to show their appreciation to the brand faithful. Since those days we have seen a couple of economic down swings put a dent in both...
Todd Haig takes his 14th Overall win behind Nordic Boats in the 71st Annual Catalina Ski Race. PHOTOS: Scott Shanklin STORY: Erick Bryner
View attachment 759234 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 on-land terrain skills as a stunt man, X Game master and NASCAR driver. Setting his sights on a higher mission for a Red Bull promo back in 2009, he aired it out big-time...
View attachment 757061 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 "core" of the regatta itself. That could be on anything from a helicopter for photos, right down to the center pieces on the table. That said the "core" is always the...
