Events
The 2017 Campbell Boat Owners annual Spring Round Up, dropped anchor on Friday, May 19 th in Lake Havasu City. On Friday afternoon, an informal run to Havasu Springs for lunch was made to conduct some pre Spring Round Up water testing. A couple of these boats had not been in the water since...
Sorry about the Audio during some of the tour guys. We brought a directional Mic to the street fair, and the RDP booth was cranking pretty loud in the background. (I will have this better dialed in, in the future)
Pretty cool video Dennis at Aerial Peek made for us during Desert Storm. The video shows some of the behind the scenes work going on before the event, and photo / video shoots that were happening. This particular shoot was being done for the Helicopter company for their company calendar.
Last weekend was a big one for the Blue Water Casino on the Colorado River. The Lucas Oil Drag Boat
series was in town for their first of two stops at this venue and it didn't disappoint. Having been my
first time at this venue, I gotta say I was thoroughly impressed. Compared to the Wild Horse...
Quick recap of the meet up at the In N Out last week! I was surprised at the turnout they got for such little notice! About 30 cars showed up, and it was a great time hanging out with everyone and checking out the rides!
Just a quick article on the shop tour we took down at Concept Speed and Marine mid last week!
This is what the shop looked like when we pulled up.
The place was absolutely littered with Schiada's and bad ass boats. As we stepped inside there was a pretty good back drop for a video...
We had a great time at the first annual Pirates Cove Poker Run!! RDP was the first card stop, and we definitely plan on being involved next year!
Sometimes you spend months putting a gathering together. For us it's usually graphics, and t shirts, and promotion, endless hours of effort, and cubic dollars in some cases. Then other times something will come together fluidly on its own. There's no reason or purpose behind it other than good...
Typically I write articles about the events as an observer, or a vendor. I've been to quite a few Monster Bash's, and Desert Storm's over the years, but to speak candidly I almost never participate in them. This year would mark the first year I have ever sponsored Monster Bash (we usually...
One of my favorite events of the year is the late summer Howard Regatta. The event offers major drool factor with some of the nicest hardware on the lake. The people are so down to earth and friendly, this event encompasses all that makes the lake such an enjoyable place to spend time. This year...
Words by : Kyle Steiner
Photos Provided : S.C.O.P.E.
The west coast's premier offshore powerboat club, SCOPE, along with its title sponsors, Nordic Boats and IMCO Marine, decided to mark the twentieth anniversary of their organization by bringing their annual poker run back to Long Beach...
It's been said "Early to bed, early to rise. Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise". If that holds any truth then on September 17, 2016, Pirate Cove Resort was flooded by genius level boat Owners and Drivers. I began my morning at 7am. Pulling in to Jack Smith Memorial Park in Needles, CA. I...
Photos and Words by : Gary Schueller and the Lower River Junkies
There are two sides of boating: physically experiencing it and then there is the dreaming and planning for it. The latter of the two seems to take more of our time as we count the hours until we are free from all...
Photo's, Words, Video by Justin Ude (aka Beermaker)
As a self proclaimed Havasu boater, I rarely stray from my "happy place" on the Arizona/California boarder. But for the second time in as many years we made the trek north to Lake Mohave for the annual Damn Dam Run. I must admit the...
Photos and Words by : Mike Shill aka "Clown Royal"
Last weekend was the 13 th Annual Regatta in Harrison Idaho on Lake Coeur d?Alene. The weather was in the mid-90s and at 5PM Saturday we counted approximately 220 boats and who knows how many people partaking in the festivities all for...
Photos and Words by : Jayboat
Regardless of size, poker runs are the lifeblood of the performance boating world. They bring owners and fans together to run with each other, socialize and check out hardware; as well as offer builders, dealers and vendors a chance to showcase product to...
It's a little later in the season than I would've liked to finally be getting started on the Enduro. For the last two years I have tried like hell to get ahead of the eight ball, so there's a little irony in the fact that the first year I really had a chance to get out in front of it, I find...
Teague Custom Marine's press release of Big Cat as seen first on RiverDavesPlace.com
(Bob Nixon seen here in his Outerlimits)
Teague Custom Marine presented the Big Cat Poker Run event, based out of the Northern California town of Discovery Bay, on August 12 and 13. Teague Custom Marine...
Its 9am. August 13, 2016. The air temperature is a humid 101 degrees, the water temperature a very comfortable 78 degrees. Up and down the river near Aha Quinn Ca, engines can be heard firing and heading for the "sand bar", just a quick ride up river. I watch as the parade of small boats with...
Photo's and Words by Erick Bryner
Another Long Beach Sprint Nationals is in the books and this one had no shortage of excitement. And although I only attended Saturday's races, I don't feel like I missed out on any action. The day started off a little crooked due the parking situation which...
You can tell it's close to race day when you see this line up in front of the Maya Hotel. As always, Friday afternoon involves good times talking with friends and teams you may only see at the Catalina Ski Race. I had the opportunity to talk to team 70 that consisted of a double up team from...
Howard Boats has announced that this years regatta will again take place at the Nautical Inn Resort! The dates are Sept 16-18th and special priced rooms and cove spots are LIMITED!
Make sure to call Gene Willen at Howard Boats to register for the regatta and get the reservation code for...
The title says it all, and to sum the whole thing up into one sentence from my perspective "It was the most fun I've had at a boat regatta ever."
For 2016 Rusty decided to completely change the dynamic of the Ultra regatta and shy away from the typical "cookie cutter" regattas that have...
This Memorial Day weekend the Johnson klan made plans with some friends of ours "Kenny and Lindsay" to check out a section of the river I have always been curious about, "The Lower River." Kenny and Lindsay have a place in a quiet section of the river known as Cibola or better as "The Cibola...
With great weather for the most part and a huge turnout of amazing boats and boat enthusiasts, Desert Storm 2016 was a perfect subject for great pictures. From the Krusin for Kids event to the Street Party and from the Poker Run to the After Party RDP was on hand to capture the weekend in...
Desert storm 2016 will surely go down as one of the best Desert Storms of all time. From the street party to the after party, Desert Storm delivered on every level, so it was no surprise that the shootout continued the trend even after the official Storm had concluded. The shootout offers poker...
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This is a quick recap of Desert Storm week done by our very own Carter Bahde / Havasu Productions! It's a quick flash through the week of Desert Storm in 4 minutes. We have plenty of more content coming in the following weeks!
This would be a great time to...
Another Desert Storm Street Fair is in the books and in this year's case it was one for the record books! RDP pulled out all the stops this year with a great display, the biggest supply of merchandise ever, and an amazing stage with DJ entertainment and bands playing all day for the RDP...
Krusin for Kids is an event held every year and hosted by Teague Custom Marine. If you have never been to K4K it is a charity event who's focus it is to raise awareness and build community outreach for two organizations, New Horizons and Milemarkers Therapy.
New Horizons is a non-profit...
Every year a group of Canadians come down to Parker for the "Annual Parker Invasion" and every year they put up a thread with epic pictures, and some of the best boating videos I've ever seen. This is the 2016 Parker Invasion Video!
Well the 2016 Needles Boat show has come to a close, and this year did not disappoint! Before we get started on the article I wanted to take a second to thank the main sponsor for the show this year, and in particular the one man behind it. In a testament to how much this show has grown over...
We tested 8 props yesterday with an Imco negative 2 lower! Here's a quick video of one of the runs.
The Dam Run is one of those events that has been going on for over a decade. It has been going on before RDP, and will likely be going on after RDP. It's a "good time" event with little to no organization, but to put it as someone did in the thread "It's amazingly organized for something that...
Get a look at some of the hardware that was in attendance this year!
Every now and again you have to do something a little out of the box. I have wanted to make a night run down the river to Havasu, and every time I get close to doing it something always comes up. I have tried to do it several times since we moved here four years ago, but something always comes...
This weekend offered a little change of pace to the usual boating, floating, and hanging I usually find myself partaking in. A month or so I was approached by former World Champion Jet Ski racer, Chris "The Fish" Fischetti about shooting some pics of an event he was putting on. Having always...
I happened to drop by Advantage earlier this week so I figured I would take some pics of some pretty cool builds they have going on over there. First up they finally popped the giant 34 Deck Boat out of the mold and it's in Rigging! These boats are so massive it's hard to get the whole...
The 2015 Ultra Regatta was the first regatta held in the last seven years! It should also be mentioned that this was the first regatta since the new owner Rusty has taken over the company! I'm not sure that anybody knew what to expect going into it, and there was quite a few doubters that the...
It's tuesday afternoon and for the most part the mass influx of people that came to Havasu for the event have gone home. I have been a spectator of the event for a decade, a vendor at the event for 4 or 5 years, and as said in a post on RDP heavily involved with some minor aspects of it, and...
I had always heard less then impressive things about the Big Boys Toys show in Lake Havasu. It used to be on Main St. and from my friends that went to it, they exhibited at it because they felt they "had too" or it was a "local show" so why not take a chance and exhibit there.
This year...
written by Zach Bale
I was bit by the performance boating bug early on. Through Powerboat Magazine I studied the boat tests, offshore race reports and poker run articles for hours. In addition to the typical areas like Key West and Miami, there was a lake often documented in the magazine...
DCB is getting an early jump on the show circuit for the second year in a row by exhibiting at Barrett Jackson! Over the Holidays I took a trip down to San Diego to meet with Jeff Johnston (their new marketing manager) and to see what DCB is doing during the "Off Season."
Upon walking in...
Four years ago Lori over at the Pirates Den Resort had an idea to take Parker back to it's V-Drive roots and have a get together of V-Drives and Hotboats at the Pirates Den. The first one was wildly successful, and I'm happy to report that now in it's third year the event has only grown better...
Written by Barry Oblier - Obnoxious Racing Engines
I had never been to the Burley Regatta prior to this past weekend, but this year I was able to combine a trip to dyno a friends Comp Jet engine in nearby Twin Falls, Idaho with the weekend of the famous race.
In order to not have to...
Mid last week I was forced with a choice to either go to the Parker Tube Float, or an event that I had just recently heard about The Extreme Machine show at the AVI Casino. It's no secret that I'm a Parker Rat, and we go to the Tube Float every year, but this year with the kids being so young...
We are now more than a week removed from what has become the unofficial kick-off of boating season on the west coast and I have had some time to decompress and reflect on the events of the 2014 Desert Storm Poker Run in Lake Havasu, AZ. This year brought with it a slew of changes that some...
I have been reading the forums, and one question that has come up several times is "Why do they do it on this weekend? StageCoach and the bike run are on the same weekend?" To answer that question I want to take you back to a little over a decade ago, when I first attended one of the AZHB...
