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When Patrick and Shelly Koch of Dallas, Texas set out to replace their previous boat they had some specific goals in mind. The new float would be a larger V-bottom, with enough weight and power to run rock solid at high speeds. Add to that a large mid-cabin and enough stereo to keep the party...

Words and Photos by Tom Leigh (Tommy Gun Images) In the world of performance boating, new designs often come as an adaptation to and extension of new propulsion technology. The resurgence of outboard engine technology from companies like Mercury Racing and their 400R and now 450R four-stroke...

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...

The performance-boating industry generally consists of companies founded on a distinct passion for going fast on the water. Regardless of the size of the company, nearly all players in todays performance segment can trace their roots back to a simple love for the water and of course, the...

Four years ago Mercury Racing reinvented the performance outboard market with the release of their six cylinder supercharged 2.6L Verado 400R four stroke outboard engine. The performance outboard market had previously and popularly been utterly dominated by high output, and often high...

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...

Great times were had at the annual RDP Desert Storm Afterparty!

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...

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!

The annual Schiada Regatta also commonly known as the Notta Regatta is and has always been an event far removed from the regular cookie cutter regatta mold. There is no registration table, or registration party, or registration of any kind for that matter. There also is no host hotel, no poker...

In the boating world ten years is a lot of time. In ten years the industry can rise and fall, manufactures can come and go, friends can be made and lost, and events can be created and fade away. When an event in this industry can celebrate a decade of existence something is being done right...