August 7th Fun Run In Tampa
 

Who's going? Anyone leaving from Sarasota or Nokomis?
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I thought about trailering over, but it turns out, I need to be on the job site tomorrow. :(

How's the weather looking?

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Weather looks great! How many boats are expected?

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Pretty sure Im gonna go.......Putin in at Ft. Desoto......As for the weather I'll believe it when I see it. I'm so tired of the heat and the rain,but thats Fla.

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Anyone else?

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Formula Outlaw called me for directions to Egmont. Someone he knows is coming up with a Tiger. :)

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Cuda,

Where are we supposed to meet and what time?

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OK gang! Have you had enough rain??? Geez...it's like the tropical rain forest in Brazil?!?!? Anyway, the clueless meteorologists are saying the rain will end by this weekend! So we are having our fun run to Egmont Key on Saturday, starting at noon! We will not be able to do the barbeque cookout at the island, so I recommend bringing some sandwiches, snacks, and whatever else floats your boat (no pun intended). Please bring plenty of water as it will still be a hot day. Some people are bringing their snorkel and SCUBA gear for entertainment. I will bring some water toys and games, and we'll have a bunch of giveaways at the island all day. I ask that the boat with the loudest stereo become the center of the flotilla as the OPBA will rock the island loose!!! Plan on starting the party at around noon on Saturday, and departing around 4:30 ish. Bring plenty of lines and bumpers. And we don't want to see the bumpers that are not much larger than a tampon...get the big ones! See you there!!

If you plan to drink alcohol (duh?!), pace yourselves as we have more fun and parties planned for you at the Mirage in Tierra Verde! We will have a buffet of finger foods and some pizza for the OPBA people. A full menu is available if chicken wings don't do it for you. But let's get there and enjoy the 3 bars, large pool, and hot tub, and mingle with your fellow OPBA members all night. There will be overnight dockage and rooms there. If we have trouble with this we look to our local OPBA residents to lend a docking hand to our out of town members. Also, the Martini Bar at the Mirage is under new management and will be having a grand re-opening party all weekend long. Bring some clothes to shake that booty with as the DJ is guaranteed to make you dance all night! Buckle in folks as this is going to be one of the most fun 'Fun Runs' yet! Please contact the Tierra Verde Resort for rooms at 727-867-8611. Also, contact the dockmaster Rob at 727-866-1487 to secure your overnight dockage.

One of the OPBA's largest sponsors, Thunder Marine, is having a 'Daze of Thunder Rally' Poker Run the following Sunday. Contact Lynda Marsh at 727-424-1831 to enter. You must call her and register by end of business day on Friday, or you are S.O.L. The event looks to have a different layout than our traditional poker runs. But it proves to be a fun one regardless. Again, Contact Lynda Marsh at 727-424-1831 for more information, and she can fax you the Thunder Marine info sheet!

One last thing...The Long Labor Day Weekend Poker Run!!! You need to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible!!!! And make sure you register for the run in a timely manner! This is one you don't want to be sitting on the docks for! Be part of the biggest poker run of the region! This is the event that is going to put the OPBA back on the map!! Hey let's get excited and turn this mutha up!!!!!!!!

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Ok, so I should go straight to Egmont Key?

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Yes.......

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East side of Egmont....So you can see the Sunshine Skyway bridge....

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Well we couldn't find a virgin to sacrafice last night, so the weather looks crappy. Joe, I will meet you at Gulf Harbor by 9:30.

I'm riding with Joe in his 42 Tiger, very bright paint job, keep an eye peeled for us and bring your rain gear.

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Well it 9am and its overcast and raining...The weathermen pull off another great forcast..Cool front blowing through and weekend weather looks clear and low humidity.RIGHT

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Rags called me about noon asking if I was at the run. I said hell no! I'm on a jobsite in Orlando sweating my azz off. It was a full monsoon here in Deland this morning, but by the time I got to Orlando, it was clear. Started to cloud up just before we left to come home.

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Addiction and I made the run up and found only one Formula at Eggmont. At least the people in the Formula made the effort. I know it started out rainy, but it was a pretty decent afternoon. His Tiger just crushing those six foot swells. I couldn't believe that no one else made it. I did hear a rumor of severe partying at a certain "Grand Reopening" last night. Could that have had something to do with it??????

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Six foot swells do not mix well with cats.

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Frank, I hear ya. They don't go real well with my little 311 either.
The water was pretty snotty in general, with those swells mixed in just to keep Joe's throttling hand from getting too bored. Although by Tampa, the water calmed down quite a bit, still had the swells though. Going south by the time we got back down to Lido Key the water was snotty again. In my boat I'd been running, oh maybe forty, hanging on for dear life, with the bow tabbed way down. We were just crushing those swells at 70 effortlessly. We launched off a couple times and "hangtime" seemed forever, then we'd just stomp them and keep on truckin'.

As we approached the the Venice Jetties we saw about a 35 foot offshore boat heading out towards New Orleans, standing the boat skywards time after time after time. We were both just watching him. Then after about two maybe three minutes, he was dead in the water. Then we saw him turn around and start heading in, at an idle. It was definitely "if you're not careful, you're going to break something" water. But it was fun.