Cape Cod OPA Opener
 

It won't be long now until the 2005 season opener for OPA happens on Beautiful Cape Cod! Make your plans now to come to the Cape for the weekend of June 10,11,12.

For those of you that haven't visited Cape Cod, this will be the perfect time to do so!! If you are a racer or a fan the waters of Nantucket Sound will prove to make for some exciting offshore racing! The Cape offers beautiful beaches, excellent dining, lots of things to do for the whole family!

For more information please read the following:

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
From: Yarmouth Area Chamber of Commerce; Lynn Mason-Small


Cape Cod OPA Season Opener Power Boat Races Come to Yarmouth!

Yarmouth will play host to the Cape Cod OPA (Offshore Powerboat Association) Season Opener Power Boat Races, June 10-12, 2005! The event, benefiting the American Red Cross, Cape Cod Chapter, will be held in Nantucket Sound, off the shores of the South Yarmouth beaches and will include a number of activities over the course of the weekend.

This incredible motor sport brings race boats from 21 to 45 feet, with speeds between 60 and 120 mph to Yarmouth. The boaters kick the weekend off with a dinner at Skippy’s Pier One on Friday night, followed by a day at the ‘Dry Pits’ and in-water testing on Saturday. The ‘Dry Pits’ area allows race fans the opportunity to see these boats up close and personal while the teams fine tune their boats for the race on Sunday! Sunday’s ‘for points’ race activity caps off the weekend!

You are invited to watch the Cape Cod OPA Season Opener from land or from your own boat or if you’d like to be a little closer to the action, feel free to volunteer your time or services during race week. It's a rewarding experience that you will not soon forget.



Contact:
Lynn Mason-Small
Director, Communications and Marketing
Yarmouth Area Chamber of Commerce
508-778-1008
[email protected]

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Muffy, bring me my race boat..... I am going to partake in this endevour then rest on the vinyard!!! Great location!!

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Any more info? Hotels, Etc

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Stay Tuned......I will be posting more info in the next few days. The racers packets will be out in the next few days as well. If you are interested in booking right away you could try The "Red Jacket Beach Resort", the "Blue Water on the Ocean", there is the "Riviera Beach Resort" just to name a few! You could try the Surf & Sand resort.
Another one is the Irish Village, they have a nice motel as well!! You could go to a number of the local web sites and search in the town of Yarmouth, Cape cod Travel.com.
Skippy's Pier 1 restaurant is where the parties will be held, which also right next to the Dry pits. :drink:

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Whos coming to Cape Cod?

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AMF Offshore will be their, and in Marathon, a split crew that weekend

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Team wazzup , Team Nesquik , Team Papa Dukes will be there

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Cool....... This is going to be great! The Jersey Boyz take the show to Cape Cod!!

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Hi Scott,

I think the AMF group is pretty cool! Looking forward to a good turnout!!

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Hey Tom, Ernie and I are testing my Sutphen on Sat.(plugs,jets and props).If everything goes good next couple of weekends we'll see ya'll in the Cape.Give me a call at the shop Tom 508-993-5050.

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Hi Pete,

It's going to be good to have you and Ernie racing with OPA. You are going to have a blast!

BTW, next Wednesday Evening 5/11/05, The Yarmouth Chamber is holding a kick off event / fundraiser for the June race. It is going to be a Mini Powerboat Race & Lavish coctail Party!!

The Party is going to be held at the Red Jacket Resort in Yarmouth with the "mini" powerboat race being held on the river next to the Resort.

Everything is going to set up on the lawn over looking the Parkers river.

They have 3 remote controlled speedboats that will be racing!

There will be "investment opportunities" for prizes based upon the race results as well as the boats themselves being auctioned off at the end of the evening.

Team "Sonic Boom Racing" will be there in uniform and have our boat on display to help promote the June race to the sponsors!

If you and Ernie could attend that would be great! It's $75 a head to attend. Let me know.


Good luck on Saturday if I don't talk to you before.

Tom

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Won't be long now & the boat count is growing for the OPA Season opener here on Cape Cod.

This is going to be exciting Race in the waters of Nantucket Sound!

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Tom cant find any info on the surf and sand resort, is this where most are staying at?

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Hey Tom, how's everything going. Smitty and I won't be able to make it Wednesday. Him, Anthony and Papa Dukes are Running our boats down to Marathon this weekend for the SBI/APBA Race. I have a Mayor Election today here in Hudson County for Jersey City and Hoboken. I have 3 days to pick up 243 voting machines so I'll be on the trucks for the next couple of days. Sorry Bro.

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Gee, Augie is picking up all the voting machines. Guess your guy is gonna win, right Augie :D :D :D

Have a great race in Marathon. Hope all your transport issues work out for your daughter's day.

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Hi Augie,

I'm sorry to hear you & Smitty can't make it!

Lukie, I'm going to have all of the racer info schedule of events, accomadations, dining etc in the next couple of days,
I hope Thursday at the latest!

In the mean time try the Surf and Sand Beach Motel - South Shore Drive, S. Yarmouth, 398-3700 tell them you are with OPA.

You could also try the Red Jacket Resort Beach Motor Inn - South Shore Drive, South Yarmouth, 398-6941. This is where the driver's meetings will be held


Stay Tuned!

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ttt :D

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Pumping it up! :drink:

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Things are coming together, this is going to be a fun event. :drink:

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T :cool: P

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Tom, is Muffy going to be there?

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Yes.....both Muffy and Teddy will be attending the festivities!! :D

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She'll be a different person by the time The Jersey Boyz leave!

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Only a week a way!!

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I've got to get two rooms :eek: coming to watch or give a hand . art

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Try the Red Jacket or the Blue Water Resort. The Blue Water will afford you a good view from the Beach.

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WHEN WE raced in 02 I think we stayed at the bluewater. art

Cape Cod OPA Opener
 

I am going to be one of the patrol boats for the race.... :drink:

Really looking forward to seeing everyone in competition.

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T :d P

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Team AMF hit the road at noon today

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How Many boats are expected?

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Good luck to everyone racing Cape Cod wish we could be there. AMF Team we will miss you guys down in Marathon, especially the food. See everyone in Sarasota.

Brian

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So we are only as good as the food we serve? :eek:
Good luck Brian, have fun and be safe
We'll all be back together in Sarasota

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The food is great! The stories that get told over dinner and drinks is what I come for :eek:

That and Laura, I don't know how were going to make through the weekend without her.

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Brian, have fun and be safe. Send me your cell # and I'll call you every couple of hours while you drive back West! Wish we could be there this weekend but we gotta do what we gotta do! Enjoy everyone!

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Lightning Jacks @ Professional Marine Racing has been working around the clock to have the boat finished for this race.

It appears that they will make it! :drink: