Whos going to Boyne Thunder to hang out?
03-21-2013, 09:02 AM
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Nice looking boat Pete!!
Same here guys if you see me on the water feel free to come up & introduce yourself -- Mike -- Looking forward to meeting you!
03-21-2013, 09:21 AM
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We have enjoyed both spectating and running our boat in the poker run. My advice to the group of spectators.
Have your boat put away by 5 on Friday evening to stroll the docks and downtown Boyne City on Foot. No worry about there not being dock space to tie up and spectate, you wont need your boat, only a bib to keep the drool off your shirts . The town does an AMAZING job of entertaining ALL.
To view the start of the Poker Run by boat? This is a tough one.
Lake charlevoix has a 55mph speed limit, so you don't really get much "action". But is a good spot to watch the boats trickle in at the end of the run on the way back to Boyne City.
Exiting the channel of round lake into lake Michigan sounds good in theory but is way to congested for me, as a spectator and a driver. And further out into the Lake the boats really spread out and its hard to get a view of them all.
If all the sweet power boat spectators could line up in a clear area we could fly by and put on a good show, but I have no clue on where to suggest. Could be over thinking the whole thing. Basically I just want everyone to have a great time. I remember we could never find a "good" enough spot to spectate, untill we signed up to run.
Enjoy!
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Have your boat put away by 5 on Friday evening to stroll the docks and downtown Boyne City on Foot. No worry about there not being dock space to tie up and spectate, you wont need your boat, only a bib to keep the drool off your shirts . The town does an AMAZING job of entertaining ALL.
To view the start of the Poker Run by boat? This is a tough one.
Lake charlevoix has a 55mph speed limit, so you don't really get much "action". But is a good spot to watch the boats trickle in at the end of the run on the way back to Boyne City.
Exiting the channel of round lake into lake Michigan sounds good in theory but is way to congested for me, as a spectator and a driver. And further out into the Lake the boats really spread out and its hard to get a view of them all.
If all the sweet power boat spectators could line up in a clear area we could fly by and put on a good show, but I have no clue on where to suggest. Could be over thinking the whole thing. Basically I just want everyone to have a great time. I remember we could never find a "good" enough spot to spectate, untill we signed up to run.
Enjoy!
Just my .02
As far as Friday goes, I think we are planning on running to charlevoix or somewhere for lunch and raft off on Lake Charlevoix for a couple hours the head back so we can get checked into our hotel room... then out on the town.
We'll be sure to meet up Pete.
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03-21-2013, 09:55 AM
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03-21-2013, 11:05 AM
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The year I spectated I left the boat parked and watched everyone idle out of the channel and head out in the lake from the breakwall. I happened to be on the boat coming across charlevoix when everyon was coming back, I just pulled the throttles down off plane and watched everone buzz by.
There is a lot of boats hanging out in front of the breakwall which makes things fairly congested. It was a handful outside the breakwall between watching poker run boats and spectators when we ran last year.
If I spectated again I would watch everyone take off standing on the breakwall. Then go get the boat and be somewhere between bay harbor and harbor springs for the after lunch leg of the trip.
There is a lot of boats hanging out in front of the breakwall which makes things fairly congested. It was a handful outside the breakwall between watching poker run boats and spectators when we ran last year.
If I spectated again I would watch everyone take off standing on the breakwall. Then go get the boat and be somewhere between bay harbor and harbor springs for the after lunch leg of the trip.
03-21-2013, 12:28 PM
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We are on the same program, other than the arrival date. We should be rolling into town Thursday afternoon...probably try to hook up with Ryan and Wrink and Blue Oval for the post-Bay Harbor run raftup. Planning on helping out Wrink with taking the kids for rides on Friday, doing the Poker Run Saturday, hanging around with the local yokels again on Sunday, then trailering over to Sheboygan, dropping in, and running up to Mac Island on Monday-Tuesday. If you want to run to the Island together, that'd be cool.
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We are on the same program, other than the arrival date. We should be rolling into town Thursday afternoon...probably try to hook up with Ryan and Wrink and Blue Oval for the post-Bay Harbor run raftup. Planning on helping out Wrink with taking the kids for rides on Friday, doing the Poker Run Saturday, hanging around with the local yokels again on Sunday, then trailering over to Sheboygan, dropping in, and running up to Mac Island on Monday-Tuesday. If you want to run to the Island together, that'd be cool.
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03-21-2013, 01:55 PM
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I will definitely be there this year spectating. I was there last year and was awesome. I have a few friends running in it. I parked just outside the break wall and it was a good show but there is a lot of others boats to worry about so as the driver you are always worried about everyone floating around you. I will be up Friday afternoon so we should find a place and all meet up. It's always fun to watch the big boys running around the lake. I can't wait!
03-21-2013, 07:55 PM
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Last year we parked the boat at the first point on the east side of the lake only a few miles north of Boyne city. There is a big sang bar and i think a state park there. We sat for hours just watching the boat and drinking barly pop. I'm sure that's where we will be again. Not to bad of a place to hang out.
