Sunny Isles PHOTOS
 

The water yesterday was almost glass for the Bimini Challenge...
Bob Teague and I were talking- he called it 'shiny'.

Brad and Larry have done a spectacular job putting this thing together.
Everyone here is having a great time (well, Gino, Lisa and Jimmy had some issues)
and the weather in south Florida is gonna be great all weekend.
Huge thanks to Gino and Renea; and Jim Lee for getting us into the helicopters.

Lori (PicChic) and I have tons of photos from yesterday's run and from the party and bikini contest last night.

Stay tuned! There's a lot more coming this weekend.

Here are a few shots from the run.
I've started a set here.

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A few more for now...

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Great shots as always Jay.....

Great shots Jay! Glad you were able to go up with Renea. How was my wifes flying?

Awesome! Thanks for sharing :cool:

Beautiful weather bad ass boats.. :)

John jr

Here's some of Lori's(PicChic) great work.

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Great pics Jay,

We are coming down on Rays Cat tomorrow, do you know if the Haulover ramp is open to the public tomorrow??

Gino, she was great. Thanks so much for letting me tag along.

There wasn't a staggered start, so we were out of position when everyone took off- you guys were GONE in a very short time...
Those little R44's are no match for the MTI... :drink:

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Rick, I would guess yes. There is no way they could close that ramp to the public on a weekend.
We were over at the pits today and the marina lot was totally full and the ramp was busy as hell. If I hear different, I'll let ya know.

Incredible shots Jay!

I like "shiny"

Sounds good, if the women come we wanna launch close, but if its just the guys, we will run down the outside:evilb:

Thanks for the pictures Jay great job as usual!

Hey Jay! Glad to see you have finally figured out how to use the camera! :)

Those are awesome. That might be the coolest looking water I've seen in any pics yet.

I'm proud to say it was my wife flying the helicopter. She started taking lessons a little under a year ago so she could be able to follow us on our runs. You could not possibly imagine whats involved in becoming a licensed Helicopter pilot. I never could have done it! I'm very proud of her!

Awsome good for her!

When I started running Turbines it has been my dream to
become a Helo Pilot:drink:

Your right it some serious training.

A few shots from the fun last night.

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I like the bikini's and boots but .. then again .. who doesnt like bikini's and boots:D

So that makes at least 3 girls that were missing me...

Brad, that model is badazz. How much money was raised by the auction?

You should be proud of her Gino, that is just plain COOL!

was XXX there?

The Vee was replaced. The owner now has a sweet 44' Nortech Roadster. It is the Red/Gold one in the pics.

Thanks for telling me.

Got some shots from the race today.
Damn, what a great weekend-- many thanks to Brad and Larry for a memorable time.
We have plenty more from all the events. Stay tuned.

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What a weekend!!!! Off the charts on the fun factor!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks to everyone who helped to make the weekend what is was!!!!!!!!!

I agree. I mean, it's not very often I look at a hot broad and say; wow, look at those calfs!:grinser010::drink:

LOL Exactly ;):D

Nice pics :)

great shots...thanks for sharing....what lens were you using from the chopper?

Jay ,
On behalf of Brad & Myself ,we want to say a special thanks to you and Lori for your hard work & amazing photos from this weekend .Thank you for supporting the 2nd annual Sunny Isles beach & Bimini Ocean race weekend !
Your amazing photos will forever be the memories of this event .:kiss:
Brad Scheonwald
Larry Goldman
OFFSHORE Events LLC.
SIB & BIMINI ocean race producers

I would like to thank Larry and Brad for making last weekend happen. I use to race and now poker runs. The opportunity to do both in one weekend was a fantastic opportunity for all boaters!! It was a GREAT weekend and I cant begin to tell everybody of all the great times had by all!! Thanks again!!! Jim Lee

Jim- every time I saw you there was a huge smile on your face! You are a fun-lovin', talent-finding machine. :drink:

Looking forward to the next time we meet.

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Thanks! We had an absolute blast.

This unique event was so much fun from start to finish that it's hard to describe it all to anyone who wasn't there.
All of you who worked so hard to make it happen deserve a ton of credit for creating an offshore boating event like no other. :ernaehrung004:

Thanks again for the hospitality.

What a weekend! Brad and larry really hit it out of the park. I still can't believe the turnout. With all the bumps they had along the way, with OSO backing out with days left, things were looking a little rocky. All I can say it was the ones that didn't show that really missed out. Thank you again for a most memorible weekend!

You said it, Gino!
And Lori and I have a ton of pix to show em what they missed. :drink:

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2009 Bimini Ocean Race Results
 

Aquamania 0 Hours 43 Minutes 43 Seconds 145.7897 Mph

Catitagious 0 Hours 53 Minutes 7 Seconds 119.9895 Mph
Motion 43 0 Hours 54 Minutes 53 Seconds 116.1271 Mph
Loose Cannon + 1 Hour 0 Minutes 10 Seconds 105.9298 Mph +
Xxx 1 Hour 0 Minutes 23 Seconds 105.5497 Mph
To Fat To Fly 1 Hour 1 Minutes 7 Seconds 90.89765 Mph
Fury* 1 Hour 1 Minute 31 Seconds 103.6051 Mph*

Amsoil 0 Hours 59 Minutes 40 Seconds 106.8174 Mph
All Jacked Up 1 Hour 11 Minutes 34 Seconds 89.05599 Mph

Miccosukee 1 Hour 4 Minutes 9 Seconds 99.35215 Mph
Independence Marine 1 Hour 20 Minutes 3 Seconds 79.61824 Mph
Maximus 1 Hour 37 Minutes 58 Seconds 65.05723 Mph


Need For Speed 1 Hour 24 Minutes 11 Seconds 75.70905 Mph

Extreme Vortec 1 Hour 36 Minutes 10 Seconds 66.27494 Mph

Deep Impact 1 Hour 25 Minutes 1 Seconds 74.96695 Mph

Freeze Frame 1 Hour 56 Minutes 35 Seconds 54.66854 Mph

Miss Geico 1 Hour 35 Minutes 34 Seconds 66.69104 Mph


Motion 35 0 Hours 0 Minutes 0 Seconds Dnf Mph
Freedom 1 0 Hours 0 Minutes 0 Seconds Dnf Mph
Mercedes 0 Hours 0 Minutes 0 Seconds Dnf Mph
2nd Coming 0 Hours 0 Minutes 0 Seconds Dns Mph
Miss Lisa 0 Hours 0 Minutes 0 Seconds Dnf Mph

* Fury did not complete Bimini Turn
+ Loose Cannon 15 second penalty missing finish turn bouy 4th Place finish

Thank you again to everyone you came and supported this year’s event. Larry and I and the entire team are very grateful.

If you did not attend you have no idea what was missed. From Thursdays VIP welcome in the penthouse of the Sayan with Miss Florida, TV stars, NFL Greats and race boat legends new and old.

The Bimini Ocean Race brought speed and the pics to prove racers and performance pleasure boaters can run together!

Friday’s party was incredible with a great band and what can only be described as the greatest Rock themed swimsuit show ever. With the band playing Crazy ***** extended long play version. Betty Bangs girls absolutely brought it!

Saturday 17 Boats ran to Jimmy Johnsons Big Chill, relaxed in the pool great food great people in what was described as a true recreational boating event.

Saturday Night's party was another example of only the best spirited group ever and Sunday’s racing brought some thrills no one could have expected.

The pictures only tell part of the story and they are some of the greatest ever.

Brad, the times on "to fat to fly "is wrong according to what was writen down on the time sheet on friday. To Fat To Fly was mixes up with miccosukee

That's my job!!!!:chimp: Look forward to seeing you again Jay!