SUBJECT: Lake Havasu/Lake Mohave Laughlin Road Trip This great ride was hosted by none other than San Diego (Club President, Ray Hinton) PWC Club and SoCal Watercraft club member (Jay) Hawkeye. Here is the guest list of riders that turned out (Ray and his wife Laura, Lewis and Shirley, Chase and Kyrstein, Jay, Mark, Don and his son Tommy, Nick, Lou and Meg) yours truly and Patti. Cross-training at its finest, with some of the coldest river waters thrown in for good measure; that’s how... Read Full Story
Subject: Trawlercat on 2009 Mark Hahn 300 mile race Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. Vince Lombardi So what gives? I’m now one of the youngest guys in my yacht club but one of the oldest guys racing? Hopefully, it’ll only be the ski that breaks at WOT (wide open throttle) and not me! I coined those words a few days prior to the start of the Mark Hahn 300 mile endurance race (Feb 28, 2009) to... Read Full Story
Ryan - Warren - Challenged Athletes (75) Originally uploaded by K38 Rescue Challenged athletes, Warren Frank and Ryan Levinson in training for their first LB2CAT personal watercraft offshore race. They are the first athletes in the PWC community to race under the new 'challenged athlete' division and will be racing from Long Beach to Catalina Island and back on July 12, 2009. A 60 mile transit through the open waters of the channel islands. Inspiring, courageous and driven, these men are... Read Full Story
SUBJECT: Dana Pt to Avalon by way of Oceanside Ride This Sunday’s training ride (Mark/John/Kim/Paul/Lee/Tom/Tony) at Dana Point is sponsored by the upcoming Dana Point to Avalon Offshore Sprint" scheduled for Sunday, April 5, 2009. First time racers or wannabes can still sign up and race for a cool $100.00. This is a great entry level race and an opportunity for you to see first hand what all this offshore racing excitement is all about. So come out and join the fun! Not to scare any future... Read Full Story
So how do you plan your rides? Do you just pick up the phone and say let’s ride, or is it a big long drawn out thing with someone posting a thread – fifty responses later no one has a clue who’s going or when or what will happen when the ride day finally comes. I’m not knocking it – that’s how I got started and it’s still good for getting new people out there riding. For us lately it’s gone something like this. You want to ride – show up on Sunday. If you don’t show up – well I... Read Full Story
SUBJECT: LB2CAT Pushing the Envelope Tng Ride 010409 Four riders from pwcoffshore.com and SoCal Watercraft Club met up this morning for our usual weekly training ride. The group expanded to four this morning and the ride was pretty uneventful for the two SeaDoo’s and two Ultras. What is pretty extraordinary though are the four riders – keep in mind this is just one riders opinion. 75% of our riders this morning have won races like the LB2CAT and 300 mile Mark Hahn Endurance race... Read Full Story
The following is a story about a father and son road trip they took to pick up a second PWC won on eBay and a ride on the second largest man-made reservoir in the United States. Day 1 Itinerary: Depart Los Angeles to Springville, Utah to pick up an eBay purchase of a brand new 2008 Kawaski Ultra 250X. 1. LA VIA HWY 15 – TO VEGAS (290 MILES; 4 HOURS) 2. LAS VEGAS TO SPRINGVILLE, UTAH (374 MILES; 5 HRS. 3. SPRINGVILLE, UTAH TO PAGE, AZ (340 M; 4 HRS 20 MIN.) 4. PAGE, AZ (Vic. Lake Powell) 562... Read Full Story
Story by Ralph H. Perez, AKA: Trawlercat Two words you don’t usually associate together are PWC (personal watercraft) and volunteers but that’s just what we came down to do in America ’s finest city ( San Diego ), home of the U.S. Marines. “Semper Fi” Marines (“always faithful”). Now if you served time in our armed forces or ever watched a good war flick you’ll quickly see military folks sticking together in times of good and bad. That’s just the way Marines are; they stay in the fight... Read Full Story
I think I've got a touch of island fever. I do believe I feel a bit sautéed . This morning I was just some non-believer. Tonight I feel I've joined a wild crusade." Jimmy Buffet Dear Friends and Family, On Tuesday, May 13, 2008, Skipper(s) Rick and Adrian along with Marisol, Lauren, Elizabeth, Pete’s wife on chase boat; Brad; Jeff; Mike; Jami; Martin; David; Pete; and yours truly on PWC’s rode through the infamous Bermuda Triangle, departing from Miami, Fl... Read Full Story
And so as we approach the end of this riding year I can’t help to think that I once again made the right decision. PWC, Motorcycle or what toy to purchase? I wish all my decisions in life would be this much fun. You see, I was told on or about October 2006 that I would be deploying to Iraq , January 2007, for 18 months. When the wife and I received the word it was time to get things ready. One of the getting things ready decisions meant selling my beloved “Patti Lynn” sailboat of... Read Full Story
