The 3rd Annual Traverse City Fun Run, August 23, 2014

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Join us in beautiful Northern Michigan for our largest fun run of the year! August 22nd, 23rd and 24th 2014. To top it off the Saber Rally is combining their run making this a Must Attend event!

The fun begins with a lunch run on Friday to Elk Rapids where we will dock and head into town for some food.

Saturday morning the group meets outside of Traverse City's Elmwood township boat ramp at "Red Bouy 8" in Grand Traverse West Bay Lake Michigan.

70mph and slower boats will take off first around 11:30.
70-90mph boats will take off about 5-10 min after.
90+mph boats will go last.

We will head north past Power Island, Suttons Bay, and Northport stopping at the Tip of the Leelanau Peninsula to take a swim. Heading back south for a Raft Off on the east side of Power Island! If there's not enough room there or the wind is coming from the wrong direction we head to the back up spot in Bowers Harbor.

Don't forget to PACK A LUNCH on Saturday.

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/events/498873713545268/

Clinch Marina downtown Traverse City. Best marina if overnighting on your boat and want to walk downtown.
http://www.traversecitymi.gov/clinch_marina.asp

Elmwood Township Marina and BOAT LAUNCH. Great marina to overnight but also the NICEST BOAT RAMP to launch. Trailer parking available ($10 a night or included with boat slip)
http://www.elmwoodtownshipmarina.com/

General info
http://www.traversecity.com/

Hotels
http://www.hotels.com/

Lodging and weekly rentals
http://www.homeaway.com/
http://www.vrbo.com/

Northern Michigan Craigslist Vacation Rentals
http://nmi.craigslist.org/vac/

Map of the run
http://mapq.st/1fciwO7

 

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Guests as of 7/27


54going

13maybe

61invited

 

[Wrinkleface]

might B able 2 run down & catch up w'm somewhere?????

 

[Ratickle]

Should be a nice run with the Saber rally included. If Dan takes Wicked Won though, they should make him take a jaunt to Beaver Island to keep it fair.......

 

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Powerboat cruise from Traverse City, MI to Charlevoix MI. Starting in West Grand Traverse Bay out into Lake Michigan then stopping for lunch at the Landings on Lake Charlevoix. 31 American Offshore, 33 Baja Outlaw, 28 Velocity, Checkmate 251 Convincor, Powerquest 280 Silencer.
Never Throttle Back Productions.

 

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It will be a long run if you have Saber 41 water.....

 

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Guests as of 8/10

63 going

12 maybe

64 invited

 

[Ratickle]

Of course Wicked Won makes it look easy....

 

[offshoreexcursion]

Looking forward to some fun next week!




Join us in beautiful Northern Michigan for our largest fun run of the year! August 22nd, 23rd and 24th 2014. To top it off the Saber Rally is combining their run making this one amazing weekend of boating!

The fun begins with a lunch run on Friday to Elk Rapids where we will dock and head into town for some food.

Saturday morning the group meets just outside and to the east of Traverse City's Elmwood township boat ramp at "Red Buoy 8" in Grand Traverse West Bay Lake Michigan.

70mph and slower boats will take off first around 11:30.
70-90mph boats will take off about 5 min after.
90+mph boats will go last.

We will head north past Power Island, Suttons Bay, and Northport stopping at the Tip of the Leelanau Peninsula to take a swim. Then Head back south for a Raft Off on the east side of Power Island! If there's not enough room there or the wind is coming from the wrong direction we will go to the back up spot in Bowers Harbor. About a 66mile Round Trip.

Don't forget to PACK A LUNCH on Saturday.

It would be great to raft 2 rows of boats with the sterns facing each other and about a 20' Gap in between.

Clinch Marina downtown Traverse City. Best marina if overnighting on your boat and want to walk downtown.
http://www.traversecitymi.gov/clinch_marina.asp

Elmwood Township Marina and BOAT LAUNCH. Great marina to overnight but also the NICEST BOAT RAMP to launch. Trailer parking available ($10 a night or included with boat slip)
http://www.elmwoodtownshipmarina.com/

General info
http://www.traversecity.com/

Hotels
http://www.hotels.com/

Lodging and weekly rentals
http://www.homeaway.com/
http://www.vrbo.com/

Northern Michigan Craigslist Vacation Rentals
http://nmi.craigslist.org/vac/

Map of the run
http://mapq.st/1fciwO7

 

[Ratickle]

 

[offshoreexcursion]

Clinch Marina

There are plenty of slips available first come first serve that Clinch does NOT have posted on the online registration. So don't panic! Just pull your boat up to the fuel dock and they will be glad to accommodate you. There also are wall slips. Plus the Harbor Master is willing to allow boats to raft in the larger slips IF both boats are friends, and both boats pay the full length slip price since that's the only way their computer system and the marina rules allows. There also are slips available at Elmwood and CenterPointe

 

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Looking forward to some fun next week!

http://s1140.photobucket.com/user/offshoreexcursion/media/664_zps023fa4f7.jpg.html

Nice shot

 

[offshoreexcursion]

What a sweet group of boats running this weekend! Please comment and help finish filling out the list!

477 Nortech
43 Checkmate
41 Velocity
40 Hustler
38 Awesome Cat
38 Fountain
38 Powerquest
37 Outerlimits
37 Outerlimits
36 Cigarette
36 Skater
36 Apache
35 Fountain
35 Formula
35 Fountain
34 Saber
33 Scarab
32 Skater
32 Sunsation
31 Awesome Cat
30 Panther
29 Baja
292 Formula
28 Skater
28 Pantera
28 Checkmate
28 Velocity
28 Powerquest
28 Saber
28 Saber
26 Powerquest
26 Checkmate
26 Formula
25 Checkmate
253 Checkmate
233 Formula

 

[Wrinkleface]

Hope'n 2 catch U all somewhere weather permitting!!!!

 

[offshoreexcursion]

Just come on down to TC and enjoy the whole run with us!

But if your meeting us 1245 at the tip of the leelanau peninsula so you can cruise back and raft off with us for the afternoon!

 

[Wrinkleface]

The 2nd option would B the plan!!!arty:

 

[offshoreexcursion]

Sounds great Bubba!

 

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Correct?

 

[offshoreexcursion]

Great map thanks! Pretty darn close!