Poker Run

It's the 17th Annual Poker Run in LHC this week.  They had a boat parade Friday morning so I went down and took some pix.  London Bridge bridges The Channel, which was built so London Bridge had something to bridge.  The Channel converted a peninsula into an island, and now provides a perfect venue for boaters and spring-breakers to party hearty and to display their ink, muscles, boobs and butts - only a very few of which merit displaying.

Looking north at the boat slips near London Bridge.

It's tricky, maneuvering a 40' boat out of the slip.

The folks sitting on the bows of the boats are there to nudge 

the orange monster out of harm's way if need be

 Above and below, a select few of the larger racing boats.

These boats haul ass big time, have been clocked up to 170 MPH in this race.

Above: looking north, London Bridge in background.

Below: looking south, Cupcake Mountain in background, news chopper in air.

Above and below, boats jockey for position at the south entrance to the channel.

Swimming area in background, no boats allowed.

Above and below, back in the channel, two more biggies.

Boat above gets my vote for most original paint job.

I'm clueless as to prizes or other incentives in the Poker Run and Shootout competitions but they must be substantial.  These big mothers require custom trailers for transport, large diesel trucks to tow them and high-priced racing fuel.  Add maintenance, storage, insurance, and so on and you got yourself a hobby that requires deep pockets - or big name sponsors.

If you're interested in details about the event, here's a link: 

https://www.google.com/search?q=lake+havasu+poker+run+2015&oq=La&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i60j69i61j69i60j69i59j69i57.2787j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8