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SUMMER EVENT COVERAGE
Poker Run
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crews getting ready to run, taking pictures and enjoying the
fabulous weather!
by John Morris
Knowing nothing about the art of the Poker Run in no way
impeded my enjoyment or appreciation of my inaugural experience at this summer's Erie, Pennsylvania, event. But I do have
the prerequisites to take the course, so I was an eager student
heading to Lake Erie's south shore to watch and learn.
Here are my credentials: I have a lot of experience spending
fabulous time on the water while accomplishing very little. That
prescription is the essence of sailboat racing; you start at Mark
1, spend a lot of energy and the best part of a fine summer day
going around Mark 2, then Mark 3, then back to Mark 2, then
Mark 3 again, etc. Eventually you get back to exactly where you
started along with the rest of the fleet, then everyone goes to a
celebratory party. I love it!
The moment I got to the inner harbour (make that 'harbor')
in Erie, I was blown away. Parked right outside the sensational
hotel where we were staying was the most alluring collection
of muscular looking boats this reporter has ever seen. We're
already batting 1,000 and the event hasn't even begun. The
boat graphics, the sly names, and the bedecked crews are pure
Hollywood. The support vehicles would win most custom
truck shows and the mood is pure excitement. The number
one ingredient in the whole affair is sizzle, plus the over-thetop adrenaline that comes from carefully blending remarkably
polished chrome air cleaners and glistening fiberglass topsides
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with visceral passion and the delicious scent of money. The
collection of Cigarettes, Fountains, Apaches, and Outerlimits'
sweethearts is intoxicating.
Perhaps the big myth of the Poker Run is that there is a competition. It's easy to get confused, I suppose. There are very
eager drivers, the boats attain spectacular speeds, and there is a
lot of wake and foam. But in the end, everyone wins.
The premise is that the Poker Run fleet starts at Mark 1 and
heads to Mark 2, Mark 3 (you can see the pattern emerging
here) and so on. At each mark, the participants get a poker card;
DeceMber 2017
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Canadian Yachting December 2017
Vantage Point: Little Boat, Big Boat – Where Did You Start?
Club Profile: Gimli Yacht Club
Galley Guys: The Galley Guys Travel to Newfoundland
Travel Destinations: The Middens of Galiano Island
Profile of a Cruising Family: Redefining the Face of Yachting in Canada
Marine Electronics: Special Feature – A Guide to Maritime VHF Radio for Pleasure Craft
Marine Electronics: Special Feature – AIS - Peering Atop Islands and Around Bends
The Port Hole
Marine Electronics: Special Feature – WiFi Boosters
Sail Review: Dehler 38
Power Review: Cruisers Yachts Cantius 50
Power Review: Jeanneau NC 895
Summer Event Coverage: Poker Run 101
Crossing the Line: Flying Dutchman
Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Cover1
Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Cover2
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Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Vantage Point: Little Boat, Big Boat – Where Did You Start?
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Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Club Profile: Gimli Yacht Club
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Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Galley Guys: The Galley Guys Travel to Newfoundland
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Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Travel Destinations: The Middens of Galiano Island
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Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Profile of a Cruising Family: Redefining the Face of Yachting in Canada
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Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Marine Electronics: Special Feature – A Guide to Maritime VHF Radio for Pleasure Craft
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Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Marine Electronics: Special Feature – AIS - Peering Atop Islands and Around Bends
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Canadian Yachting December 2017 - The Port Hole
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Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Marine Electronics: Special Feature – WiFi Boosters
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Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Sail Review: Dehler 38
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Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Power Review: Cruisers Yachts Cantius 50
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Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Power Review: Jeanneau NC 895
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Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Summer Event Coverage: Poker Run 101
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Canadian Yachting December 2017 - Crossing the Line: Flying Dutchman
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