Bahamas Bound—29 Years Later
The last time I visited Bimini, the closest island in the Bahamian chain to the United States, was in 1996 for the Formula Boats FAS3Tech line media introduction. I arrived there via Chalks Ocean Airways, a funky, charming, sketchy and since-defunct seaplane service between Miami and the two dots of open-ocean land that comprise Bimini. For the return leg of the two-day trip, I rode back in a 27-foot sportboat from the Decatur, Ind., company and wished I hadn’t courtesy of the 4- to 6-foot seas we battled all the way home.
The fun starts with two nights on Bimini. Photo courtesy/copyright of the Florida Powerboat Club.
Short version? I got my soaking-wet back- and front-sides handed to me.
Since then, this job has taken me to a bunch of international destinations including Belgium, Canada, England, France, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Peru and Sweden. But for reasons that still escape me, I’ve never been back to Bimini, much less explored the islands beyond it.
Thanks to Mark Fisher, the owner of Deep Impact Boats, that will change tomorrow. Fisher invited me to join me to join him and his crew for the seven-day, 34th annual Florida Powerboat Club Bahamas Poker Run on new a Deep Impact 499 center console equipped with six Mercury Racing 500R outboard engines.
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