Fort Lauderdale, FL
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FPC
Mission Statement
To promote safe, responsible powerboating in a group setting and assist performace boating enthusiasts in many ways to achieve the maximum enjoyment from their Florida powerboating lifestyles.
History
& Background
Club Founder: Stewart Jones
Date Started: Incorporated as Florida Powerboat Club: June 1993
Fort Lauderdale Office Opened: Winter 1993 Offices - Pompano Beach in 1995 Relocated to Ft Lauderdale 2002
Type of Boats: Offshore performance boats from 20' to 60', Single to Multi Engines.
FPC
Headquarters
Offices located At Everglades Marina, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Office Address: 1801 SE 17th St., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone: 954-618-CLUB(2582)
Fax: 954-618-3866
Office Hours: 10 AM to 6 PM Daily. (Now Open 7 days a week during season)
Club
Events & Television Coverage
There are approximately 20 powerboating events planned for 2000. Events range from 1-day to 7-day excursions, including rallies and Poker Runs. Average cruising speeds are 50-60 mph. Most trips favor the fair-weather, calm-water conditions. Events are canceled and/or re-re-routed in cases of foul weather. All events are taped using Betacam SP format from a helicopter that follows the pack. In-boat cameras include handheld Digital Videos from the cockpit and dash mounted pencil-cams.
Membership
Statistics
Based on current Membership Roster of about 400+ members. There are many manufacturers represented in Florida Powerboat Club's membership roster.
The ranking within the FPC roster of the manufacturers with the strongest representation are:Note: Commercial Members Approximately 75-80. These are mostly Florida-based marine-trade associates.
1. Fountain Powerboats 56 members
2. Cigarette Racing Team 55 members
3. Wellcraft 35 members
4. Sonic USA 30 members
5. Baja Boats 26 members
6. Apache 4147 & Commanche 19 members
7. Douglas Skater 16 members
8. Formula 16 members
9. Powerplay 15 members
10 Black Thunder 12 members
11. Nor-tech 12 members
12. Active Thunder 11 members
13. Donzi 10 members
Representation
by State and/or Country
1. Florida 170 members
2. Illinois 21 members
3. Michigan 20 members
4. New Jersey 17 members
5. Texas 15 members
6. Georgia 12 members7. Missouri 11 members
8. Louisiana 9 members
9. IN, MS, NY, TN 6-7 members each
10. CT, AL, KY, MD, OH 4-5 members each
11. Canada 17 members
12. UK and Germany 2 members
Print
Media
FPC publishes a 32 page color newsletter "Powerboating In Paradise News" four times annually Regular FPC news articles can also be found in Poker Runs America, Hot Boat, Boating & Powerboat Magazine.
Television
Club events can be seen on Speedvision and Sunshine Network, Via the "Powerboat Television Show" and "Maximum Marine". The Sunshine Network schedule for "Powerboating in Paradise TV" is currently on hold pending review of other network opportunities.
Webserver
FPC provides the content, and pictures for flpowerboat.com, and it's associated websites, flpokerrun.com, and fpcgirls.com.
