Florida Powerboat Club

The North Florida River Rally 2001

About five years ago we started to see more popularity in performance boating up in the more northern parts of the state, and it only made sense to follow suit with some events to give those boating nuts something to do in their own back yard. In Jacksonville, which in our opinion is one of the neatest places to live if you're a powerboater, we offered events in all direction. Southbound, we toured the Intracoastal to St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. Northbound, we wandered the scenic coastal waters of Georgia through Brunswick and Savannah and to Hilton Head SC. But one run that steers clear of the Atlantic intracoastal waterways and in fact doesn't come close to the Atlantic Ocean at all, is the North Florida River Rally. We skipped this one in 2000, but this past September we met at the in Downtown Jax on the St. John's River, and headed southbound through the scenic winding river to the area's most popular boating hot-spot, Silver Glen Springs. It was our fourth time since '97 we'd been there with the club, and with the absence of the liquor-induced (wild) parties that once prevailed there, the Glen was as beautiful and scenic as ever. Just a little quieter. We got a chance to meet up with several new members of the club, and it was wonderful to once again experience the quiet, rustic charm of Floridian Sports Club, a small, well managed resort that took care of our every need! It felt good to be back, and we're sure to return in 2002!