If Christmas week was as busy as usual, you probably haven’t been able keep up with your performance-boating news. No worries, Powerboat Nation has you covered. Here’s a quick and easy way to catch up and stay up to speed.

Friday, December 27

Big Thunder Marine Prepping For First ‘Winter Escape’

Combined with the Florida Powerboat Club Winter Fun Run, Big Thunder Marine’s Winter Escape will log six days in the Upper Florida Keys.

Thursday, December 26

Sneak Peek—Statement 44 GTrs Center Console No. 2

Five Mercury Racing 500R outboard engines will power the second Statement 44 GTrs center console.


The second Statement 44 GTrs center console is coming stateside and it’s a beauty.

Wednesday, December 25

Skater At 50—The Shootout Legend Dial 911 Is Up For Grabs

The radical Dial 911 Skater 388 is for sale at Maxed Out Marine. 


A blazing-fast, history-making Skater catramaran is on the block.

Image Of The Week: Santa Beaches It

Some 13 years ago, photographer Jay Nichols spied a Santa escaping winter on Fort Myers Beach.

Tuesday, December 24

P280 Catamaran No. 3 At Performance Boat Center

The first to be powered by a 500-hp outboard engines.

Monday, December 23

New MTI-V 42 Center Console Arrives In Time For Christmas Cheer

Two years in the making.

Sunday, December 22

Upstate Powerboat Resurrects Late-1990s Skater 28 Catamaran

After 16 months at Upstate Powerboat, an extensive Skater 28 catamaran renovation/transformation project is coming to a close.


Phil Hess and the Upstate Powerboat team are transforming a late 1990s 32-foot Skater catamaran into contemporary performance art.

Saturday, December 21

Sneak Peek—A Fire-Breathing Skater 438

Rhaegal is the fourth boat Visual Imagination has painted for its Game Of Thrones-loving client.

Friday, December 20

Destination Change In Store For 2025 Gratton New Year’s Day Event

For performance-boating fans, there’s no better placed to be on New Year’s Day than Sarasota, Fla., and its neighboring waterfront communities.

Dirty Money Racing Marine Services Adds Mercury/Mercury Racing Sales and Service

By taking on and offering service for the Mercury Marine and Mercury Racing product lines, Dirty Money Racing Marine Services is expanding its business.

News complied by Matt Trulio/speedonthewater.com

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