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FIRST PLACE WINNERS! PBC's Todd Taylor presents over $4000 in cash and prizes to Betty Ann Maynard and her crew from Hastings Marine!

The second weekend Rendez-vous of the summer of 2011 was held up in the Kawartha Lakes Region of Ontario on Stoney Lake at the Stoney Lake Market at Crowes Landing. The Stoney Lake Market storefront was a buzz of activity on Friday evening as everyone arriving up to their cottages wanted to know what was going on.

On Saturday, July 16nd the registration began and afterwards the mandatory Drivers Meeting was held to advise on the safety regulations and the route to be taken. Participants took to their boats - some with additional crew along for at least part of the ride - around 11am and we departed Crowes Landing enroute to the first card stop at Kawartha Park Marina at the junction of Stoney Lake and Clear Lake. then it was back to the Stoney Lake Market for a delicious roast beef (and the best horseradish I've ever tasted!) lunch and the third card was picked up. The boats were off again down the lake to their fourth card stop at Young's Point Marina, and then back home for the fifth and final card.

Poker hands were revealed after very sunny and fun-filled day on the water and winners and prizes were awarded. Everyone is excited about what next years event will bring and the word is already spreading quickly.

FIRST PLACE: Betty Ann Maynard, Jerry McGraw, Mike Maynard, James Moore, and Jake Thompson won $4000 in cash and prizes including a $3000 Gevril mens watch, a Nautilus Marine portable booster pack, a 12V Koolatron cooler, a Navagloo boat storage kit, and a free entry into an upcoming Rendez-vous event.

SECOND PLACE: Sponsor of this event Betty Ann Maynard from Hastings Marine presents the second place prize package to Doug Herstridge and Andrew Johnson including a Sportz SUV tent, a 12V Koolatron cooler and a free entry into an upcoming Rendez-vous event.

THIRD PLACE: Stoney Lake Market's Karl Kustor presents third place to Russ Logisse. Russ won a Mercury Stormtech 3-season jacket and a free entry into an upcoming Rendez-vous event.

What's a Rendez-vous?

A Rendez-vous is a family friendly boating event on the water for boats of all sizes and speeds. Participants register their boat - everything from PWC's to pontoon boats, to aluminum fishing boats and homemade sea flees, to deck boats to cruisers and even an over forty foot yacht got entered last year! Everyone is given a number and the first of their five playing cards at registration. The next morning, there's a safety meeting for all drivers where we lay out the course we'll be cruising for the day including any hazards, slow speed zones and the all important lunch stop! Then the boats take to the water behind the official pace boat for the Rendez-vous event, stopping at predetermined locations and picking up their next four cards to make a poker hand. Back at the event that evening, the hands are revealed and prizes awarded by our famous MC for the best hand, best boat, best dressed crew, and much more.

I missed this one, but when are future events being held?

For the third event, we will return to where Poker Runs started some 25 years ago: Gananoque, Ontario. On July 22nd and 23rd we'll converge on the waterfront and cruise around the St. Lawrence river's in the well protected waters amongst the many limestone islands. The scenery is spectacular and it's a great spot to get that photo of you and your boat that you can blow up and frame! Just cruise on up to the pace boat and we'll snap a few for you to choose from later at the registration tent. Then we close out this summer's events with our forth Rendez-vous in Orillia August 5th to 6th.


How do I register?

By Mail: Complete the Registration Form Online and send it to Power Boating Canada, 1121 Invicta Drive, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 2R2 or email it to the address on the form.

By Phone: 1-800-354-9145 x252

By Fax: 1 -905-844-5032

Schedule of Events:

Friday

Registration

Truck Demos

Boat Displays

Live Entertainment

Saturday

Family Rendez-vous & Poker Run for all boats

Boat Parade

Boats and Accessory Exhibits

Poker Run Card Unveiling

Awards Ceremony

Live Entertainment

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a BIG thank you to all our

Sponsors

Snap On Tools

Hastings Marine

Stoney Lake Market