It wasn’t the size of the boat, but the luck of the draw that determined the winner of the fourth annual USVI Stars & Stripes Poker Run, held July 2 and hosted out of IGY’s Yacht Haven Grande, on St. Thomas. In fact, it was one of the smallest of the entrants, a 16-foot Boston…
The Caribbean is well-known for its sailing regattas and sport fishing tournaments. Now the region is becoming equally famous for its powerboating events like poker runs and races. These marine activities not only offer more ways for Caribbean boaters to have fun, but are also adding to islands’ bottom lines with marine tourism dollars. What…
The USVI Stars and Stripes Poker Run will take place July 5 out of IGY’s Yacht Haven Grande on St. Thomas. This is the newest and most exciting of the Caribbean’s nautical events that combine power boating with playing cards to create an event that is more about camaraderie than competition. “We are on a…
The need for speed drew 24 entries to the first annual USVI Stars & Stripes Poker Run, hosted out of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, on July 6th. However, it was the luck of the draw that earned Rasheed ‘Rasco’ St. Juste and his team aboard the 22ft Paramount, G-6, the win with three nines, a…