Weekend Festivities Heat Up for Clearwater’s 1st Annual Super Boat National Championship Festival

The weekend festivities keep heating up from Friday, October 2nd through Sunday, October 4th when Clearwater’s 1st Annual Super Boat National Championship Festival will be held, predicting tens of thousands of people and millions of dollars to be injected into the local economy..

Clearwater, FL, September 16, 2009 – Super Boat International and Brighthouse Networks are bringing some of the fastest and largest offshore power boats in the world to Clearwater from Friday, October 2nd through Sunday, October 4th for Clearwater’s 1st Annual Super Boat National Championship Festival and the festival is shaping up with full-throttle, jammed-packed activities. The festival will be FREE for the entire family with plenty of parking available in downtown Clearwater with rides to and from the beach via the Jolly Trolley.

Friday October 2nd, 4pm – 9pm

• Coachman Park: Super Boats in the Dry Pits with food, drinks and fun for the entire family.
  Saturday October 3rd
• Coachman Park: Super Boats in the Dry Pits 10am – 4pm
• Clearwater Beach at Pier 60: “Make a Difference Fishing Tournament” 8am – NOON
• Clearwater Beach at Pier 60: Super Boat practice runs NOON – 6pm off
• Clearwater Beach at Pier 60: Coast Guard Rescue Demonstration at 2pm
• Clearwater Beach at Pier 60: Caribbean Chillers Concert at 6pm
• Clearwater Beach at Pier 60: Fireworks at 8:30 pm Sunday October 4th, 10am – 3pm
• North Clearwater Beach at Pier 60: The Clearwater Super Boat Offshore National Championship Races!
  The Host Hotel for Clearwater’s 1st Annual Super Boat National Championship Festival is the Hilton Clearwater Beach. The Partner Hotels are the Sheraton Sand Key Resort; Sand Pearl Resort and Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites.

For more information about the races and all the events, visit www.clearwatersuperboat.com

About Clearwater’s 1st Annual Super Boat National Championship Festival:
When Super Boat International (SBI) founder and 30-year veteran, John Carbonell, wanted to produce Clearwater’s 1st Annual Super Boat National Championship Festival two local area businessmen made it happen: Restaurateur Frank Chivas and Former Mayor of Clearwater Brian Aungst Sr.

Carbonell has been producing the World Championship Races in Key West every year for 3 decades as well as the races in Sarasota held every 4th of July. Now Clearwater, the next “new great location” will have something Key West doesn’t have…the absence of cruise ships obstructing the race sight lines. “It’s a great time of year to support the tourism industry,” says Aungst. “[SBI] needed another spot and Clearwater Beach is one of the prettiest beaches in the world.”

Clearwater’s 1st Annual Super Boat National Championship Festival will be produced by Super Boat International, presented by Brighthouse Networks and sponsored by Bud Light Lime, the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, Pier 60 Concessions and Land Shark Lager.
The updated list of in-kind sponsors is:

• Island Way Grill
• Marlin Darlin Key West Grill
• Rumba Island Bar & Grill
• Saltrock Grill
• Palm Pavilion Restaurant
• JoTo Extreme PR
• CCM Graphic Solutions

The Community Partners are the:

• City of Clearwater
• Clearwater Beach Chamber of Commerce
• US Coast Guard
• Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department

Volunteer Support and the benefiting charity is:

• Clearwater Community Sailing Center

For more information visit www.clearwatersuperboat.com

To request interviews of any members connected with the Clearwater’s 1st Annual Super Boat National Championship Festival please contact Karla Jo Helms of JoTo Extreme PR via email at kj@jotopr.com

This post was submitted by Karla Jo Helms.