Ortley Beach Offshore Race Photos

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Jersey Boyz Offshore Grand Prix
Photos now ONLINE @ www.SharkeyMarine.com (http://www.sharkeymarine.com) under Photo Links


I got a head start on the Pit Area today along with some other photos of the area from back in June.
I will keep updating my website as the event progresses.

Enjoy!!! :drink:

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For what its worth, the race is Friday August 12 at noon in front of the "Surf Club" in Ortley Beach NJ.

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Hello Race Fans,

Everything is in place, the permits are in hand and we are expecting a
great turn out of boats for next Friday's Jersey Boyz Offshore Grand
Prix

On Thursday of next week, you should make it a point to stop by the pit
area. Here's a map to the Jersey Shore Marine on Rt 70 just west of the
intersection of Rt 88. http://oparacing.homestead.com/Pits_Map.jpg

The pits will be open from 10 - 5. The pits will be alive with the
sounds of the Hot Monkey Band. Amusement rides for the kids, plenty of
food vendors, Miss New Jersey will be available for autographs, a Police
K9 demonstration, a puppet show and a Krispy Kreme Dipping Station and
most importantly, a Dunk the Racer Tank. This is a day for the kids to
see the boats and meet the teams. So bring your kids and your bathing
suit, you might even take a turn in the dunker.

In fact, we are expecting enough of a turnout that parking for the pits
will be in the Foodtown parking lot, on the West bound lane of Rt 70
across from the pits. A shuttle bus will constantly run between the two
locations.

At the registration tent, tickets will be available for $30 to anyone
(first 60 people) that want to go on the Miss Michelle to watch the
race. We will use Miss Michelle, as one of the course marker boats so a
great viewing position will be available to anyone that wants it. Tickets
are sold on a first come first serve basis, only at the registration
tent in the pits.

· Mandatory Volunteer Captain's meeting at the Surf Club at 5pm. At the
meeting each captain will receive two T-Shirts (nice ones) a new
disposable flag to show they belong on the course and tickets for the party
that immediately follows.
· Racer/volunteer party at the Surf Club in Ortley Beach from 6 to 8.

Race Day - Friday August 12th

The racecourse runs from about Ocean Bay Blvd in Ocean Beach to the
northern tip of Seaside Heights. The best place to watch the race from is
the Surf Club. The boats will come within 100 yards of the beach at
that point. www.Talkoffshore.com will broadcast the race over a PA system
and live on the Internet. The Surf Club will also serve as the Start
Finish line. It is THE place to watch from.

Click here for a chart of the racecourse -
http://oparacing.homestead.com/Course_map.JPG

Volunteer boats!!
· Course Marker boats - pick up scorers at the Sand Bar at 10:30 am
· Medical and Dive boats Pick up medics and divers at the Coast Guard
Station at 10:00am
· All volunteer boats must be on station at 12 noon for a 12:45
helicopter fly over to check the course setup.

There will be two races. The first race will start at 1pm and feature
the rough and ready Super Vee lite class. These are five very evenly
matched boats that have a score to settle and Ortley is the place. It's a
short four-lap race but should be quite a battle.

Between 1:30 and 1:45 we'll start the second race with the big boats
for an hour of roaring offshore excitement in front of the local
beaches.

Next week, we'll go over who's coming and how to understand the
classes.

See ya soon,
Ron

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Over 500 Photos now online at www.SharkeyMarine.com (http://sharkeymarine.com) under Photo Links. Got some video too!

I would like to congratulate the Team MONOC for winning the Doug Lewis Memorial Good Sportmanship Trophy.

It was a tough decision with so many hard working people around the races.

Finally after so many years of my own racing, I finally got the first hand experience with what all the Medic Teams, Divers and our Angel One Jumpers do prior, during and after the races. They all volunteer their time to be here and away from their families to keep us all safe on the race course.

With so many years passed I couldn't recall when any of these brave men and women, (our 1st responders) have really been recongnized for what they do for our sport here on the Jersey Shore.

Whenever we need them, we can count on them! They are always there for us....

That was the same thing many had with Doug Lewis of Professional Marine Racing. He was always there willing to help.
They certainly well deserved this award!
Congratulations once again and THANK YOU for being there for us all at anytime!