2015 OPA National Championships

Englewood, Florida: The racers of the Offshore Powerboat Assocation converged on Englewood Beach for the inaugural Englewood WaterFest. The premier racing group would be hosting two racing events over the weekend, starting with the OPA National Championships on Friday.

The OPA National Championships was originally scheduled to occur during the Ocean City Grand Prix but Hurricane Joaquin forced the event to be cancelled, forcing the sanctioning body to declare Friday’s race in Englewood as the National Championship.

Racers took to the Gulf of Mexico on a four mile course that extended from Englewood Beach southward towards Stump Pass State Park. The event featured three heat races with boats from ten classes.

The race winners included:

  • Super Cat – Cleveland Construction (#4) 
  • Super Vee Lite – LSB Racing (#3) 
  • Class 2 – Batman (#211) 
  • Class 3 – Strictly Business (#V-6) 
  • Class 4 – Saris Racing (#441)
  • Class 5 – Wazzup II (#513) 
  • Class 6 -Smith Brothers Racing (#611) 
  • Class 7 – Hangin’ N Bangin’ (#755) 
  • Cat Light – FJ Propellers (#S-19) 
  • Extreme – Cat Can Do (#19) 
In addition to earning the trophy for the race, each one of these teams were also awarded the OPA National Championship title as well.

The results also counted for the first half of the OPA World Championship which the teams will be returning to the course on Sunday for the second round to determine who will be crowned the World Champion.

Click on the photo above to view my 2015 Englewood WaterFest photo gallery.

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