Doors open at 12.01 as JET Nightclub hosts the annual MDR High Rollers VIP Party with DJs Alexi and Billy Corduroy.
Gentlemen, start your engines! This is the official race day for the Million Dollar Run 2013. As in previous years, the race will consist of three boat classes to broaden the range of competitors. The “Pleasure Class” is for fishermen style and leisure boats and new captains.
The “Circuit Class” is open to experienced captains and medium performance crafts.
The “Offshore Class” is designed for the most experience captains and high performance crafts.
Featuring an exciting rolling start, the race route starts from the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort area, around 300 yards offshore and crafts hit their stride along the heart of Seven Mile Beach.
They head west toward Public Beach, continuing to Northwest Point before making a turn and heading back south toward Thompson Mooring in George Town, making a final sharp turn before heading back to complete the race route.
For the poker run element of the race, “cards” are chosen randomly before, during and after the race to form a full, five-card hand for each captain at the race’s conclusion.
Fans get a chance to view boats at the docks at Camana Bay in the second year that the Million Dollar Run Car and Boat Show will be held there.
Showcasing the scope and popularity of Million Dollar Run, Monster Media is also staging the first-ever performance by world renowned Hed Kandi DJ Adam K in the Cayman Islands that evening. “When people think of Hed Kandi, they think of flirty music, beautiful girls in exotic locations and a fabulous and exclusive escape,” said Monster Media’s Julia Simmons. “Grand Cayman is one of the most fabulous and exclusive escapes in the world and is a perfect venue for Hed Kandi.”
Thursday, 28 March: Captain’s Cocktail reception at George Town Yacht Club, Barcadere Marina from 7pm
Friday, 29 March: High Rollers VIP party at JET nightclub (starts midnight)
Saturday, 30 March: Hed Kandi event at JET (from 8pm) with Hed Kandi DJ Adam K
Monday, 1 April: Million Dollar Run 2013 Race Day at Surfside Beach Restaurant & Bar
Speedboat racing fans get another fix of Cayman’s blisteringly quick racers with the annual Million Dollar Run over Easter weekend.
As well as superb racing, there are plenty of attractions to draw the crowds to its new venue Surfside Beach Restaurant & Bar on West Bay Road. The fun runs from Thursday, 28 March, to race day on Easter Monday, 1 April.
The fact that Sir Richard Branson’s company Virgin Produced, is involved, too, adds cache to the incredibly popular event, organisers say.
Monster Media executive Kenny Rankin said: “Over the last 11 years, Million Dollar Run has continued to grow in popularity. This year, I am proud to announce that Virgin Produced has returned for the second year as one of our sponsors.
“Through this partnership, Million Dollar Run and the Cayman Islands will be featured on Virgin America flights as part of the Virgin Produced channel and showcased to millions of passengers,” he adds. “This type of exposure just reiterates how successful Million Dollar Run has become.”
As in past years, the party starts well before race day with the Captain’s Cocktail Reception. This informative and social meeting for all race captains and sponsors is also the last opportunity to register for Monday’s races.
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