New Yamahas and Caesar Inflatables – Oh My!

thundercat in shallow water
Buzzing the shoreline in shin deep water off of Shell Island in Panama City Beach.

Big news for Cracker Bay Thundercats: We’re now a direct dealer for Caesar Inflatable race boats. Partnering with Caesar not only allows us to provide premium thundercat hulls at a amazing price, we also have access to new Yamaha 2 strokes! Our first batch of both are due to arrive late August. Inquire within for details. The Caesar hulls are listed for sale at $3500, considerably less than what we’ve been able to sell hulls for in the past. Four hulls are on order and currently two have been spoken for. The 2020 Yamaha 2 stroke 50’s are for sale at $5500, two of the three are still available. Get your deposit in today to guarantee availability.

The second attempt at the BayLoosa Challenge will be July 11th 2020. Last year’s attempt was blocked by Hurricane Barry. Although Barry brought some fun wave action, a 130 mile race was a non starter. We expect the weather to be the typical north in the morning and south wind in the afternoon. If the wind is considerably different, the course may be reversed to make the race possible.

The picture for today’s What’s Crackin’ is an Aquarius Aquacat with a 59″ Mercury buzzing along the shallow water off of Shell Island in Panama City Beach. When only half of your prop is in the water, you don’t need much depth to play in! The family piled into the thundercat for a trip to Shell Island for exploration during the sunset. In the late afternoon, the beach is all yours with most of the traffic already heading home. Cruising at 50 mph makes for a quick trip and the cushion of air trapped in the tunnel makes for a smooth ride.

Inaugural BayLoosa Challenge of 2019

Satellite Image BayLoosa Challenge Course
113 miles of high speed, shallow water racing.

A Race Was Born.

Nothing fosters the competitive spirit like a good ol’ fashioned challenge. We figured the best way to publicize thundercat performance was to bet the general public they couldn’t outdo us. For their size, thundercats are excellent at running in rough water at high speed. They’re practically born to race in the surf and we’re so confident nothing can beat us, we’re putting our cold hard cash down to draw out the competition.

500 BUCKS oughta make it worth your time.

Run whatcha brung and hope you brought enough… as long as it’s a boat that’s 13 feet 11 inches (excluding motor and non flotation brackets) or shorter. Any motor size any hull type. Potentially, larger boat classes will be opened as interest necessitates.

The first leg of the BayLoosa Challenge is 53 miles and begins near St. Andrews State Park. The course exits the St. Andrews Bay Pass into the Gulf of Mexico and ends at the Destin Pass east jetty. Upon completing the first leg, the vessel will have 30 minutes to cross the start line of the second leg on the north end of Crab Island. The time is to allow for refueling and safe passage through the Destin Bridge no wake zone. The second leg is 60 miles through the Choctawhatchee Bay, Intercoastal Waterway, and West Bay to conclude near St. Andrews State Park.

Date and details to follow.