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The visit by Queen Elizabeth II in 1966.

By EARYEL BOWLEG

Tribune Staff Reporter

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BRITISH officials and others reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday, offering condolences to the royal family.

Thomas Hartley, British High Commissioner to The Bahamas, said in a tweet yesterday that the Crown has passed to our new monarch King Charles III, the Queens son.

My family and I mourn the loss of Her Majesty the Queen, and offer the King our loyalty and devotion, he tweeted. A condolence book will be opened in due course. God save the King.

Former British High Commissioner to The Bahamas Sarah Dickson called the announcement terribly sad news.

People around the world will be joined in mourning the passing of the icon of public service. Thoughts and prayers with her family for their loss, she tweeted.

While speaking to reporters at the Office of the Prime Minister earlier yesterday, Mr Hartley spoke about the deep ties between the two nations.

The UK and The Bahamas are our cousins, as both realms of Her Majesty and as communities that have long seen many Bahamians in the UK and many Brits here in The Bahamas - both making positive contributions to each other, he said.

I think theres a clear overlap but a clear sort of affinity between our countries that will make my job as high commissioner easy to do in many ways because there already so much positive energy here but I hope like Mrs Dickson before me... I hope by the time I leave that we will see continued strength and continue the kind of institutional strength but also family relationships and sports, arts and music relationships between our countries grow.

CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett tweeted her deepest regrets on the passing of the Queen, adding a life of service and duty is over.

The Royal Commonwealth Society said in a media statement they were immensely saddened to learn of the passing of the Queen, their patron.

From her public commitment to the Commonwealth family in Cape Town, South Africa, as a young princess in 1947, and throughout her long life and reign, the Queen was an instrumental figure in nurturing and inspiring this unique, voluntary association of independent, and sovereign nations, the statement read.

Since becoming the Head of the Commonwealth and patron of the society in 1952 at the age of 26, the Queens dedication to the Commonwealth has been unparalleled. From her numerous official visits to nearly every Commonwealth country, to lending her name and support to programmes and events of which the Society has been honoured to deliver and support, including The Queens Commonwealth Essay Competition, The Queens Commonwealth Canopy and The Queens Young Leaders, Her Majestys commitment to the value, and values, of this network of nations and peoples is humbling and irreplaceable.

Executive chair of the Royal Commonwealth Society, Dr Linda Yueh, said: No one has made a greater contribution to the Commonwealth over the decades than the Queen. As head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty personally reinforced the links by which this unique network brings peoples and countries from around the globe together in common cause.

Her life and tireless efforts will forever be linked to this voluntary association of 56 independent and equal, sovereign states, which encompass over 2.5 billion people, and to whom the Queen displayed an unwavering dedication.

Jerusa La Ali, the political attach at the British High Commission, noted the impact the Queens death will have on the Commonwealth.

Today we mourn the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. Her loss is deeply felt throughout the realms including The Bahamas, the Commonwealth and around the world. A digital condolence book will be available at royal.uk/condolence.

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Shavez Hart, an Olympics sprinter from the Bahamas who ran collegiately for South Plains College and Texas A&M, died early Saturday in a shooting in his home country.

The Bahamas media companies Tribune242 and the Nassau Guardian reported Hart was killed as he tried to intervene in a physical altercation between a group of men in the parking lot of a nightclub in Mount Hope, Abaco. He would've turned 30 on Tuesday.

Hart won the 100 and the 200 meters for South Plains at the 2012 NJCAA outdoor track and field championships and finished third and second in the same events the following year. He achieved all-America status 10 times for Texas A&M.

He ran personal bests of 10.10 seconds in the 100 meters, third fastest all-time by a Bahamian, and 20.23 in the 200. He was a four-time national champion in the 100 between 2014 and 2019, Tribune242 reported, and a four-time national champion in the 200 between 2014 and 2018. He competed in both events at the 2016 Olympics.

He also won a silver medal at the 2016 IAAF indoor World Championships on a Bahamas 1,600-meter relay team that included Texas Tech ex Michael Mathieu.

Blaine Wiley, a former South Plains assistant coach now on staff at Alabama, called Hart's death "absolutely devastating news."

"I had the honor of coaching 'Sparkie' at South Plains College where he remains the school record holder and won many NJCAA championships. RIP," Wiley wrote on social media.

Hart was the second former Texas A&M track star to die this year at age 29. Deon Lendore, his former teammate at A&M and an Aggies volunteer assistant coach, died in an auto accident in January in Milam County.

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Lubbock Christian University will open its fall season on Tuesday at the Dallas Baptist Individual tournament. The Golf Club of Dallas is the site.

No team scores will be kept at the event, but the field is full of Lone Star Conference teams, including Arkansas-Fort Smith, St. Mary's, UT Tyler and Texas A&M International.

LCU returns six players from last season, led by senior Braxton Floyd, who averaged 75.55 strokes over 20 rounds. Other top returnees are Tian de Jager (76.45 stroke average) and Jake Bowen (77.65).

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In 1656, an 891-ton Spanish galleon was tasked with carrying kingly riches across the Atlantic. The Nuestra Seora de las Maravillas (Our Lady of Wonders) was weighted down with more gold than usual, as it had taken on the precious cargo of another treasure-filled ship that had sunk two years earlier. Unfortunately, the giant vessel collided with another member of its fleet and then hit a coral reef in the warm waters off the Bahamas and sank to the ocean floor. It took its treasure with it. A recent expedition by Allen Exploration, in partnership with local divers and researchers, has raised some of this glorious treasure to the surface.

Underwater for over 350 years, the ship has been an object of salvage expeditions for centuries. Millions of items have been removed. However, this recent expedition wanted not only treasure, but also insight into how the ship itself met its watery grave. With remote-sensing technology such as sonar and magnetometers, the explorers discovered a trail of debris stretching about eight miles of ocean floor. This debris illustrated the floundering of the ship in its final hours.

Among the finds made by the team were glass wine bottles, a silver sword hilt, and other objects indicative of life on a warship in the 17th century. Even more spectacular was the treasure: an almost six-foot-long gold filigree chain, raw gemstones, and several bejeweled pendants that once belonged to knights of the Order of Santiago. One pendant contains a stunning green Columbian emerald set in gold, surrounded by 12 other emeralds. This may represent the 12 apostles grouped around the central motif, the cross of St. James.

When we brought up the oval emerald and gold pendant, my breath caught in my throat, Carl Allen, founder of Allen Exploration, said. How these tiny pendants survived in these harsh waters, and how we managed to find them, is the miracle of the Maravillas. Certainly, the ship is living up to its name as a treasure trove of wonders. The jewels and other objects will go on display at the new Bahamas Maritime Museum, while researchers continue to probe what other wonders the wreck might hold.

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Beck Group, Royal Caribbean, Commonwealth Bank, Aventus Ventures, Four Seasons Ocean Club, Insurance Management and more join cause

#TheBahamas, September 5, 2022 Days after Tee Off for Hunger, the Inaugural Bahamas Feeding Network Golf Tournament, was announced, many of the countrys top companies have jumped on board to sponsor the fund-raiser with an ambitious goal of providing more than 50,000 meals to help in the fight against hunger.

Fidelity Bank, with a $15,000 donation, is the title sponsor with Aventus Ventures and Commonwealth Bank becoming the most recent to support the cause as platinum sponsors of the tournament slated for Ocean Club Golf Course, Paradise Island, on September 25.Deltec, Simplified Lending, J.S. Johnson, Lombard Odier & Cie, and the New Providence Ecology Park are gold sponsors, while the green sponsors include Paradise Games and Jimmys Wines and Spirits.

The Beck Group, Royal Caribbean International and The Ocean Club, along with numerous other businesses, have collectively donated tens of thousands of dollars worth of prizes.

On a monthly basis, the Bahamas Feeding Network requires $120,000 to provide over 70,000 meals to Bahamians in need. And given that the organization is run almost entirely by dedicated volunteers, its extremely efficient in its use of donations, allocating just a small percentage towards administration costs, explained BFNs Chairman Felix Stubbs.

Mario Carey, who is the tournaments host, said the Bahamas Feeding Networks efforts have never been more important.

We want to bring awareness and remind people that we do have an issue with hunger in The Bahamas, he said.

You know, we always heard about people halfway across the world who are struggling with hunger.

But the reality is that hunger is at our doorsteps here in The Bahamas. Every day there are thousands of Bahamians who dont know where the next meal is coming from.

Citing recent hurricanes, the COVID pandemic, and record inflation, Carey said the outlook is grim for many Bahamians.

This golf tournament is just one way of raising money for the cause and bringing awareness to this social issue, he said.

Founded in 2013, the Bahamas Feeding Network currently distributes food through a network of nearly 100 churches, soup kitchens and feeding centres. Each recipient is responsible to report back to BFN who parcels went to and how many members of family or recipients were fed, keeping track of distribution and ongoing needs.

And while the Bahamas Feeding Networks ceaseless work is enough to draw attention to its cause, the tournament, which will be a two man-scramble, Carey hopes the impressive prizes up for grabs will put it over the top.

Player prizes include a Royal Caribbean Alaskan cruise for two; a two-night stay at the Grand Hyatt at Baha Mar; golf and lunch at Albany; and golf lessons with Mike Simms at Atlantis, among many others.

At the 12th hole, players also have a chance to win a new Mercedes vehicle, courtesy of Insurance Management and Tyreflex, by sinking a hole-in-one.

Those interested in playing can sign up at https://bahamasfeedingnetwork.org/golf.html.

A silent auction, which is now live on Bahamas Local, features a Royal Caribbean Mediterranean cruise; Dallas Cowboys Field level seats and two rounds of golf at Trinity Forest Golf Club, courtesy of the Beck Group; two days at the 2023 US Open Golf Championship at Los Angeles Country Club, also courtesy of the Beck Group; a two-night stay at Four Seasons Ocean Club Resort; along with numerous other top-tier experiences, including dining experiences at Sapodilla, Graycliff and Caf Matisse.

Interested individuals can bid at https://auction.bahamaslocal.com.

Raffle prizes include gift certificates to numerous Nassau businesses, including Kellys, A. Baker and Sons and Bristol Cellars.

Carey urged the public to support the tournament and the Bahamas Feeding Network in its ongoing efforts to combat hunger across the country.

The need is there and its not going away, said Carey.

And the Bahamas Feeding Network is looking for as much support as it can get to continue its important work.

We encourage anybody who has an interest in playing in a fun golf tournament to sign up because there are a lot of great prizes.

And if youre not a player, please consider lending your support by participating in the auction or raffle.

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS Island Pay is bringing its expertise and vision to the forefront at the Caribbeans largest telecommunications conference, CTU ICT Week 2022 in The Bahamas.

As a champion in the fight to democratize access to money in underserved regions, Island Pays team will join a panel discussion on the role of telecommunications in advancing financial inclusion.

Island Pay is proud to be the only fintech invited to participate in such an important event, said Jeffrey N. Beckles, Island Pays managing director.

It is a testament to our success and validation of the incredible potential that mobile money has in advancing the economic and social development of The Bahamas and Caribbean countries. We see countless opportunities to partner with telcos to be a driving force in bringing more people access to money and to the digital economy, said Beckles.

Island Pay, which is also a sponsor of the event, hopes to educate those in the telecom space about the many ways in which they can play a leading role in helping to drive the adoption of digital currencies and the use of digital wallets.

Beckles said: Telecoms have a major role to play in making sure more people and businesses can participate in the digital economy in ways that were previously unavailable to them. This includes enabling technology for our ATM/Kiosk network, offering mobile top-up plans to digital wallet customers, and accepting payment in Sand Dollars, The Bahamas Central Bank Digital Currency, among others.

As a trailblazer in the digital currency sector, Island Pay has proudly secured several global and regional firsts, including launching the worlds first digital currency credit card in partnership with MasterCard and The Central Bank of the Bahamas, the first in the world to integrate The Central Bank Digital Currency, the Sand Dollar, into ATMs, and the first to begin distribution of government benefits through its mobile wallet.

It has plans to launch additional products and services to promote digital wallet and mobile money adoption across the region later this year.

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The Bahamas is on course to be among the countries that have effectively managed the HIV/AIDS epidemic as health officials reported today that infections from 2010 to 2019 decreased by 53 per cent.

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Michael Darville said that progress has been steady of the last few years.

He revealed that 95 per cent of Bahamians infected with HIV know their status while 73 per cent of the people are on medication.

Additionally, 81 per cent of those on treatment have relatively low viral loads.

The Bahamas has reached a moment where we are able to say where tremendous progress is being made and that the end of the AIDS epidemic is in sight, Darville said.

Since 2014, countries though the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have observed the '90-90-90' Initiative with the goals of having 90 per cent of all individuals with HIV knowing their status, 90 per cent of those diagnosed on treatment, and 90 per cent of those on treatment suppressing the virus.

There were about 4,437 people living with HIV in The Bahamas by the end of 2021, according to Dr Nikkiah Forbes, Director of the HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases programme.

Darville added the government would continue its support for national HIV/AIDS programs to allow patients to access all services free of charge.

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Back in March 2022, the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway held their Spring Steam Gala, with 52044 and 45596 Bahamas set to operate throughout the weekend.

In this short video, RailAdvent filmed the LMS Jubilee and L&Y locomotive approaching Oakworth with a train to Oxenhope.

Both Oakworth and 45596 Bahamas has been made famous recently after appearing in The Railway Children Return movie.

Whilst normally based on the mainline, 45596 Bahamas comes back to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway for the winter and appeared at the gala alongside 46100 Royal Scot and 7714, the latter two visiting from Locomotive Services Group and the Severn Valley Railway respectively.

The video is an extract from RailAdvent’s 3 Disc Set of the gala, which features around 3 hours of footage and lots of lineside and onboard footage.

You can view a trailer and find out more information about the 3 Disc Set by clicking here.

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Residents pass damage caused by Hurricane Dorian on September 5, 2019, in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas.

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For many people, the Bahamas is a tropical escape. For Bahamians, the island nation is simply home or at least, it once was.

Their home was left in shambles three years ago after Hurricane Dorian barreled through. Dorian had grown into a category 5 storm by the time it reached the northern Bahaman island of Elbow Cay on Sept. 1, 2019, and it remains the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall on the islands.

The storm left 29,500 people homeless and/or jobless, with 245 people missing and more than 200 lives lost, according to a summary report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.

Those left behind continue to pick up the pieces.

Leading the charge is Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis, who spoke with FOX Weather hurricane specialist Bryan Norcross about his countrys efforts to rebuild and withstand violent weather.

"(The Bahamas) is one of the most beautiful spots in the world," said Davis. "It is sad that we have the kind of ferociousness of these storms that we're having today."

FOX Weather multimedia journalist Brandy Campbell on how the island of Abaco in The Bahamas recovers three years later.

Progress in the face of these storms has been a challenge. According to Davis, many Bahamians remain displaced three years after Dorian struck. While federal housing programs and social assistance have been put in place, Davis believes more is left to be done.

"Sadly, we're not as far ahead as we wish," he said. "I'm not happy with the progress on Abaco and the number of contributing factors to that, but my government has been very committed to ensuring that we bring relief as quickly as possible."

Philip Davis, the Prime Minister of The Bahamas meets with Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge on March 24th, 2022 at his office in Nassau, The Bahamas. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are visiting Belize, Jamaica and The Bahamas on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen on the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee.

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Abaco, an island to the west of Elbow Cay, was the hardest hit during Hurricane Dorian. More than 75% of Abaco's homes were damaged, accounting for 87% of damages in the Bahamas.

Many residents fled after the hurricane struck, and Davis is unsure about how many will decide to return. However, he believes that as long as the economy bounces back albeit "slowly" many will come back home.

In the meantime, tourists are returning to Abaco and throughout the Bahamas, contributing to the countrys rebounding economy.

The Bahamas see a tourism resurgence three years after Hurricane Dorian wreaked havoc. FOX Weather multimedia journalist Brandy Campbell with more from Marsh Harbour.

Apart from rebuilding the Bahamas, Davis is also focused on his countrys role on both the regional and world stage, particularly in terms of climate change.

He hosted a conference on Aug. 16 with several other Caribbean countries with the goal of seeing how to "get the Caribbean speaking in one voice".

"Yes, we do have some differences and peculiar circumstances within each of our jurisdictions, but there are some common denominators," Davis said. "For one, most of the Caribbean nations are all vulnerable to the impact of climate change."

Crystal clear sea and the beach along the coast north of George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas.

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"The warming seas, for example, impact our marine life, impacts our corals and all of that has a consequence for our livelihood," he said. "And so those issues that we hope to have addressed and addressed properly. There has to be compensation in some way or the other for those things, for the loss of those things."

In addition to financial initiatives, conservation efforts were also a focal point. Davis spoke about the Bahamas leading efforts to develop technology that helps revitalize and restore corals.

According to Davis, one of the approaches discussed was implementing a global tax of 2% for all oil exporters to help fund the Caribbean nations, since the Bahamas does not qualify for concessionary loans due to the countrys per capita income.

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Coral reef in the Bahamas.

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He also noted the role of seagrass, plant life on the ocean floor, in the Bahamas in achieving climate milestones.

"It absorbs 12 times as much carbon as the forests," Davis said. "And so, we think that once we're able to verify all of our carbon sinks and we monetize it, we will be able to contribute to the net-zero goal that's been set."

Davis, along with fellow leaders of Caribbean nations, plans to present solutions such as these at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in November 2022.

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Chef Chant Basden serves mouthwatering guava cream cheese Danish pastries at her Bahamas Tastiest Bakery. But yummy pastries are far from her only passion. The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) alumna also uses her cooking and entrepreneurial skills to support her community of Abaco, an island in The Bahamas.

While Basden has fond childhood memories of learning to cook with her grandma, her passion for helping others was born out of crisis. In 2019, as Hurricane Dorian approached, she baked and distributed bread until the storm hit Abaco.

Dorian destroyed much of the island, including her family bakery. Yet Basden says she resolved to turn the setback into an opportunity. Instead of allowing that to defeat me, Basden says, she felt resilient. I thought, Chant, youre bigger than this storm.

Now she uses her cooking skills, as well as the business strategies she learned through the U.S. State Departments AWE program, to help those around her. She started a fund to feed the hungry and teaches simple, cost-effective recipes that help others produce their own bread or other food important skills when COVID-19 supply chain disruptions mean rising food prices.

At her Chef Store, a second business Basden launched to provide restaurants with ingredients and other supplies, she instructs her female staff on how to run a business. If you dont have a plan, you plan to fail, she says.

Basden learned to instruct others on entrepreneurship in part through AWE, which gives women the knowledge, networks and access they need to launch and scale successful businesses. More than 16,000 women in 80 countries have participated, including over 280 in The Bahamas.

The U.S. Embassy in Nassau also has forged partnerships with local institutions to support long-term female entrepreneurship. The Small Business Development Centre, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation, and the Bahamas Development Bank have all supported the AWE program in The Bahamas.

As Basden works confidently toward selling her products internationally, she says her AWE experience and network has prepared her to grow her business and other passions. Once youve completed the AWE program, its like youre set for life, Basden says. Its an investment in you.

This article was written by freelance writer Allie Dalola. A version of this article was previously published by the State Departments Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

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This flame-red water rocket is capable of hitting an insane 165 mph while exuding Cocaine Cowboys vibes.

My wallet now contains dozens of Bahamian Benjamins, with a picture of a very perky pre-jubilee Queen Elizabeth II on one side and an enormous sailfish on the other. The result of a helpful sign at a bank on Freeport indicating the smallest note available was $100, and me assuming that must be small change. In the context of what I was in the Bahamas for, it certainly was.

Fresh off the plane from London, Id spent a day inhaling caffeine and Domaine Michel Lafarge at Balthazar in Manhattan before heading to the Bahamas to hop into a 52-foot, flame-red, 2,700 horsepower, dual Mercury-engined twin-hull Mystic powerboat, with Cocaine Cowboys overtones and numerous Guinness Book of World Records entries to its name. Capable of reaching an insane 165 mph on the water.

I scratched my head and determined that this was definitely an occasion for the triple-lined incontinence pants and beta blockers. Especially as I would not be driving it, but strapping myself into a carbon fiber monocoque hull at the mercy of a dynamic duo known as JHook on the P1 offshore powerboat racing scene.

The JHook being veteran racers, American Jay Johnson and Brit Nigel Captain Hook. The previous day they had yet again one-upped themselves and their Lucas Oil-liveried missile by breaking their own record from Palm Beach, Florida to Freeport in the Bahamas in the burgeoning Ocean Cup series.

Taking just 58 minutes or so to complete the nearly-100-mile trip that Google tells you takes 4 hours and 58 minutes by boat. Back in the 1980s, Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta would have hired them in a heartbeat.

Having secretly, or not so secretly, nurtured the desire to pick up a 60-foot Cigarette boat for quite some time for the Nice to Saint Tropez run, when my editor at Maxim suggested someone look into powerboat racing for a story, my ears pricked up and I did an impression of Donkey from Shrek.

Duly chosen, I flicked my 1980s rolodex, picked up the Bakelite Batphone and dialed a guy I knew who runs with the Goldrush Rally crewand also happens to frequent powerboat races with throwback lunatics who look like the rockstar Formula One drivers of the late 70s and early 80s, haircuts, cigarettes and all.

Having watched reruns of dashing Donald Campbell eating the pond at nearly 300 mph on his final waterborne world speed record attempt in January 1967, as preparation for this particular jolly, I was keen to understand the hydrodynamics at work in these Cigarette-eating rockets, where two hulls and an enclosed cockpit turn 70s hairdresser chic into Space-Age James Hunt.

For it seems to me this is really what it comes down to. Speed freaks pushing the outside of the envelope in one of the last bastions of freedom on the high seas. Just as with all truly beautiful things there are undiscovered pockets where Instagram doesnt yet roam; because it is real, and you cant hang off it and take a selfie, and you need to really be part of the club.

Meanwhile, up front in first class Jay Johnson and Captain Hook are hooked up to more telemetry than astronauts on the Space Shuttle with failsafe cellular and satellite connections to their onshore team much like Formula One. Aside from monitoring heart rates, skin temperature and respiratory rates of the human team every aspect of the machine is also watched closely to aid in peak performance on every run.

Everyone I met had a passion, a life that revolved in some way around making the boat work, run, and thrive. Like my Mille Miglia friends whose lifes work was getting that 57 Aston Martin DB2 to run like a whippet; only in a 2,700-hp powerboat tuned and dialed in to perfection for every run. This is a rarefied atmosphere of cool where no one knows they are the coolest people alive, because they dont care, and you cant just pop in to briefly join.

So how did it feel? Like an applicant at the best adrenaline party you can imagine. Strapped in goggle-eyed, going way faster than God intended as Jay Johnson controlled the direction, and Captain Hook adjusted the power and trim to ensure the boat stayed on plane with nothing in the water except the twin propellers; hoping to make it out alive.

You can cheer on the JHook team as they compete in P1 Offshore, and watch as Ocean Cup racing becomes the new Gumball 3000 for boats. And you heard it here first.

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