Grand Cayman’s Premier Boat Race Celebrates 10 Years with ‘Ugland Offshore Racing Million Dollar Run 2012’ will take place this Easter Monday in Grand Cayman, with a line-up of events to compliment the glitzy powerboat race.

Events include the VIP and Sponsors Event at Camana Bay on Saturday, April 7th, Captains’ Dinner at Ortanique in Camana Bay on April 7th and Race Day on Easter Monday, April 9th at Royal Palms

The organisers say the event is the largest marketing, publicity, media and promotional campaign ever.

UGLAND OFFSHORE RACING MILLION DOLLAR RUN 2012 SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2012  

Get up close and personal with select boats from Monday’s race at the docks at Camana Bay from 2:00PM until 5:00PM. Several cars from the Cayman Motor Museum will also be on display for everyone to enjoy.

For the first time, the Captains’ Dinner will be held at Ortanique at Camana Bay. This event is a social meeting for all captains, sponsors and officials for the Ugland Offshore Racing Million Dollar Run 2012.

MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012

This is the official race day for the Ugland Offshore Racing Million Dollar Run 2012 at Royal Palms.

As in 2011, the race will consist of three boat classes continuing to broaden the range of those wishing to compete in the Ugland Offshore Racing Million Dollar Run 2012. Pleasure Class, introduced in 2011, is a new class for fishermen style/leisure boats and new captains who would like to get involved in the event. 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.

Launched in 2011, Thunder Run, the new circuit for Jet Ski crafts, will take place on Monday, April 9, 2012. Two division classes are available for registration; Pro-Am Open and Expert Limited.

Featuring an exciting rolling start, the race route starts from the Marriott Beach Resort area approximately 300 yards offshore and crafts hit their stride right in front of Royal Palms. Crafts then continue up the world-famous Seven Mile Beach heading west towards Public Beach continuing to Northwest Point before making a turn and heading back south towards Thompson Mooring in George Town making a final sharp turn before heading back to Royal Palms.

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.

Everyone is welcome to join this free, family-friendly event. VIBE 98.9 FM and SPIN 94.9 FM will be providing entertainment all day, and food and drinks will be on sale.