5th ANNUAL WATER & WHEELS
AT CAPE HARBOUR
Get ready for a weekend filled with fabulous yachts, boats and cool cars along with live music, food and fun as Cape Harbour presents its 5th annual "Water and Wheels" event on March 4th, 5th and 6th. Admission to the family fun event is free and open to the public.
There will be lots to do, including time to relax by the water or browse the many unique waterfront boutiques and shops along Cape Harbour's Promenade. Enjoy a sunset dolphin cruise, explore the art gallery or spoil yourself at our full service salon and spa.
Don't forget to take in the stars of the show. Tour an impressive array of luxury yachts, variety of high performance sport and leisure boats, lovingly restored classic cars and pampered specialty automobiles.
There will be live entertainment at Expo Island starting Friday, March 4th from 6pm - 10pm featuring "Headcount." Live music continues on Saturday from 6pm - 10pm with "The Juice" and on Sunday from 4pm - 8pm with "Acoustic Addiction" performing.
Cape Harbour's four restaurants are gearing up for the event. Rumrunners, The Joint and Run Agrounds will offer food and drink specials throughout the weekend and Café Pignoli is featuring three special menu offerings just for the show.
American Spirit Racing will be unveiling their new race car the "Formula 1000" on Friday, March 4th at 7pm and will be on display the entire weekend. American Spirit Racing is based in Cape Coral. This will be the first unveiling of the car to the public. It will be competing in the "F1000 Pro Series Championship."
There will be no shortage of custom, antique and classic cars on Saturday, March 5th as the car show gets underway from 10am - 3pm in the parking lot across from Rumrunners. In addition, retro and antique cars will complete this "dream showcase" for car enthusiasts. It's a rare opportunity to get up close and admire some of the Cape's premiere classic and collectible vehicles.
On Saturday, March 5th, spectators are invited to gather waterside to watch the Charlotte Harbor Paddlers present their "Draggin Dragons" from noon until 3pm. The show includes a Dragon Boat demonstration.
All weekend long, the Marina at Cape Harbour will display the best the area has to offer in an on-water and land display of unique and custom boats, cruising yachts, performance boats, sailboats, sport fishing boats, fishing tackle and boating accessories. Yachts and boats will be open for tours all three days hosted by more than a dozen major dealers including Allied Marine, Banana Boat Tour Company, Bayside Yacht Sales, Boaters Landing, Cape Coral Boat Rentals, Cape Coral Rowing Club, Cape Regal Yachts, Cape Yacht Management, Carefree Boat Club, Duffy Electric Boats, Fabulous Services, LLC, Galati Yacht Sales, Global Yachts, Marine Max, Paradigm Yacht Sales, Saint Custom Built Boats, Tow Boat US, Venture Out Charters, Walker's Marine & Yachts Sales and Whiteaker Yacht Sales.
The Lee County Sheriff's office will be displaying their 36- Foot Ambar along with the United States Customs and Border Protection Office of Air & Marine will display their 39-Foot Midnight Express Interceptor. Midnight Express will be on display Friday 4pm till 8pm and Saturday beginning at 10am. Marine Interdiction Agent Alan Brown will be on board. They will be docked in the Marina beside the Pavilion.
Col. Hugh Saint, preeminent custom wooden boat builder, will be meeting and greeting spectators to talk about his craft. Saint is the proud builder of Will Stout's 38-foot Honduran mahogany runabout, "Rumrunner." The "Rumrunner" along with other Hugh Saint custom build wooden boats will be on display at the dock.
There will also be displays by A Custom Carts, Bob & Annie's Boat Yard, Caloosa Riders, Cape Coral Cruise Club,CapeCoral.com, Coast Guard Auxiliary, Costco, Elite Detail and Performance, Florida Lifestyle Homes, Habitat for Humanity, Myossage Med & Supplies, Nautical Mile, Power Core, Tropical Marine Construction and Vespa of Fort Myers.
Cape Harbour is Cape Coral's most outstanding waterfront community. It features deepwater slips and waterfront homes, condominiums, waterfront shops and restaurants, galleries, indoor boat storage, and its newest residential community, the Funky Fish Houses. Come visit and "Live Your Vacation" at Cape Harbour.
To find out more, log on to www.capeharbour.com or call (239) 945-6116 or toll free (877) 945-6116.
