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Summer Fun in the Middle of Winter – At a Boat Show Near You!

30 Friday Jan 2015

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The Sea-Doo SPARK is headlining boat shows across the U.S. and Canada as the most accessible watercraft on the market. The award winning Sea-Doo SPARK is becoming known as making the dream of owning a watercraft possible. And, as we’re all daydreaming of warm summer days during these blustery months, now’s the time to visit a boat show near you to get to know the full line of Sea-Doo watercraft with 16 models to choose from!

Visiting a boat shows provides a great way for you to learn about each of the new models in the line and decide which is best for your riding style. With models in the luxury, performance, wake, and recreational segments, there are a lot to choose from. And now you have the chance to see and hear about upgrades in person as well as learn about our Boat-Show-Only promotions.

BRP Sea-Doo exhibits at various boat shows throughout the season and you can find out exactly which we’ll be attending by visiting the events page here.

Don’t see a city near you on our events page? No worries, local Sea-Doo watercraft dealers can be found exhibiting at almost every show in North America. Follow this link to a comprehensive boat show listing: http://www.boatshows.com/calendar.aspx.

Stay warm and get ready for an amazing season on the water!

DESTINATION SEA-DOO: FOUR MUST DOO DESTINATIONS

09 Friday Jan 2015

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If getting there is half the fun, being there is the total experience. One of the attractions of boating is to gain a different perspective on interesting destinations; a perspective that many dream about. Sea-Doo watercraft make that dream obtainable and take the different perspective a step further as a Sea-Doo watercraft can go places a traditional boat can’t offering a truly unique recreational experience no matter what your destination.

There’s a reason we often talk about the Sea-Doo life, as it’s truly a lifestyle to embrace. What you experience, where you experience it, and whom you experience it with leads to memories of a lifetime, similar to family vacations, so why not combine the two? In this OnBoard entry we are going to share some of our favorite North American Sea-Doo destinations and how to make the most of your Sea-Doo life.

While you’re waiting for spring to arrive, let us help you get your Sea-Doo fix and give you some ideas towards planning a memorable Sea-Doo trip in 2015.

Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Topock Gorge

Topock Gorge

Our first destination is known around the world amongst enthusiasts as the home of the IJSBA World Finals championship watercraft races every October but for the southwest United States this is PWC heaven year round. The self-proclaimed, “Watercraft Capital of the World” lies on the Arizona side of the Colorado River looking west over California where the Parker Dam 20 miles south formed this man-made lake.

Not so long ago the town was simply a blip on the map but in the late 1960’s an entrepreneur named Robert McCulloch decided to develop tourism in the city by bringing the actual old London Bridge to the desert Oasis. The problem was there was no section of water for the bridge to span so he had a channel dug turning the city’s peninsula into a bridge and creating a true historical landmark that is the signature of the city today.

Lake Havasu is very watercraft friendly and offers miles of shoreline to explore from the Parker dam to the south up through the beautiful Topock gorge and beyond roughly 70 miles to Laughlin Nevada and the next dam in the system.

Accommodations: There are hundreds of vacation homes and condos to rent if you are staying with group or various hotels close to the bridge area.

DCIM100GOPROWhere to Launch: We suggest the Site Six public launch ramp on the southwest side of Fiesta Island or Windsor Beach State Park (entrance fee required).

Where to Eat: in town we recommend Shugrue’s for a consistently good, premium meal and while on the water we say make up the river to the I-40 bridge and dock at Topock 66 Spa & Resort for a great meal overlooking the water and passing by trains.

Ideal Sea-Doo model: The Sea-Doo GTI SE for all around watersports fun or either of the GTX Limited models for touring comfort.

Austin, Texas

Loop 360 launch ramp in Austin.

Loop 360 launch ramp in Austin.

Deep in the heart of Texas, Austin is known for being weird and citizens are proud of it, living by the mantra, “Keep Austin Weird.” Don’t take this as a negative but as endearing as this is arguably the most beautiful and diverse city in Texas and besides being the state’s capital is a college town, home to the university of Texas. The city is also known for it’s hip music scene and delicious Tex-Mex and BBQ dinning.

 

The city folk enjoy their outdoors and boating. The area offers two main boating options being Lake Travis and Lake Austin, which is essentially the Colorado River below the dam of Lake Travis. Lake Travis is a bustling waterway in the summer month although the past few years the water levels have been low meaning the on water activities have been condensed and limited. When water levels are normal there are miles of waterways and coves to have fun on.

Down below where the river runs through downtown is ideal for watercraft as the winding river provides a fun riding path.

IMG_3326Accommodations: There are plenty of hotels in the area but for a memorable Sea-Doo trip we suggest La Villa Vista Resort on Lake Travis. La Villa Vista has a bit of romance between European style and Texas flair.

Where to Launch: Lake Travis has a dozen public boat ramps and dozens more at private resorts, check the LCRA website for updates on usage related to water levels. For touring the river below, go to the Loop 360 launch off of the highway for which it’s named.

Where to Eat: In town we recommend Z’Tejas Avery Ranch for the city’s best Tex-mex and while on the water make a stop at the Oasis to enjoy some good grub while viewing the sunset. http://oasis-austin.com

Ideal Sea-Doo model: The Sea-Doo WAKE PRO 215 as versatility fits the local and with coves on the lake and the protected waters of the river providing ideal wakeskating venues you can’t go wrong here

Quebec City, Quebec

Sea-Doo perspective of Quebec City

Sea-Doo perspective of Quebec City

As the oldest city in Canada, Quebec City will offer you an experience as close to being in Europe with out having to ride across the pond. The little big city rests at the bottleneck of the St. Lawrence River and was a natural stop for immigrants making their way to the new world from Europe by sea. The city celebrated their 400 birthday a couple of years ago and the history can be felt throughout the downtown area, “inside the walls” a system of stone walls surrounding the city during times of unexpected attacks.

The stone buildings and cold weather friendly designed French architecture is felt throughout the area with the Chateau Frontenac, or known as the castle by Quebecers is the signature landmark of the city. There is plenty to see and do on land and also plenty to see on water, although you should plan a Sea-Doo trip in July or August, as the boating season in this northern city is short.

In addition to the breathtaking views of downtown there are numerous waterfalls and landmarks to see with in an hours ride including the infamous Grosse Isle where thousands of Irish immigrants were quarantined during times of epidemics. No matter where you beach or dock be aware of the tides that can fluctuate by as much as 7 meters or 21 feet.

Accommodations: There are dozens of fine hotels in the downtown area but trailer parking can be a problem so we suggest venturing five minutes to the west to the highway 540 and 73 interchange area where there are roughly half a dozen three-four star hotels.

IMG_3654Where to Launch: Finding a ramp is tricky with the vast water level changes but we suggest, “Rampe De Mise A L’eau” located on the east side of downtown on Rue de l’Anse au Foulon.

Where to Eat: We suggest Versa, located on the north side of downtown serving great seafood and a wide variety of food. There is something for everybody in the family except your trailer, take a cab or walk to Versa.

Ideal Sea-Doo model: Any of the Sea-Doo models with the S3 hull to bridge the chop and suspension to provide the smoothest ride, such as the GTX Limited iS 260, GTX 155 S, or the RXT-X aS 260.

Cocoa Beach, Florida

Many have heard of this Florida town perhaps as the home to I Dream of Jeannie, surfing star Kelly Slater, and NASA but further inland lies the flavor of the real Florida. Cocoa Beach certain has beautiful beaches and rests on the barrier island separated by the Banana and Indian Rivers. The, “rivers” aren’t actual rivers but estuaries, in fact the Indian River stretches over 80-miles along the east coast and is the most diverse estuary in North America with over 4700 different species of life.

DCIM100GOPROThese rivers offer great boating but 20-minutes further to the west is the beginning portion of the St. Johns River, one of four major north flowing rivers in the world filled with dark, tannic died waters of Florida swamp land. Here is where you will see blue herons, wild hogs, alligators and grazing cattle. The river is still narrow and twisty in this area offering the closest feeling to a road course on the water but be careful of airboats and other vessels around those blind corners and bring a GPS as the various fingers of the river begin to look alike.

DCIM100GOPROOn the St. Johns is where you will gain a new appreciation on how you can enjoy riding a Sea-Doo watercraft.

Accommodations: Cocoa Beach is a very popular vacation destination with dozens of hotels to choose from and nearly all of them have adequate trailer parking area. We suggest The Inn at Cocoa Beach that includes beachfront views, continental breakfast and happy hour wine and cheese.

Where to Launch: On the Banana River we suggest Kelly Park on the Beachline Expressway adjacent to Port Canaveral and with in view of NASA’s VAB (vehicle assembly building). On the St. Johns, we recommend to venture to Leroy Wright Recreation Area on the 520 highway across the street from the Lone Cabbage Fish Camp.

Screen Shot 2015-01-09 at 2.13.25 PMWhere to Eat: Grills Seafood at Port Canaveral is a must dine, accessible by land or water, Grills serves the freshest of Florida Seafood and treats you to live music and views of the action at the busiest cruise ship port in the US. On the St. Johns the Lone Cabbage Fish Camp is another must dine, also accessible by land or water, this rustic stop serves scrumptious gator tail while you can watch the tourists go come and go on airboat rides.

Ideal Sea-Doo model: The St. Johns is arguably the epitome of where the Sea-Doo RXP-X 260 was designed to be ridden. With miles of switchback turns on mirror flat water, the street bike riding style of the RXP-X has never been so fun. The other option would be a Sea-Doo Spark to playfully meander around the lush vegetation and protected waters and ability to easily manage the occasional shallow water areas.

RULES – #SEADOONEXTLEVEL World Finals Contest

01 Thursday Jan 2015

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©2015 Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP). All rights reserved.™, ® and the BRP logo are trademarks of BRP or its affiliates.

DRAW Date: October 13, 2015

  • PARTICIPATION CONSTITUTES ENTRANT’S FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL AGREEMENT TO AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES. The “#SEADOONEXTLEVEL Contest (hereinafter referred to as the “Contest”) is for a limited time and begins on October 7, 2015 at 09:00 am ET through October 12, 2015, 11:59 pm ET. The Contest is sponsored by Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (“BRP” or the “Sponsor”), 565, de la Montagne, Valcourt, Quebec, J0E 2L0.
  • By participating in this Contest, you acknowledge and agree that the Sponsor may collect the personal information submitted by you, and use the information pursuant to its privacy policy available online at brp.com.
  • NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
  • ELIGIBILITY: This Contest is open to legal residents of Canada and the United States (excluding Quebec and Puerto Rico) who have reached the age of majority in their states/provinces of residence as of the date the Contest begins. Employees of BRP, their subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotional agencies of BRP, and their immediate families (spouse, parents, children, siblings and their spouses) and individuals living in the same household as such employees are ineligible. This Contest is governed by the laws of Canada and subject to all applicable federal and provincial laws and regulations. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
  • PRIZE:  Post a #SEADOONEXTLEVEL tagged picture for a chance to win:
  • A trip CGX2™ Camera by Cyclops Gear° (value of $299.99 USD). The CGX2 Camera will be available starting December 2015 exclusively in BRP dealerships and at BRP online stores. Winner will be notified when the Camera will be available and we will ship the camera to the winner’s closest BRP/Sea-Doo dealer for winner pick-up.
  • HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST: During the Contest period, an eligible individual (“Entrant”) may enter the Contest by the following manner:
  1. By going on the official BRP Sea-Doo social networking sites Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and by completing the following steps:
    1. Entrant must upload a photo or 15 second video into the contest including a 2016 Sea-Doo RXP-X 300, RXT-X 300 and/or GTX Limited 300 model.
    2. The entry must be tagged with the hashtag “#SEADOONEXTLEVEL” and shared as a condition to entering the contest

For example: If a contestant posts their photo submission on Instagram and tags it with the hashtag #SEADOONEXTLEVEL, the photo will be pulled into the contest.

  • Entrants may submit unlimited entries using the same process. Each unique entry will count as one (1) unique submission.
  • Entrant agrees that the Sponsor may capture the Entrant’s Instagram, Facebook or Twitter account information.
  • BRP Social Media management staff will monitor all entries and will tally all applicable entries.
  • No cost related to Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.com/seadoo subscription, see details at  http://www.facebook.com, http://www.twitter.com or http://www.instagram.com
  • The Contest requires that an Entrant either already have or open an account on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to participate.
  • Photos entered into the contest become the property of Sponsor, but Sponsor is not responsible for the content that is posted by contest participants.
  • Note the following guidelines for entry of a photograph. Entry will be rejected if the Entrant does not follow these guidelines. Each photograph must not:
  • Violate or infringe upon another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement;
  • Violate copyrights (including photographs, sculptures, paintings and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies or other media);
  • Contain the names, likenesses, photographs, or other indicia identifying any person, living or dead, other than the Entrant;
  • Communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Sponsor wishes to associate;
  • Disparage Sponsor, Administrator, or other people, products or companies;
  • Contain trademarks, logos or trade dress owned by others, or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind, without permission, or contain any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses or street addresses;
  • Contain any images or words that are inappropriate, indecent, lewd, pornographic, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libellous;
  • Contain any images or words that promote bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, professional or age;
  • Contain any images or words that are profane, contains nudity or promotes any materially dangerous activity;
  • Contain any images or words that promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message; and
  • Contain any images or words that are obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group.
  • SELECTION OF WINNER AND PRIZE CLAIM:
  1. The pick will be made on October 13, 2015 at Sponsor office located at Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., 565, de la Montagne, Valcourt, Quebec, J0E 2L0.
  2. Winner will be selected by photo that best captures the essence of the new 300-hp Sea-Doo watercraft as chosen by Sea-Doo brand marketing representatives.
  • Odds of winning depend on number of unique entries received.
  1. Unlimited unique entries per person.
  • Sponsor BRP will accommodate the official winner prize. Based on that, the prize will be shipped to the winner’s closest BRP/Sea-Doo dealer in the best time possible considering availabilities, after verification, which will allow Sponsor to verify winner’s compliance with these Official Rules. Official winner must agree to accept Prize in entirety.
  • The winner will be solely responsible for any applicable taxes, memory cards, and expenses not specified herein associated with the receipt and use of this prize. The prize will be mailed to the closest BRP/Sea-Doo dealer and winner will be responsible for picking the prize up from that dealer.
  • Promotion Entities shall not be held responsible for any delays in awarding prizes for any reason outside of their control. Prizes will only be delivered to verified Winners.
  • Decisions of the Sponsor in the selection and determination of winner and all matters relating to this Contest are final and binding. The Sponsor will attempt to contact potential winners between 9:00 AM ET and 5:00 PM ET, Monday to Friday, for a period of five (5) business days following the date of the prize draw. If the Sponsor is not able to make contact and speak directly with a potential winner within the allotted time, using the email address and/or telephone number the potential winner will have provided, then at the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor, that Entrant may be disqualified, and his/her entitlement to receive the prize may be forfeited, and the Sponsor reserves the right to randomly select another potential winner, whom the Sponsor will attempt to contact, and who will be subject to disqualification, in the same manner.
  • To become an official winner, all relevant documents must be signed and returned to Sponsor within five (5) business days from the time the affidavit of eligibility, as applicable, have been sent by Sponsor, or the prize will be forfeited and another potential winner will be drawn. All prize claims are subject to verification.
  • By accepting the prize, Entrant consents to the use of his/her name, photograph, image, voice, and statements related to the Contest, for advertising purposes, without further compensation. There are no transfers, substitution and prize is non-refundable. No cash alternatives for any prize, except at the option of the Sponsor, who may substitute a prize of equal or greater value if advertised prize becomes unavailable.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

  • Sponsor reserves the right to terminate this Contest in whole or in part at any time without liability. Sponsor is not responsible if, for any reason, the game is not capable of running as planned, or for any infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this promotion or of any person’s computer hardware or software. Should the game be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, notice will be posted https://blog.sea-doo.com/2015/09/29/rules-seadoonextlevel
  • This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Entrants are providing their information to Sponsor and not to Facebook. The information provided will only be used as stated in the Contest Rules. Facebook is completely released of all liability by each Entrant (and, if the entrant is at least 18 but under the age of majority in his/her province/state/territory of residence, his/her parent or legal guardian) for this Contest. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest must be directed to the Sponsor.
  • Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, damaged, misdirected, defaced, mutilated, illegible, incomplete, postage-due, or altered mail or prize claims or other entries or matters pertinent to this Contest. Winners are randomly selected. The Sponsor is not responsible for printing, distribution or production errors or errors by mechanical readers or for lost, late, misdirected or postage-due mail or entries. In the event that production, seeding, printing or other errors cause more than the stated number of prizes of any category to be claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to suspend delivery of prizes, without prior notice.
  • By entering this Contest, winner acknowledges and agrees that Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., BRP US Inc., their affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, dealers, agents and insurers (collectively, “the Released Parties”) (i) shall have no liability of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Contest and/or the awarding or use of the Prizes, (ii) make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind concerning the Prizes, (iii) disclaim any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for any purpose, and (iv) are not liable for injury, accident, loss or damage of any kind resulting from the acceptance, conveyance or use of the Prizes or from participating in this Contest. The Release Parties are not responsible for typographical errors or any other errors in the offer or administration of this Contest, including but not limited to errors in the advertising, the Official Rules, the selection and announcement of winners, or the distribution of the Prizes.
  • The CGX2 Camera will be available starting December, 2015 exclusively in authorized BRP dealers and at BRP online stores. No cash substitutions for prize will be permitted and prize is nonrefundable. Odds of winning depend upon the number of participation. Sponsored by BRP.

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