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6th Annual Water & Wheels at Cape Harbour

17 Feb

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 6th annual “Water and Wheels” event on March 2nd, 3rd and 4th.  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 alongCape 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 2nd from 6pm – 10pm featuring “Mike Pick.” Live music continues on Saturday from 6pm – 10pm with “The George Lewis Project” and on Sunday from 2pm – 5pm “Chris Workman” will be 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. Café Pignoli has a new owner and a new name, “Pignoli on the harbour”.  They are looking forward to meeting you!

There will be no shortage of custom, antique and classic cars on Saturday, March 3rd 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. Mercedes Benz of Fort Myers will also be joining our car show this year!

On Saturday, March 3rd, 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 Yacht Management, Carefree Boat Club, Fabulous Services, LLC, Galati Yacht Sales, Global Yachts, Marine Max, Nautical Mile, Paradigm Yacht Sales, Saint Custom Built Boats, Tow Boat US and Venture Out Charters.

The Lee County Sheriff’s office will be displaying their 36 Foot Ambar.  The United States Customs and Border Protection Office of Air & Marine will display their 39 Foot Midnight Express Interceptor.  Marine Interdiction Agent, Alan Brown, will be on board.  Both craft will be on display Saturday, March 3rd from 10am to 3pm in the Marina next to 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 built wooden boats, will be on display at the dock.

There will also be displays by A Custom Carts, Bob & Annie’s Boat Yard, CapeCoral.com, Coast Guard Auxiliary, Costco, Dermatology Solutions, Florida Lifestyle Homes, Kayak Connections, Lampe Chiropractic, Nautical Mile, PowerFX, Signature Laser Imaging & Gifts, Southwest Spine, Sun Sports,Tropical Marine Construction and Zumba with Rebecca and more!

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 CapeHarbour.

 

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