Pirates Cove Poker Run
~ Pirates Cove Marina is a full service marina and repair facility ~
Pirate Cove Resort in Needles is having their first off-road poker run on January 25-27. It's a run-what-you-brung fun event with a 40 mile course and a $50 buy-in and $15 for additional hands. The full restaurant and bar will be open with live nightly entertainment and plenty of camping (dry and full hook-ups). Explore Black Beards Poker Run 2019. This Family friendly event was hosted at Pirate Cove Resort. Making for a great base camp on the Colorado River near Nee. In January 2018, friends and family joined Pirate Cove Resort for our 2nd Annual Poker Run. Over 250 vehicles participated in the Poker Run, with more visito. Explore Black Beards Poker Run 2019. This Family friendly event was hosted at Pirate Cove Resort. Making for a great base camp on the Colorado River near Nee.
Pirates Cove has been voted as your “First Choice Marina”
by Active Captain participants. We are honored to have this designation!
Little Known Facts about Pirates Cove:
| Pirates Cove Marina has the unique distinction of always having been run by one-eyed mariners! Now on its third unique ownership since the Cove was dug in the 1960’s, each of the marina’s “Captains” have been “optically challenged”! |
| Our unique docks ‘sing’ when the wind blows!! Our singular pilings function like organ pipes resulting in a melody that echoes the legendary Siren’s Song of the sea. |
| Pirates Cove cares about our little sprogs (pirates-on-training)! If you have unexpected guests with children, Pirates Cove will lend you lifejackets to keep the sprogs safe. FREE. Keeping our present and future boaters safe is a priority! |
| For the delight and use of the marina families and boating patrons… around the property are patches of herbs (chives, oregano, mint, lamb’s ear…) and apple trees of assorted varieties. Look in the Memorial garden, in the front garden and by the in-ground pool! Go ahead – Plunder it! |
| Pirates Cove is the only marina we are aware of that has a Customer Loyalty Program in place… dock and store for 15 years and your rates are permanently frozen to ensure peace of mind during your retirement years! We are proud to say that Pirates Cove has hosted generations of families. |
| Paul’s grandfather was an operating engineer on the New York State Canal until his retirement. Now that Paul is a grampa too, that constitutes five generations on this New York Canal… thus far… |
| There is a FREE Book and Video Exchange in the Ship’s Store! It’s a treasure trove of mystery, drama, history as well as dvd’s. Go ahead – Plunder it! |
| The official Pirates Cove Marina logo (the Pirate with a spyglass) is Paul’s silhouette when he was younger… complete with moustache. |
When Old Glory flies in the spring, it’s an indication the first boat has splashed!She’ll stay proudly waving until the last boat is pulled in the autumn, then the flags are taken down and retired for winter. |
Forget-me-nots in the Memorial Garden |
Captain Paul White, current owner of Pirates Cove Marina, grew up in a boating family and started working at the marina when he was just 13 years old. He was always taking things apart (and putting them back together !!) to see what made them “run” and was a constant shadow behind the marina’s mechanic, OJ Colbert. Paul admired OJ’s intelligence and passion for all things marine, and was driven by a compelling desire to acquire the knowledge and expertise to become a master marine mechanic. Over the years, he trained in fiberglass repair and construction, marine wiring and electrical, gas and diesel fuel and injection processes, and attained a plethora of marine related certifications.
Gaining the vast knowledge necessary to fulfill his dream of owning a marina., proved both challenging and rewarding. He has had extensive experience with Crusader, Mercruiser, Volvo, Cummins, Caterpillar, Detroit, OMC engines; Onan, Kohler, and Westerbeke generators, has judged competitions in Marine engine repair, and echoing his mentor, trained many excellent mechanics.
Pirates Cove Poker Run 2018
Paul has successfully restored antique boats for competition and has a vast knowledge of classic and antique watercraft, maintaining a treasure trove of marine engine parts and hardware. Looking for parts and pieces for a restoration? Check with Captain Paul!
In 1977, Paul purchased his love and passion and today Pirates Cove Marina is a reflection of his life; a haven for boaters, an oasis of calm in a fast-paced world of stress, and a ‘sandbox’ for boaters and their toys.
Services at Pirates Cove Include:
NON-ETHANOL FUEL
Public Boat Launch
25 ton Travelift
Marine Towing & Salvage
Licensed USCG Master Captain
Dockage
Storage
RV Area
Brokerage Service
Pump Out Facility
Restaurant on Premises:
• Dock’s Grill – ph: 315.934.0002 •
Laundry Facilities
Clean Restrooms and Showers
Play Area
Private pool
Pets Welcome
Reputable Mechanics and Certified Divers on staff
Please See Our Services Page!
We are staffed to perform all types of repair, installation, fabrication and restoration with fiberglass, wood, steel & aluminum. We service gas and diesel engines, drive systems, power plants, electronics & underwater gear.
And we’re really nice people!
Pirates Cove Marina and Dock’s Grill are perfectly situated in the very center of New York State; on the Oneida River 1.5 miles east of the Oneida, Oswego and Seneca Rivers junction (Three Rivers)… a delightful respite on your trip or a perfect destination spot!
We are a jump ahead of Lock 23 on the way North to Lake Ontario and west of Oneida Lake toward the Hudson River and New York Harbor.
By land, we are minutes from State Route 31 with shopping malls and every convenience imaginable, yet a haven of tranquility in a landscaped country park setting. Please see our “Contact and Directions” page
Just 19 minutes from the Syracuse Hancock Airport and the Syracuse Transportation Center for planes, trains and buses and Enterprise Rent-A-Car is close by (they will pick you up!).
You are welcome to add a plant in memory of your loved one. | Memorial Garden established in Memory of our Dads |
Organizers, sponsors and benefactors of Pirate’s Cove first ever Car Poker Run/Powerboat Jet Ski Run said that plans have been finalized and all is go is for the exciting event. (PHOTO: TFN)
In an effort to introduce some new “wholesome” family activities to the community, Pirate’s Cove is set to introduce one of it’s newest activities this Saturday.
Beginning at 4:00 p.m. Pirate’s Cove’s First Car Poker Run will have participants traveling to various locations to see who collects the best hand in an effort to win the top cash prize.
“This event will start at 4:00 p.m. at Somewhere (Bar) Downtown, where cars can register for this event,” event coordinator David Wallace announced, “And the best poker hand at the end of the event is going to win $2,000.
“Second place will win $750 and third place, $450.”
However, this weekend’s Run will be a precursor to a holiday edition that takes place August 7. Wallace further explained how the Poker Run works and where persons can pick up their cards.
“This will be a pre-empt to the big Car Poker Run the August Monday Holiday and we are looking for about 100 persons to enter this Car Poker Run.
“Persons will get their first card from Downtown at Somewhere Bar. The second card will be at Entwined located in the International Bazaar. The third card they will receive at A New Level, formerly the old Captain’s Charthouse. They will get their fourth card from Phluid Factory down on Queens Highway. They will get their fifth card here at Pirate’s Cove at about 8:00 p.m. on the 29.”
The Poker Run will be combined with a car and motorcycle show. Just two weeks ago the Any Thing on Wheels Car Show took place in Eight Mile Rock and Wallace expressed his fascination just by looking at the photos. Wallace acknowledged that those persons were also invited to join in on the action this Saturday.
“I think it’s going to be something different for the kids to see. I think the motorbikes are going to add a wonderful attraction. For the Car Show we’re going to offer different kinds of prizes: the slickest Honda, the slickest Nissan, the best car, and the best motorbike. But they are an attraction within themselves.
“So I want to thank the members of those different associations who have agreed to be a part of the weekend to provide the car show. But I think it’s something for people to see and what they have put into their craft.”
The entrance for this Saturday’s event is free. As for the ‘August Monday’ holiday that event will be a Powerboat and Jet Ski Poker Run and a small entrance fee for residents will be charged. That race also kicks off at 4:00 p.m. Proceeds from the admission and entry fees of the Powerboats and Jet Skis will be donated to the Red Cross.
The first card for the Powerboat and Jet Ski Poker Run will be given at Pirate’s Cove, the second will be given at Sabor Port Lucaya Marina, the third card will be given at Manta Ray Bay William’s Town, the fourth card at Running Mon Marina Bahama Terrace and the final card again at Pirate’s Cove.
Pirates Cove Poker Run 2017
For more registration information on both events, you can call 373-Cove (2683) or 727-4282.