Roll Call! Rice Lake Poker Run Sept 19th, 2026
**New members are welcome and are eligible for a $150 discount off their first event.**
Registration is open for the Rice Lake Poker Run
Be Sure to Book your rooms at Golden Beach Resort ASAP!!!
Reservation line # 905-342-5366 Our room block is being held until Aug 26th after that we will not be able to guarantee accommodations. Be Sure to book early to ensure your cottage/rooms!
Founded in 1991 The 36th annual Rice Lake Poker run has been a club favorite for many years.
Some of the most exotic offshore power boats return to Rice Lake this Saturday September 19th.
2026 Bruce Nicolle Memorial Charity 36th annual Rice Lake Poker Run starts and finishes at Golden Beach Resort.
The boats will make stops at checkpoints at Bewdley, Elmhirst’s Resort, lunch stop in Hastings, Gores Landing and Willow Bend Marina on the Otonabee River.
The Performance Boat Club of Canada has been a proud supporter of Make a Wish Canada for more than 36 years. Since 2008 PBCE has raised over $348,860 for the cause.
Currently, Make-A-Wish has over four thousand critically ill children waiting for their wishes to be granted.
You can help make their wishes come true.
For more information visit performance boat club dot ca or call 705-323-4105
Here’s a link to last years image gallery of the event.
RLPR agenda 2026
Friday – September 18th
Arrival & Captain’s Reception –
- 4:00 – 7:00 PM – Arrival/check in at Golden Beach Resort, Roseneath, ON
- 7:00 PM – Appetizers, cocktail hour, Member social
Agenda – Saturday, Sept 19th
- 8:00 – 9:30 am – Driver Arrival/Check In, breakfast is available for purchase at Golden Beach Resort, launching of boats.
- 10:00 am – Mandatory roll call, Drivers meeting and Safety Brief at Golden Beach Resort
- 10:45 am – Depart Golden Beach Resort, stage for start under pace boat for Checkpoint #1 Bewdley town docks
- 11:15 am – Depart Bewdley, stage for parade of power under pace boat single file then onward Checkpoint #2 Elmhurst Lodge.
- 11:40 am – Depart Elmhurst Lodge, stage for passage to Checkpoint #3 Lunch Stop in Hastings
- 12:00 pm – Arrive in Hastings for lunch stop
- 1:30 pm – Depart Hastings for Checkpoint #4 Gores landing and stage for passage up river to Willow bend
- 2:00 pm – Depart Gores landing staging single file behind pace boat for entrance into the Otonabee River for passage to Checkpoint #5 Willow Bend Marina
- 3:00 pm – Depart Willow Bend for return passage back down the Otonabee river to Golden Beach Resort
- 3:45 pm – Arrive at Golden Beach Resort. Run is officially concluded, meet and greet the public, load boats.
- 7:00 pm – Auction and awards dinner at Golden Beach Resort.
Distance of Run is approximately 109 miles.
Please be sure to start with a full tank of fuel. (Fuel available at Gores Landing.)
Event Fees $675 per boat includes: Driver, Navigator, event shirts, lunch, and Banquet/Awards dinner Saturday September 16th 2023.
Additional crew: $200 per person
Proof of insurance with $2 million Liability coverage is required.
GBR to Bewdley – 9.5 miles 10 minutes
Bewdley to Elmhurst – 15 miles 15 minutes
Elmhurst to Hastings – 9.5 miles 15 minutes
Hastings to Gores Landing – 19 miles 25 minutes
Gores Landing to Willow bend – 35 Miles 35 minutes
Willow Bend to Golden Beach Resort- 21 miles 25 minutes
Distance of Run is approximately 109 miles.
please be sure to start with a full tank of fuel.
Fuel available at Gores Landing
