Rather than have you wait two months for what would by then be stale coverage of the Desert Storm Poker Run event during the last weekend in April and the Tickfaw 200 Poker Run the following weekend, we decided to hold open the March/April 2015 issue of Speed On The Water digital magazine an extra week or two. Much as we hated to keep you waiting, we think you’ll like reading those stories less than two weeks after the events ended—as well as the other features and all the regular departments you’ll find in this issue. Here’s a quick look at what’s on tap in the March/April issue.

Desert Storm 2015—Deep Roots And New Growth
Familiar faces—and plenty of new ones—were everywhere during the West’s largest and most spectacular annual go-fast happening.

Cover Story—Outboard Big-Dogs
Looking for an outboard engine in the 350-hp-and-up class? Here are five great options.

Best Boat Yet?
For Mark and Eileen Fischer, the couple behind Boats Direct USA and Off Lease Only, their latest V-bottom—the first 527 from Nor-Tech—might be their favorite.

With Opens Arms
Don’t let the Canadian contingent fool you—at Fort Myers Offshore and the Performance Boat Club of Canada, everyone is welcome.

Need A Lift?
Behind the leadership of two brothers who both own Cigarette sportboats, Poly Lift Boat Lifts at Lake of the Ozarks offers top-notch lifts for boats of all shapes and sizes.

Quick Silver—On Board the Wicked 43′ Midnight Express
One of the new 43′ Open center consoles from Midnight Express makes a powerful impression with quad Seven Marine 557 engines.

On Scene
Checking out the Tampa Bay and Tickfaw 200 poker runs

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Editor’s note: Speed On The Water digital magazine extends its heartfelt thanks to its newest contributing photographers Erick Bryner, on assignment for Speedonthewater.com during the Desert Storm Poker Run and Yvonne Aleman, who delivered the images for our coverage of the Tickfaw 200 Poker Run.