PANAMA CITY BEACH Personal watercraft will race across the Gulf of Mexico behind a local restaurant as part of a nationwide competition this weekend.
For the second year in a row, the Pro Watercross National Tour will be held behind Sharky s Beachfront Restaurant in Panama City Beach. The event is free to the public and is slated for Saturday and Sunday, said Grant Wittstruck, marketing director for Sharky s. They create a course out in the ocean with big, inflatable balloons . and the (competitors) race along the course and the fastest person wins, said Wittstruck, who added there are different classes for amateurs and professionals. It s a great free event on the sand and you re not going to see this any other time out of the year. It s just a cool thing.