Despite late-minute scratches, the St. Petersburg Grand Prix still have 52 teams registered for this weekend’s action.

Offshore racing returns this weekend to Southwest Florida with St. Petersburg Grand Prix, the sixth event in the eight-race American Power Boat Association Offshore National Championship Series and the fourth of eight contests in the Union International Motonautique Class 1 World Championship Series.

Legend Yacht Transportation is sponsoring the U-11 Unlimited hydroplane at the Bayfair H1 series event September 16-18 in San Diego.

With veteran offshore racers Rich Wyatt and Marc Granet in the cockpit, another United States-based team is heading into Class 1 competition.

The sixth race in the American Power Boat Association Offshore National Championship Series, the St. Petersburg Grand Prix will boast strong turnouts in Class 1, Super Cat and Super Stock.

Offshore racers Casey Boaz and Rob Unnerstall will run the former Super Cat-class Performance Boat Center Skater 388 catamaran in the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout before campaigning it next season.

Successful in the Super Cat class for several years, the M CON team will field a Class 1 boat next season.

After sunny, calm conditions on Saturday at the Play Tradez Great Lakes Grand Prix in Michigan City, Ind., the teams that watched Sunday’s weather with a wary eye gave themselves the best chance to win.

Thanks to impending stormy weather, the schedule for today’s Great Lakes Grand Prix in Michigan City, Ind., has been pushed forward.