Deep in the heart of Texas with a Mystic C4000 catamaran in tow and his wife, Robin, beside him, John Cosker of Mystic Powerboats reflected on this Lake Powell experience. With a little than 1,000 miles to go, the couple was halfway home to their home in DeLand, Fla.
Neither Cosker nor his bride were loving their seemingly endless trek through the Lone Star State. But they still had pure stoke and “What the hell did I just see?” buzz that comes from a visit to the surreal waterway in Utah and Arizona
“It’s like a boating on Mars,” Cosker said, then laughed. “It’s a long way to go, but it’s real bucket-list trip.”
What made the adventure to the Colorado River-fed waterway even more special were his fellow travelers come to Page, Ariz., for the Lake Powell Challenge. Like the cliffs surrounding the lake, their support and hospitality towered above all.
“Tony Chiaramonte of DCB couldn’t have been more helpful with everything,” Cosker explained. “When we were pulling in to our campsite, I called (fellow event participant) Kelly O’Hara. He said, ‘I’ll be there in five minutes’ and just appeared to help out. Everyone we met was so helpful.”
The Coskers were among the participants in town who followed local Nick Child and his family in their Deep Impact 399 center console on Friday for a trip to some of their favorite spots. The Childs children in turn, spent much of the after climbing onto the Cosker’s C4000 and jumping back into the water.
“Nick and his family were incredible, knowledgeable and helpful hosts,” Cosker said.
So taken with Lake Powell was Cosker that he said he’d consider taking a group of Mystic owners there for a week of boating sometime next year. He’s far from committed to the notion, but he’s pondering it.
“It’s a really long haul, that’s for sure,” he said as he and wife approached the sprawl of Houston. “Really long.”
No one said boating on Mars would be easy. But it could be worth it for adventures members the Mystic customer-family in 2026.