Every November, the world’s biggest and fastest offshore racing series comes to Key West. Super Boat International, or Powerboat, is a week-long powerboating series that features races, shows, and parties, culminating in the grand-daddy of the super boat season: the world championships. That means the world’s fastest boats going full throttle, speeding through Key West waters in pursuit of the world championship title. Engines roaring, these boats practically fly across the water, reaching speeds well over 100 miles per hour, all making the annual Powerboat Championships a must-see, racing fanatic or not.

• Key West Boat Poker Run 2020

1. Official sign-ups for the Pompano Beach, Fla., outfit’s signature event currently stands at 125 boats—with Nor-Tech and Cigarette owners leading the count. Even in its modified on-scene format, the Florida Powerboat Club’s Key West Poker Run is on solid footing with registration.
2. Key West Poker Run September 16 – September 19, 2010 This is an amazing event, where usually over 10,000 Motorcyclists, and Enthusiasts come out to enjoy the Poker Run, People, and the Beautiful Florida Keys.

If that’s not big and fast enough for you, this year’s events will include the 11th Annual Clearwater Super Boat National Championship, which means even more action. The national championship-determining races will be Nov. 6 and 8. The event will run concurrently with the Key West World Championship, taking place Nov. 6, 8, and 10.

Although there are good spots to watch from the mainland, we recommend the view from the sea. Our partners Fury Watersports camp out every year at the end of the race course in their catamaran. Not only do you see the speedboats powering toward you, but you also get to see them turn in the race to the finish. It’s the best seat in all Powerboat Races.

Please see below for a complete list of 2020 speedonthewater.com stories presented by Performance Boat Center from the Key West Poker Run hosted by the Florida Powerboat Club (jump to stories here). Unfortunately, the Race World Offshore Key West Offshore World Championships was cancelled this year (jump to stories here).

If tickets are already sold out, other good spots for seeing the races are the Outer Mole and Fort Zach. The Outer Mole is probably the closest you’ll get to the boats outside of Fury’s catamaran, but if you want to spend the day on the beach after the races, Fort Zach is especially appealing.

Coinciding with the Powerboat World Championships is the Florida Powerboat Club’s annual Offshore Poker Run. Starting in Miami and run through the backwaters of the Keys, the offshore poker run island-hops between Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon, and Bahia Honda. The offshore poker run lasts from November 6-11, 2019. However, participants must register beforehand on the Florida Powerboat Club website.

Sound like your type of vacation? We’ll see you in November.

Key West Boat Poker Run 2020

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