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Speedboat Magazine is the ONLY regularly published magazine that covers the amazing and exhilarating world of high-performance boating. From the garage-built water rods to the mega-powered superboats, we cover it ALL! Since our inception in 2008, when we started as Performance Boats Magazine, we have sustained the difficult times and managed to come out even stronger. We anticipate a great 2016 an

d beyond! With NINE printed issues per year, we are able to bring all of the hottest events, coolest waterways and most exciting stories, right to your doorstep. We have the most experienced and esteemed personalities in the Industry on our team and familiar names and faces that you might recognize from the glory days of HOT BOAT and POWERBOAT Magazines. For only $34 for a new one-year subscription and $27 for a renewal, it is the "must-have" publication for your home or office. SUBSCRIBE TODAY at speedboat.com!

Miss Harley making the hot boats, hotter! 🔥 Images by Speedboat Magazine Harley ☾ Harley Christine Swim
08/21/2026

Miss Harley making the hot boats, hotter! 🔥

Images by Speedboat Magazine

Harley ☾ Harley Christine Swim

DIRTY DUCK RIDES AGAIN! 🦆⚡️Slug Hefner’s Dirty Duck 438 Skater # 711 with twin Brummett turbocharged engines (plus “Duc...
08/20/2026

DIRTY DUCK RIDES AGAIN! 🦆⚡️

Slug Hefner’s Dirty Duck 438 Skater # 711 with twin Brummett turbocharged engines (plus “Duck Juice”) will be back at the 2026 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout to contend for the Top Gun title.

Throttleman Rusty Williams and driver Adam Seraphine will reprise their roles in the cockpit, looking to improve their top speed of 215 mph last year.

Rumor has it that master engine builder, Carson Brummett has been hard at work perfecting the power plants all year, to make Hefner’s filthy fowl fly.

Can’t wait for all of the Shootout action next Saturday and Sunday, August 29-30 in LOTO!

Video by Carter Bahde Carter Bahde / Speedboat Magazine

Images courtesy of William Holtz William Holtz

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OFFSHORE RACER CHAD HAVENS ACQUIRES DESERT STORM FROM IHRA Entrepreneur Chad Havens, a lifelong performance powerboater ...
08/14/2026

OFFSHORE RACER CHAD HAVENS ACQUIRES DESERT STORM FROM IHRA

Entrepreneur Chad Havens, a lifelong performance powerboater and offshore boat racer, has acquired the Desert Storm Poker Run and Shootout from the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA), Speedboat has learned.

The all-cash deal delivers Havens full ownership of the Desert Storm name and brand, along with its social media accounts, digital and physical assets, and the full archive of past events, sponsor and participant records accumulated over more than 25 years. Havens will lead one of American performance boating’s most enduring gatherings and pledges to return the West Coast event to its legendary roots. This promise is welcome news to longtime Desert Storm loyalists.

“Desert Storm didn’t start as a spectacle—it started as boaters, for boaters, on the best performance-boating water in the world,” Havens told Speedboat. “That spirit is what made it legendary, and that’s exactly what we’re bringing back. At the same time, we’re going to grow this thing the right way: more water, more venues, more music, and more reasons for families, spectators, and racers to make Lake Havasu the place to be every spring.”

Based in Orange, TX, Havens has long been immersed in high-performance powerboating, both as a recreational owner and as an active competitor in professional offshore racing. He campaigns a highly modified 40’ Skater pleasure catamaran known as Savage, powered by twin Mercury Racing 1550/1350 engines, and has recorded strong speeds at major shootouts including the Texas Outlaw Challenge. In recent seasons he has served as throttleman for the highly competitive Super Stock-class Team Demon Bikini, sharing the cockpit with driver and now Desert Storm partner, Leanna Shadlow in the IHRA and RWO offshore racing series. Beyond the water, Havens has deep roots as a professional cowboy and maintains strong ties to the community.

FULL STORY AT SPEEDBOAT.COM

https://www.speedboat.com/news/offshore-racer-chad-havens-acquires-desert-storm-from-ihra

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08/14/2026

American Ethanol Mystic Race Team was out testing today in preparation for the 38th Annual Lake of the Ozarks Shootout in two weeks.

The famed team of John Cosker and Tony Battiato and led by Don Onken is looking to reclaim their coveted Top Gun title.

Do you think they can do it?

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