2023 Raceday Events,
SAT, NOV 18 & SUN, NOV 19, 2023, 10 AM TO 4 PM
Speed, Power and Excitement comes to Englewood, Florida! Watch thrilling offshore powerboat racing from Englewood Beach as boats gather points for the world championship races! This is the World Championships for OPA Racing (Offshore Powerboat Association) with 75+ boats running at speeds up to and over 150 miles per hour.
Saturday and Sunday, races start at approximately 10 AM, and the gate opens at 9 AM.
Race fans are encouraged to visit Waterfest Village on Englewood Beach during practice days on Friday and also all day on Saturday and Sunday.
Cantina & Food Court, Come for the Races and the Family Conservation Center and enjoy the food!
Directly on the beach under tents, local restaurants will offer their Seafood and regional cuisine including many of your local favorites. Waterfest will have special fare for the children as well. Throughout the Food Court we will also have all types of traditional festival foods like funnel cakes, snow cones, popcorn, pretzels, ice cream and other delicacies you will enjoy.
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Englewood Beach Waterfest 2023 OPA World Championships
11-14-2023 02:32 PMLast edited by Serious News; 11-18-2023 at 11:51 PM.
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11-14-2023 02:32 PM
*Schedule Subject to Change
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
6pm-7pm Volunteer Meeting - Elks Lodge (401 N Indiana Ave, Englewood, FL 34223)
DRY PITS OPEN FOR RACER PARKING
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Arrival of Race Boats - Race Village - (2045 N Beach Rd, Englewood, FL)
5pm-10pm POWER-UP PARTY - The Waverly (2095 N Beach Rd, Englewood, FL)
5pm Coast Guard Briefing - Food Tent @ Chadwick Park
6pm Water Ops Meeting - Food Tent @ Chadwick Park
Friday, November 17, 2023
ALL DAY Arrival of Race Boats; Race Village - (2045 N Beach Rd, Englewood, FL)
9am OPA Staff Environmental Briefing - Registration
9am Racer Meeting - Beach Tent @ Chadwick Park
10am The Carnivore Cup - Beach Tent @ Chadwick Park
8am-5pm Fueling @ Fuel Truck
10:30am-3pm Registration - 70 Beachcomber Ln, Englewood, FL
10:30am-3pm GPS Registration @ Race Village
10:30am-4pm Race Boat Inspections & Walkthroughs - Race Village
11am Race Control Operational
11am-4pm Crane & Ramp Operational
12pm Qualifying for 450R
12:30pm-3pm Race Boat Testing
5pm-10pm Race Boat Block Party (Dearborn St, Englewood, FL)
Leave dry pits: 4pm, Return to pits: 10pm
Saturday, November 18, 2023
All Day Race Village open to the Public
7:30am Set Up Course Buoys
7am Team Physicals - Beach Tent @ Chadwick Park
8am Racer Meeting - Beach Tent @ Chadwick Park
8am-5pm Fueling @ Fuel Truck
8:30am Rescue & Patrol Fleet briefing (Chadwick Park)
8:30am Crane & Ramp Operational
9am Race Control Operational
9:30am Patrol & Course Fleet on station
10am-5pm RACING - Starts TBD on-site
6:30pm RACE Meet & Greet - TBA
Sunday, November 19, 2023
All Day Race Village open to the Public
7:30am Set Up Course Buoys
7am Team Physicals - Beach Tent @ Chadwick Park
8am Racer Meeting - Beach Tent @ Chadwick Park
8am-1pm Fueling @ Fuel Truck
8:30am Rescue & Patrol Fleet briefing (Chadwick Park)
8:30am Crane & Ramp Operational
9am Race Control Operational
9:30am Patrol & Course Fleet on station
10am-5pm RACING - Starts TBD on-site
7pm Awards Ceremony - SandBar Tiki & Grille (1975 Beach Rd, Englewood, FL)
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11-15-2023 02:19 PM
WATERFEST BLOCK PARTY
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2023, 5PM TO 10PM
Dearborn Street Annual BLOCK PARTY!
FREE Admission to the Block Party, where you can see the race boats up close all along Dearborn Street, after our Race Boat PARADE!
LIVE Music with Marty Moss at the Dignam Family Stage at Pioneer Park
Food Trucks and Merchandise Vendors offering a variety of items for purchase
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11-17-2023 08:27 AMThe weather is looking pretty good for the weekend.
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11-17-2023 08:30 AM
Boat racers gearing up for 8th annual Waterfest on Englewood Beach
MANASOTA KEY, Fla. — Nearly 100 powerboats will race against each other along the water for the Englewood Beach Waterfest and OPA World Championships on Saturday and Sunday.
Competitors traveled from all over the country to compete in the OPA World Championships.
At 10 a.m. on Friday over 40 people will race along the beach on Manasota Key near Chadwick Park, wearing inflatable T-Rex costumes for the first-ever Carnivore Cup.
At 5 p.m. on Friday night, members of the public can view the powerboats up close at the Block Party on Dearborn Street. The race boats will parade through Downtown Englewood. This is a free event. The OPA World Championships is on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nearly 100 powerboats will race against each other, some of them at speeds over 150 miles per hour. Tickets can be bought online here.
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11-17-2023 11:50 PM
There were 41 boats registered to run, one of which was having major problems and was not expected to run.
There were 37 boats already in the pits.
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