Boats & Bros Podcast

The "Bros" talk with their fellow Speedboat Magazine Team Members, Ace photographer Tom Leigh ( Tommy Gun Images ) and talented videographer Carter Bahde ( Havasu Media Productions ) on working in the amazing industry of high-performance boating that bring you all of the incredible imagery from issue to issue and post and post ––in addtion to all of the other freelance work that the dynamic duo ta...

The "Bros" catch up with one another after finally being able to connect after some early year events that kept both Myrick and Ray on the road and away from the podcast studio. One of those events was a whirlwind trip to Monaco for the   Monster Energy / M CON   Class 1 team of Tyler Miller and Myrick to receive their hard earned UIM Class 1 World Champion trophies, as well as being forever immor...

The "Bros" engage in part 2 of their very candid discussion with the former President and son of the founder of the industry-leading giant Mercury Racing ,  Fred Kiekhaefer .  Listen as he outlines the very difficult task of growing up in the shadow of such a driven, tough  man that was known as "The Iron Fist,"  E. Carl Kiekhaefer . Despite his travails, Fred overcomes the many challenges of grow...

The "Bros" engage in a very candid discussion with the former President and son of the founder of the industry-leading giant Mercury Racing , Fred Kiekhaefer .  Listen as he outlines the very difficult task of growing up in the shadow of such a driven, tough  man that was known as "The Iron Fist," E. Carl Kiekhaefer . Despite his travails, Fred overcomes the many challenges of growing up as Carl's...

The "Bros" talk with Steve Ticknor , the West Coast's premier performance boating event, the Desert Storm Poker Run and Shootout , scheduled for April 23-26, 2025.  The long running event brings tens of thousands of people to the town of Lake Havasu City, AZ to experience all of the festivities, including the world famous Street Party on downtown McCulloch Blvd., the exciting Poker Run and the hig...

After months of three-way scheduling conflicts, the "Bros" finally catch up with offshore racing champion JJ Turk –who just secured the esteemed and highly coveted honors of National Champion, World Champion and also inducted into the APBA Hall of Champions for the 2024 season. He accomplished all  of them for pulling double duty and collecting victories alongside his throttleman, Nick Buis  in bo...

After months of three-way scheduling conflicts, the "Bros" finally catch up with offshore racing champion JJ Turk –who just secured the esteemed and highly coveted honors of National Champion, World Champion and also inducted into the APBA Hall of Champions for the 2024 season. He accomplished all  of them for pulling double duty and collecting victories alongside his throttleman, Nick Buis  in bo...

The "Bros" catch up with one another after a busy few weeks being on the road following the  Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and the RWO Key West World Championship . It has been a tumultuous offshore racing season that saw cancellations of the final two races of the regular season and even the first day of racing in Key West due to tropical storms and hurricanes that ravaged the state of...

The BROS chat with the multi-talented, nulti-faceted Vice President of Marine Technology Inc. (MTI), multi-time National / World Champion offshore racer, three-year Chairperson of the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout, and newlywed Taylor Scism . There was a lot of news to catch up on with Taylor since her last visit to the Podcast, such as her recent marriage to  Shaun Peters , the new location for the...

The BROS have a loose, candid chat with speedboat enthusiast and repeat Performance Boat Center cleint,  Tubby McDonald . Coming right off of the Speedboat Magazine West Coast Performance Evaluations for 2025 in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Tubby, Myrick, wife Missi and Ray enjoy a pleasure day on the water, discuss different things and lock in for the Jet Ski Freestyle Exhibition from the Jet Ski World...

The Bros have a cool discussion with  Willy Cabeza , World Champion Owner/Driver of Factory Stock 450R Class  GC Racing . In just his second full season of offshore racing, Cabeza managed to secure his first World Championship, alongside veteran champion racer,  Shaun Torrente . WIth that particluar pairing being temporary, Cabeza has now partnered with  Grant Bruggemann , formerly of Super Cat Te...

Champion Throttleman Rusty Williams joins the Bros as they discuss their awesome run of the infamous Dirty Duck 438 Skater, recording 202 mph at the 2024 Lake of thew Ozarks Shootout in late August. Williams and Coil teamed up again to run "The Duck" for owner  Slug Hefner with the fire-breathing twin 2200hp turbocharged engines built and tuned by industry legend  Carson Brummett .  Last year, Tea...

The Bros have offshore throttleman, Vinnie Diorio on again after a white knuckle Super Cat Class battle in Sheboygan, as Teams  M-CON/Monster Energy and Austin Homes/SV Offshore Racing squared off at the 2024 Midwest Challenge. Vinnie, along with teammate driver Matt Jamnickzy nearly flipped their beautiful 39' Outerlimits race boat while charging for the first turn along with six other competitor...

The Bros have offshore throttleman, Vinnie Diorio on again after a white knuckle Super Cat Class battle in Sheboygan, as Teams  M-CON/Monster Energy and Austin Homes/SV Offshore Racing squared off at the 2024 Midwest Challenge. Vinnie, along with teammate driver Matt Jamnickzy nearly flipped their beautiful 39' Outerlimits race boat while charging for the first turn along with six other competitor...

The Bros have a candid conversation with Mercury Racing's master of props, Nick Petersen . Listen as they talk about all things propulsion in the world of Mercury Racing and Mercury Marine . With knowledge far beyond his years, Petersen helps fit boats from all areas of watercraft with the perfect propeller for peak performance–from offshore racers like Myrick to the competitive bass fishermen.  A...

Join Myrick Coil in a day in his life as Shop Foreman at Performance Boat Center and experience his daily duties away from the glitz and glamour of offshore racing and podcasting to help customers get back on the water for their next local trip in LOTO or onward to the next event–which may be include 1000 Islands Charity Poker Run in upstate New York, which kicks off this Thursday.  Then, the "Bro...

They're BAAACCKKKKK!!! PART 2! After a longer than anticipated hiatus due to performance boating's hectic schedules, "The Bros" are back and they catch up on a lot of things since their last episode recorded LIVE from Coil's Performance Boat Center co-worker and co-offshore racing champion Rusty Williams ' wedding to his bride Jessica in the Florida Keys.  So much so, that this is Part 1 of 2 as M...

They're BAAACCKKKKK!!!  After a longer than anticipated hiatus due to performance boating's hectic schedules, "The Bros" are back and they catch up on a lot of things since their last episode recorded LIVE from Coil's Performance Boat Center co-worker and co-offshore racing champion Rusty Williams ' wedding to his bride Jessica in the Florida Keys.  So much so, that this is Part 1 of 2 as Myrick a...

The Bros, recorded at the wedding reception for Coil's Performance Boat Center / FASS Fuel Systems Super Stock teammate, Rusty Williams to now wife, Jessica Williams , catch up with Bill Pyburn , throttleman of Team Dirty Money and Vinnie Diorio , throttleman of Team SV Racing Offshore. This episode comes hot off the heels of the season opening competition, Race World Offshore's 7-Mile Offshore Gr...

From pleasure boater with a Magic Deck Boat, to poker runner, to Shootout King to multi-raceboat team owner, Win Farnsworth always strives to conquer the next challenge. Having grown tired of the repetitive routine of poker runs and shootouts, Farnsworth saw the offshore racing world as a new frontier that would test his mettle and fortitude. And he was right.  Starting with a Bracket Class 5 cont...

After several, consecutive top notch guests, the "Bros" go one-on-one to catch up with one another with all that's been going on, and the busy boating season ahead. Between Myrick's shop management duties at the always bustling Performance Boat Center in LOTO, MO, pulling triple duty again in the two M CON / Monster Energy raceboats and the Performance Boat Center / FASS Fuel Systems Super Stock c...

The Bros catch up with longtime offshore racer and multi-time champion Billy Moore . Growing up as racing legend Bobby Moore 's son, Billy has been in the game for over two decades of building, rigging, racing and living high-performance boats.  Currently preparing for the upcoming season, Billy will be competing directly against Myrick in the hypercompetitive Super Cat Class, throttling for Team...

The Bros sit down with legendary offshore racer, STEVE CURTIS MBE for a candid discussion about his amazing career that spans nearly four decades, his fiery passion for offshore racing and what's in next for the world famous competitor. From his younger days of working alongside his father, Clive Curtis at Cougar Powerboats on the infamous 'Thunderboat Row' on 188th Street in Florida to his recent...

The Bros sit down with legendary offshore racer, STEVE CURTIS MBE for a candid discussion about his amazing career that spans nearly four decades, his fiery passion for offshore racing and what's in next for the world famous competitor. From his younger days of working alongside his father, Clive Curtis at Cougar Powerboats on the infamous 'Thunderboat Row' on 188th Street in Florida to his recent...

PART 2 of 2 The Bros have a "real talk," candid conversation with seven-time  UIM  racing champion  Shaun Torrente  about his recent retirement from the world that he dominated,  F1H20  for overseas Team  Abu Dhabi , his current offshore racing teams in Super Stock,  Allied  with driver  Sean Conner  and partner of their new S2 Powerboats, and Factory Stock 450 Team  Mead Family Racing  with teena...