LAKE OF THE OZARKS SHOOTOUT

AUGUST 27th - 28th 2022

Calendar of Events

33RD ANNUAL SHOOTOUT

The Lake of the Ozarks Shootout is the largest unsanctioned boat race in the US, named one of the nation’s eight “must-see” boating events according to Powerboat Magazine, the Shootout will take place for the ninth year at Captain Ron’s Bar & Grill in Sunrise Beach (Lake Road 5-50, mile marker 34.5). The event raises funds for eight Lake-area rescue teams and numerous other charitable organizations; last year, $400,000.00 to 32 different Charities and 8 Fire Departments. The Lake of the Ozarks Shootout is alive and well and looking forward to the 33rd year in August of 2021.

Keeping the shootout safe

To all spectators coming to the shootout by water: please note that our normal no-wake zone runs from the 31-mile marker to the 36-mile marker from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 28th and from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday 29 th. The no-wake zone will be extended to the 21-mile marker from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m only on Saturday, August 28th. Please observe the established no-wake zone, but on Saturday, also the extended no-wake zone. The Lake of the Ozark Shootout’s goal has always been to continue to have one of the safest events on the water and to protect not only the participants and spectators but also the local residents. Please help us in accomplishing this goal.

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Shootout 2021 Top Gun Winners

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Lake Expo News

Shootout! New Records, And American Ethanol Takes Top Gun With 193 MPH Run [PHOTOS]
on August 30, 2021 at 12:22 am
American Ethanol climbed the ladder at the 33rd Annual Shootout this year, clinching the Top Gun trophy for the seventh year in a row. The 51-foot Mystic catamaran made five total runs across two days down the 3/4-mile race course,…
Big Speeds, Massive Crowds, And A Colorful Air Show: Shootout Day 1
on August 28, 2021 at 9:18 pm
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — On the first day of the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout, 71 boats laid down more than 100 runs, from pontoons to big catamarans, v-bottoms to surprisingly quick electric boats.
Lake Of The Ozarks: Wild & Free, A World Of Our Own
on August 27, 2021 at 7:09 pm
American naturalist, poet and philosopher Henry David Thoreau once proclaimed that all good things were wild and free. After living at the Lake of the Ozarks for over a decade (and especially over the past year and a half), I…
Never Forgotten: A 10-Year Tribute To Shootout Legends Bob Morgan & J.T. Tillman
on August 27, 2021 at 3:00 pm
The year was 2011. The Super Boat International Championships in Key West Harbor were underway far beyond the shores of the Lake of the Ozarks. As news broke of the fatality boating accident involving Bob Morgan and J.T. Tillman in…
A Triad Of Family, Fervor & Fun: The Mini Shootout's Triplett Family
on August 27, 2021 at 2:15 pm
The year was 2010. A handful of radio controlled (RC) boat enthusiasts had united to establish what would soon be known as the Lake of the Ozarks Mini Shootout; an event which raises approximately $10,000 for Lake Area fire departments…