Five days. One lake. No comparison.
The West’s ultimate performance boating experience. Five days of horsepower, open water, legendary parties and some of the fastest boats in the country, all taking over Lake Havasu City.
This is Desert Storm
This isn’t just a poker run.
For more than 25 years, Desert Storm has brought the performance boating world to Lake Havasu. Five days of horsepower, competition, parties and some of the most incredible boats in the country. In 2027, a new era begins.
A new era of Desert Storm
New ownership.Bigger vision.Same legend.
Desert Storm has been a cornerstone of the performance boating community for more than 25 years. As longtime members of the boating community ourselves, we’re incredibly proud to carry that legacy forward.
Our goal isn’t to change what made Desert Storm legendary. It’s to build on it. Bigger experiences. Better organization. More opportunities for participants, spectators, sponsors and the Lake Havasu community.
Chad Havens & Leanna Shadlow
Owners, Desert Storm
By the numbers
The scale of it
One of the West’s premier performance boating events.
Five days
Five days, one event
Street Party
Take over McCulloch Boulevard.
Downtown Lake Havasu shuts down and fills with boats, builders, vendors, music and thousands of people. The one night the whole city belongs to the event.
Parade of Power
Havasu comes alive.
The most incredible performance boats in the West take the lake in formation, then scatter for one of the biggest poker runs in the country.
The Shootout
Who's the fastest?
A measured ¾ mile, a radar gun and nothing to hide behind. Speed, horsepower and the only number that matters at the end of the weekend.
Desert Storm Nights
When the boats come off the water, Desert Storm is just getting started.
Welcome party, dock parties, VIP hospitality, the awards banquet and every after-party in town.
Start here
How will you experience Desert Storm?
The schedule
What happens each day
Times and the full running order are still being confirmed.
Wednesday
April 21
Registration opens
Event HQ
Boat staging & tech inspection
Marina
Welcome Party
Waterfront
VIP reception
By invitation
Lake Havasu City
Come for Desert Storm. Stay for Havasu.
Five days on the water, the London Bridge, a hundred miles of shoreline and a downtown that turns itself over to the event. Book early. The city fills up, and it fills up fast.
Memories
Twenty-five years on this water
Every Parade of Power, every Street Party, every run down the channel. The archive goes back further than most people in it, and it grows every April.
104 photographs in the archive
Photography courtesy of
Our partners
The brands behind it
Recent partners shown. 2027 lineup to be confirmed.
Presenting
Presenting partner for 2027 to be announced.
Premier
The builders and hospitality names the weekend is built around.
Official
Category partners: destination, lodging, fuel, audio.
Industry
Motorsport, investment, fitness and apparel partners.
Put your brand in front of the performance boating world
Five days in front of the fleet, and its audience all year. Tiered partnerships, vendor booths, Street Party presence and VIP hospitality for 2027.
Shop Desert Storm
The 2027
Collection
Coming soon.
Official event apparel, hats, performance shirts, towels and limited-edition drops. Vintage Desert Storm designs pulled from twenty-five years of the archive.
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Until Desert Storm
Lake Havasu City, Arizona · April 21–25, 2027
Be there
Five days. One lake. No comparison.