KEY WEST, Fla. The 2026 season could not have ended much better for MCON Racing. At the 45th annual Key West World Championship presented by XINSURANCE, owner and throttleman Tyler Miller and driver Myrick Coil put the Monster Energy/MCON Class 1 catamaran on top of the podium on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. That three race sweep delivered the Key West Class 1 Championship, and Friday’s win clinched the UIM Class 1 World Championship in the first season of the Race World Offshore and UIM partnership.

Running two boats all week, the team also kept the Monster Energy/HURT Class 2 entry in the fight. It won Wednesday, finished second Friday and closed the UIM series second in the Class 2 World Championship standings.

The Key West field was the largest in decades, with 100 boats entered across 14 classes and the racing running right through Key West Harbor in front of packed waterfront crowds.

A Boat Built for Key West

Midway through the season, Miller and Coil made the call to switch Class 1 boats. The decision drew plenty of debate from fans and social media, but the new Monster Energy/MCON Skater was designed with one course in mind. At just two inches over the Class 1 minimum length and powered by twin Mercury Racing 1,100 hp Class 1 engines, it sits lower and tighter than the 45 to 50 foot boats it races against.

“We built the boat for the Key West course.”Tyler Miller

Miller described the harbor course as roughly 35 percent rough water and 65 percent all out running. Over three race days, the results proved the plan right.

Day by Day

Wednesday: A Double Monster Energy Day

On Truman Waterfront Cup day, Monster Energy/MCON opened the week by winning Class 1 by 12.02 seconds over Marine Technology/GC Racing. Not long after, Miller and Coil climbed into the Monster Energy/HURT Class 2 boat and won that race too, finishing 16.70 seconds ahead of Lake Wylie Racing. Two classes, two wins, one crew.

Friday: World Champions

Friday was the day the UIM World Championships were settled. Monster Energy/MCON controlled the nine lap Class 1 race and won by more than 17 seconds over Outta Pocket Racing, despite taking some fiberglass damage from contact at speed. The win locked up the UIM Class 1 World Championship with 85 series points, 14 clear of the next closest teams.

In Class 2, Monster Energy/HURT ran second, just 3.84 seconds behind 151 Express, which sealed second place in the UIM Class 2 World Championship standings.

Sunday: Up and Over, Then Back to Work

The finale tested the whole team. Heading into Key West Harbor in the Class 2 race, Say Less MF held the inside lane with 151 Express and Monster Energy/HURT right on its heels. Both 151 Express and Monster Energy/HURT launched off Say Less and went airborne. 151 Express landed upside down and Monster Energy/HURT rolled in the air before coming down. Every crew member involved was OK.

Miller kept his head, realized the boat was taking on water and drove it straight to the cranes in the harbor, where the MCON crew was waiting to haul it out before it could sink.

Then Miller and Coil strapped back into the Class 1 boat and went to work. Monster Energy/MCON won the Class 1 finale by 10.06 seconds over Marine Technology/GC Racing, touching nearly 150 mph along the way and completing a perfect three for three week.

“The Class 1 win today was a beautiful way to end on a good note.”Tyler Miller

The Results

Class 1: Monster Energy/MCON (#6)

Class 2: Monster Energy/HURT (#6)

Championships

Times and points from Race World Offshore provisional results sheets.

Thank You

A world championship is never a two person effort. Thank you to the entire MCON crew, who worked late nights all week and were waiting at the crane on Sunday when it mattered most. Thank you to Monster Energy, Mercury Racing, Race World Offshore, the UIM, the APBA, the Key West safety and rescue teams, and every fan who lined the harbor or watched the livestream.

As always, MCON races in memory of Tyler’s sister, Jamie, and to keep raising breast cancer awareness. This one is for her.

Next stop: the 2027 UIM Annual Awards Ceremony in Monaco, where the world champions will be honored.