Nothing surprises us from a guy who bought a fleet of Crown Victoria automobiles for and his NASCAR pals to race at his track in Southwest Florida and led a mini RV race, but YouTube phenomenon Cleetus McFarland did provide a moment joyful moment during the 37 th annual Lake of the Ozarks Shootout in Central Missouri two weekends ago. A super-charismatic, and frankly funny as hell dude, McFarland caught a ride in the 50-foot-long, turbine-engine powered XINSURANCE Mystic catamaran.
Onlookers couldn’t stop talking about Cleetus’s run, and coverage followed fast. One clip captioned “Cleetus McFarland & XINSURANCE Sports Hit 150 mph at the 2025 LOTO Shootout” captured the sheer thrill of the moment. Another video dubbed “Racing a Boat With Jet Engines!” captured the chaos, vibrations, and pure mechanical joy of riding such a powerboat.
After he pulled back into the dock, social media and livestream channels lit up even more. Cleetus was buzzing about how “we took their 50′ Turbine Powered Mystic race boat out and …” (“we” being the one-of-a-kind YouTube persona in full element). Across Instagram and TikTok, fans tagged along as Cleetus basked in the aftermath of extreme speed and mechanical marvels.
What made all this even better was how Cleetus, forever enthusiastic, fit right in with veteran offshore racers and industry legends. His crew captured the gist perfectly: “So, we’re pretty happy at the XINSURANCE turbine boat.”