HEMINGWAY

“Hemingway was such a sportsman,” Shaughnessy said. “This kind of salutes him in that way.”

Each of the events, from July 21, the 121st anniversary of Hemingway’s birthday, to July 26, have their own precautions and changes to keep participants safe.

The fishing contest costs

$2,100 per boat with two anglers, one captain and a mate. Each additional angler costs an extra $200, and teams have a shot at

$50,000 cash in prize money. Masks are required.

The two races are being held individually instead of in groups via a free app called RaceJoy. Athletes in Key West can choose between two paddle board paths and three running courses through the island, while out-of-town participants can join in by trekking through their hometowns during the official race times.

The museum displays at Key West’s Custom House Museum, 281 Front St., are free on July 21.

The seminars are streamed virtually on kwahs.org at 4:30 p.m. on July 21, 23, 24 and 25 for $10 each. Kirk Curnutt, the first presenter, will examine Hollywood’s three film versions of “To Have and Have Not.” The second lecture, by John

Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s grandson, and Phil Greene, a cocktail historian, will teach viewers to prepare some of the author’s favorite drinks. The third, by journalist Willie Drye, will discuss Key West while Hemingway lived there in the 1930s, and the last, by scholar Sandra Spanier and journalist Robert K. Elder, will look into Hemingway’s first short story, which he wrote at 10 years old.

Shaughnessy said that while the events normally attract over 1,000 people each year, she has no idea how many will participate now during the pandemic.

“Honestly, it could be more, or it could be less because of the virtual component,” she said.