do a search on the OPA Ocean City Maryland Race..there are quite a few threads...or go to Sharkeymarine.com ..he has a ton of photos...

Hi everyone,

Browsing through some of the articles and photos I have collected over the years, I came across a non documented picture.

I am not sure where the photo was taken (St Petersburg?) but it was in 1976.
The bit that interests me is the red 36' Cigarette (#18).
The name appears to be Enterprise and the number and hull colour would indicate that it could be Bobby Rautbord's ex-Fino.
Could anyone shed light on this, please?

Phil.

Sorry,
I did forget to include the picture.

Phil,you are right, that's boat was one of the two Bobby Rautbord's Fino.
One Fino was sold to Bonomi in the last of 1972,like Richie have confirmed several time in OSO.
The other one was drove by Rautbord in some races in Usa in 1973 like Fino-Monza, then was sold to Bernie Little that want to put it in a race in 1974 with Willie Meyers without success,then was sold to another driver but I don,t remember the name,and renamed Enterprise.
Look on Searace and you will find something about it.

Happy New Year to alls!

P.S. note the horrendous modified windscreen....

What's the name of the Magnum Sport (M-7)?........

Thanks for the tip Marco.
Having checked my copy of Searace, I found that the boat was then run by Elbert Nicklaus but I cannot confirm that he was driving it when this photo was taken.
I also found out that the picture was taken at the start of the 1976 Hurricane Classic.

Phil.

Marco, can you help?

I am looking for a picture of Giorgio Mondadori's "Mister Charly" and Vincenzo Balestrieri's "Mustard Tornado".
I haven't found any mention of Mustard Tornado on the Balestrieri website. Strange, any reasons?

Phil.

A Turd?

Hey Rich, does that trip to the airport explain the masses of fuel cans in this shot??!! I took this back in 74 in the big shed. (where only the best machinery could reside.......)

Hi Phil,the pics probably was taken in 1976 because in foreground we can see the new Cobra 38',Beep Beep that mede the first race in the last race at Key West in 1975.
According Crouse before Enterprise of Nicklaus in 1975 (and 1976) it was Bloody Mary in 1974 and before that it was owned by Bernie Little in the same 1974. The former colours of Fino was untouched however.

Marco