Thanks To Charlie McCarthy
 

The next edition of Extreme Boats Magazine will feature another of Charlie's great stories. This one is about his friend Don Aronow.

The text, the photos and even an update from Skip Braver made this into what I believe is our finest moment yet.

Thanks Charlie, can't wait to work on the next story with you.

This issues comes out of the printers today. We'll hand some out at the Sunsation Rally on Saturday. Otherwise, subscribers will receive them in a week or three. Depends on how long it takes your mailman to read it.

Ron

Ron, I would like to thank Extreme Boats Magazine for publishing the stories and photos from the old days.

I was just fortunate to happen to be around at that time and could rub elbows with some great people.

We are so lucky to have guys like Brownie, Richie Powers, Steve Sirois, Bobby Saccenti and others who are writing about the actual races they were in back then, on the HORBA site. www.historicraceboats.com

The boats of today perform as well as they do, because these guys were willing to go to sea to test the breaking point in boats and engines.

I'll keep subscribing if Mr. Mcarthy , Mr. Saccenti, Mr. Powers and Mr. Brown contribute.
Real racing in real conditions. Having to actually know how to navigate and work on your own boat when it breaks down
seems kind of relevant if you are running a boat.
I've seen way too many people shut down a trip offshore if the iGPS takes a dump.
Rock on!
Jim

Well, we need to keep as a subscriber sooo, what's next Charlie?

Ron, would you please call me @ 305-949-2581 when you get a moment?

Excellent article Charlie

Marc

What a cool article Charlie - that was well so written I felt like I was there. What struck me as super interesting was your description of 188th Street and the Formula building -
Just the fact the Don built his own plant and had all that you described going on inside after only a couple of months of being involved in the game make it so clear that in only a year's time, more or less, he had already accopmlished more than most have ever accomplished in their entire boating lives.
How lucky you were to experience that back then. That article was great.
PJ

This is a little "off-topic", but what's the relation between "Charlie McCarthy" and the Miami Vice Episode of the same title?

Thanks,

Mike

Just read the Article it was friggin great.
Between Charie and Brownie a book should be written or just keep writing a monthly colum until there is enought to be put into a book.

Great article Charlie And Extreme Boats. I enjoyed every page of it.

I was really impressed with the photos that Charlie dug up. The Dapper Don shot is awesome.

Looks like we have an audience, what's next Charlie?

I can't wait either!!

I read it today.. great article... it mentions a movie... I would like more info on the movie please

Ernie

I would like to write about the old races as there seems to be a lot of response to those type of articles.

Naturally I will write about the Bushmills race that I won in 1979, but I also want to add the same race, from some of the other drivers perspective.

Jerry Jacoby, who drove AJAC HAWK is the guy who came in second in that race. I spoke to Jerry recently about his memories of the race andhe has agreed to sit down with me and talk it out again.

Also in that race was Betty Cook, Howard Quam, Joel Halpern, Bill Elswick, Rocky Aoki, Joey Ippolito and Powerboat publisher Bob Nordskog.

Bob was thrown out of his boat during the race. Bob was the only driver of the time to use a foot throttle and in some races it didn't quite work out.

I also agreed with Jerry that I would write about the Bahamas 200 race, where he beat me and gave the Cigarette Top Gun it's very first victory in offshore racing.

Can't wait to read about it!

As well you should your insite because of you close affiliation with Don and the racing community Lets us all live vicariously thru your stories.

Are they going to play the Don Aronow Film in the USA or offer DVD's ???

Thanks
Jon

Sounds great. You know we'll do our best to make it seem like the race happened yesterday and you'll all be invited to ride along with Charlie.

Charlie, great story on Don !

Read the article today. Charlie, great job. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to the next article.

Awesome read very well done....

I read the article last week and it was very well written and great to see the pictures from the ole days:)

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This was a great article. Joe Murray

Hi Charlie,

Just wanted to thank you for the article and insight to the history of true offshore racing.

I still love my model!!!