Don Aronow
 

Outstanding, best yet article on Don Aronow:

http://www.mensvogue.com/business/ar...?currentPage=1

Thanks that is the best one yet and I have almost read all of them.

Charlie McCarthy wrote a real nice piece about Don in this month's issue of EBM.

Very nice.

There's nothing harmonious or Zen-like about a Cigarette ride. It's an anarchic kind of rush—the nautical equivalent of Viagra. No wonder Aronow and his friends and rivals loved it so much, leaving their lives as office-bound businessmen behind and getting caught up in reckless games of competition: The combined effect of sun, sea, and speed goes straight to the lizard part of the brain. By tweaking the throttle, I found I could slam the boat down hard on the waves and send it back up into the air, like a champion powerboater in heavy seas. Racing a Cigarette is a hell of a lot easier than sailing, I decided. It's also more fun.

Clay, you said a mouthfull.:D Ain't it the truth tho??

in 1998 cigarette produced 6 boats...is that a mis-print?

and today they sell upwards of 300k...chit , what new cigarette can you buy for 300k?

most of them!

oh wait, you want engines too? :D

Great Article!

Wouldn't surprise me if GB didn't whack him. Sold the USA contract to the nations largest dope smuggler. Typical high performance boat deals.

nice find

Amazing Don lies bleeding and someone stole his watch off him? and then melts it down and sells the metal? Crazy

The first thing stolen from a dead cowboy is his boots.
I've been on several rides with US customs agents at the Fountain plant. They wouldn't let Reggie buy their lunch afterwards, so as to not appear inappropriate. Times have sure changed...
A GREAT article ! Thanks for sharing it.

Great article. Quite the Don he was. RIP

Damn, I'm at work and the article is blocked. I fine Don fascinating. What a life he lead... the ultimate man!

harsh talk, i thought i read some post that he might have been your pops!!!!:party-smiley-020:

Yea I'm still bitter that he never claimed me. My mom was a model in Miami and worked for Kramer , ah never mind.

lol

Great article. RIP

both articles, mens vogue and Extreme Boats, were fantastic reads! Hope I have a chance to check out the upcoming movie.