The rugged multimillionaire speedboat racer had a glamorous wife four loving children and entree to the top social circles in South Florida.

Don aronow family. Innovators in Boating - The Porter Family Formula Boats Part 1 By. Private and Private. American Don Aronow was a designer builder and racer of speedboats.

During our conversation she revealed that she was a bit hesitant about being interviewed since she is not someone who is comfortable in the public eye but in the end we chatted about everything from her art her stint in the antiques business to her childhood in Florida with her father Don Aronow the boat racer and builder of the renowned Cigarette boat and most importantly her two sons. Builder of Chief Powerboats and founder of Apache Performance Boats. Both Adams and Hicks were killed years earlier in separate cases in 1983.

The original Cigarette was built by Elton Cary for Don Aronow after he sold Magnum Marine. Aronow lived an extraordinary double life -- hobnobbing with foreign royalty politicians and members of Miamis high. Speed Boats Power Boats Offshore Boats Vintage Boats Unique Vintage Scale.

More than 50 years later the DNA of the Formula 233 hull design can be found in many reputable boatbuilding yards around Australia. An Aronow family lawyer Murray Weil wont discuss the racers financial dealings. Don Aronow and his son Michael with The Beatles before their performance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 Photo- Formula Boats.

Don Aronow and his mates clearly got it right in the 1960s building a high-performance powerboat that proved an instant winner on the racing circuit. Some therefore suggest if that was the case maybe Aronow was silenced to prevent mob bosses being taken down by the IRS in the same way Al Capone was. In 1984 his dad sold his USA Racing Team firm to Kramers Apache company.

Former Aronow contractor and current Miami-area Cigarette dealer. I dont understand it. Contracted designer 1981-1986 hired full-time 1987.