By 66 my dad had sold Donzi to Teleflex.

Don aronow first boat. Yes its a true aronowcigarette. On the afternoon of February 3 1987 Don Aronow was in his office on Thunderboat Row when a tall stranger walked in and identified himself as Jerry Jacoby. The 233 was Aronows first boat under the Formula name.

With typical flair he designed a new powerboat which evolved into the first of several boat companies he founded. Ad Luxury Cobalt Boats in Lake Geneva WI. This was Aronows first race boat and in collaboration with Jim Wynne and Walt Walters they founded the Formula Boat Company.

Today their names -- Formula Donzi Magnum Cigarette --. Here are some of the news accounts on that dayAlula Media Grouphttpw. SHOT DOWN ON THE STREET HE CREATED.

It was designed by Jim Wynne. If youve ever heard of the Cigarette fast boat or the Donzi Aronow put t. You are viewing the very last factory original 39 don aronow blue thunder us.

An interesting aside here is that Wynne had previously worked for Carl Kiekhaefer at Mercury and had helped develop the sterndrive. Every boat he sold was built for himself Theres about 70 people out there who think they have a boat Don built for himself. Aronow sold the company and Brownie shortly after its inception and a couple of big offshore wins.

Don Aronow who was seen later in his career racing without a helmet is shown here racing an ealry Formula boat in the Bahamas wearing no helmet or life jacket. This was Aronows first race boat and in collaboration with Jim Wynne and. New and used models for sale.