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03-09-2012 12:59 PMPeople we meet in life are either a Blessing or a Lesson
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03-09-2012 01:23 PM
Don Aronow (should be no debate)
Pete Hleden (leader in cats above all for many years)
Stu Jones (reason Poker runs are what they are today)
Don Johnson (reason many got into this in the first place)
Terry Sobo ( you ever see one boat company grow and adapt like them )
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03-09-2012 03:11 PM
It gets much tougher after Don A.
If Don Johnson is in, I think that Michael Mann should be in. Seriously. I bought my first boat under the influence of that dam show.Warning: This post may contain language unsuitable for minors or math not suitable for liberal-arts majors.
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03-09-2012 03:15 PMFrom what I recall, Aronow had a lot of respect for Chuck Norris, and none for Don Johnson...
You were wondering who would be #100 though......Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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03-09-2012 04:28 PMDon ... King of V
Peter Hledin ... King of Cats
Carl K ... Made it all possible
Fabio ... great ingenuity in hulls, drives and Diesels
Gar ... Was going fast before all the others.
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03-09-2012 11:20 PM
don johnson was just passin thru. but he turned alot of ppl on to this sport. Incl me.
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03-10-2012 06:22 PMSo, for number 2 through 5, 4 spots, we currently have nominees of;
Reggie Fountain
Carl K
Dick Bertram
Bob Nordskog
Ray Hunt
Gar Wood
Fabio Buzzi
Don Johnson
Peter Hledin
Stu Jones
Terry Sobo
Michael Mann
Rich Luhrs
Bobby Saccenti
John CrouseLast edited by Ratickle; 03-11-2012 at 09:45 AM.
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03-12-2012 11:07 PMSo, is that it for the nominees for 2 through 5???????
Going once.......Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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03-18-2012 07:17 PMIn 1958 in Newport Rhode Island, the America's Cup sailboat race with 12 meter boats was being held. I was zipping around the bay in my little 14 foot molded plywood outboard, that I raced out of Newport earlier in the summer in a 87 mile endurance race. There right before my eyes was this great little support boat that was used to "gofer" things needed on the 12 meters.
I saw it and made no connection at all. Dick Bertram saw it as he was serving as foredeck crew on one of the 12 meters. He noticed how the little boat just went back and forth in any kind of water from Newport harbor to the ocean. He found out who owned the boat... and who built it ....and asked C. Raymond Hunt if he could build a bigger version of the same boat....like a 30 footer.
He could and he did and the Deep Vee hull design was born. The new 30 footer won the Miami to Nassau race with Sam Griffith driving and Dick Bertram and Carleton Mitchell as crew. It took hours off the previous record. The boat was made a bit bigger...31 feet and made in glass and Bertram Yacht Co was founded. Those 31 footers went all over the world and many of them are still in service. One of the best ocean running designs of all time.
My top 5 would be:
1.) Aronow
2.) Bertram
3.) Kiekhaefer
4.) Jim Wynne
5.) Odell LewisLight travels faster than sound....that is why some people appear bright until we hear them speak!!
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03-20-2012 12:31 PMWith additions, for number 2 through 5, (4 total positions), we now have nominees of;
Reggie Fountain
Carl K
Dick Bertram
Bob Nordskog
Ray Hunt
Gar Wood
Fabio Buzzi
Don Johnson
Peter Hledin
Stu Jones
Terry Sobo
Michael Mann
Rich Luhrs
Bobby Saccenti
John Crouse
Odell Lewis
Jim Wynne
A total of 17 names for 4 positions.....
Anyone else come to mind? Let us know in the next couple days or we'll close 2 through 5 and start the review of their credentials before the judges and members start the voting....Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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03-20-2012 02:13 PMSince you are looking for a total of 100. Maybe breaking them into time periods might be easier. The 60's / 70's / 80's / 90's / 00's
That gives a cleaner look at what each person actually contributed. Odell Lewis and Jim Wynne were the only people that actually drove the turbine boat back in the day......does that make them better than Doc Magoon who was great in outboards and sterdrives, but never raced a turbine?
Just a thought....anything you do to remember and honor these guys is very much appreciated.Light travels faster than sound....that is why some people appear bright until we hear them speak!!
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03-20-2012 10:29 PMThat is certainly something worth discussing. But, I'm thinking the Top 10 may be the only ones we rank as a most influential placement. Then maybe the key players from every decade.
What do we do when we get to someone like Billy Martin, (or yourself) who is in every decade????
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04-01-2012 10:42 PMGuys and girls, I'd like to put this one on hold for a bit and start a nomination thread specifically for Vincenzo Balestrieri, who we just lost. His accomplisments in Offshore are incredible, may he rest, and race, in peace.
He would have easily been in my top 25 places of the Top 100 most influential of all time.Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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05-25-2012 09:25 AMWell, I have almost finished the Inside story on Vincenzo, I think he has moved up to a Top 10 in my opinion of the Most Influential in the Top 100.
When you finish reading Part 2 of his history, we'll see if you agree with me.....Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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10-24-2012 12:19 AMWell, since we finished up with Vincenzo's story,
The Count of Offshore, Part 1 of 2 - Serious Offshore
The Count of Offshore Part 2 - Serious Offshore
and are getting close to time for the Key West Worlds, it's time to start thinking about finishing out our Top 100 Of All Time by first finishing out our Top 5 of that Top 100. It was almost a no contest that Don Aronow was Number 1, so review the thread, review your choices, and let's get back on the discussion of who should be in those 4 remaining spots.Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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10-24-2012 10:40 PMNo more additions?????
Reggie Fountain
Carl K
Dick Bertram
Bob Nordskog
Ray Hunt
Gar Wood
Fabio Buzzi
Don Johnson
Peter Hledin
Stu Jones
Terry Sobo
Michael Mann
Rich Luhrs
Bobby Saccenti
John Crouse
Odell Lewis
Jim WynneGetting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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10-25-2012 01:44 PM
Bobby would be in the top 10 as he's still active.
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