DON ARONOW MEMORIAL MARATHON RACE AROUND LONG ISLAND 9-18-10

[Billy Frenz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtWD...&feature=email

May 13, 2010
Hi,
This is the boat I "terrorized" with in 1981...Reggie's 1st boat...Kevlar hull with Merc 454's, twin turbocharged/Gale Banks set-up with Speedie II's...ran 86 MPH!
As I am "setting up" for the DON ARONOW MEMORIAL MARATHON RACE AROUND LONG ISLAND... this is the run.
On Sept 18th, 2010:
We are starting at LaMotta's Restaurant/Manhasset Bay Marina in Port Washington, NY, heading North and going around Orient Pt Litehouse, then around Montauk Pt Litehouse, south around the Rockaways, up the Hudson River, up the East River and back to LaMotta's Restaurant.

Distance: 271 miles total. You can stop for fuel where ever you want.
Stu Hayim in his 32 Skater, "RECOVERY" set the record for this course at 3 hours and 6 minutes in 1989 with Joey Impresscia on the throttles.
Past Winners:
1959: Jim Lacy 17' HUNTER w/70 HP Merc O/B 8 hrs and 30 min
avg: 34.2 mph 280 miles
1960: Chuck Mercereau 17' POWER CAT w/2-80 HP Merc O/B's 6 hrs
avg: 46.7 mph 280 miles
1961: Sam Griffith 31'Bertram GlASS MOPPIE 2-330 HP Chryslers 6 hrs 22 min
avg: 44 mph 280 miles
1962: Jim Wynne 19' Glastron GULFSTREAM 2-100 HP Volvos 6 hrs and 2 min
avg: 42.9 mph 258.8 miles
1963: Gene Bianco 19'ELTRO 2-100 HP Merc O/B's 5 hrs and 26 min
avg: 44.2 mph 240 miles
1964: Odell Lewis 25' Bertram MONA LOU 2-310 HP MerCruisers 5 hrs and 6 min
avg: 48 mph 245 miles
1965: Stanley Humes 20' OWENS 225 HP MerCruiser 7 hrs and 45 min
avg: 30.2 mph 234 miles
1966: Alan Brown 28'Donzi BROAD JUMPER 2-530HP Holman& Moodys 4 hrs & 42 min
avg: 53.8 mph 253 miles
1967: Dick Genth 28'Formula THUNDERBIRD IV 450 HP MerCruiser 5 hrs & 23 min
avg: 47 mph 253 miles
1968: Bill Sirois 31'Bertram SIDEWINDER 2-475 HP MerCruisers 3 hrs & 59 min
avg: 63.5 mph 253 miles
1969:Peter Rittmaster 31'Bertram AMERICAN MOPPIE 2-475HP MerCs 4 HRS& 33 min
avg: 48.9 mph 222.5 miles
...and then the event moved to Point Pleasant, New Jersey in 1970.
I am not sure why the distances around Long Island change/are different some years.

All interested parties in participating or being a Safety Boat, please contact me.
This run is endorsed by Michael Aronow, Charlie McCarthy's "Historic Offshore Raceboat Association", and Guy LaMotta and his "Dry Martini" Race Team. Also, Guy's Manhasset Bay Marina and LaMotta's Restaurant, Port Washington, NY on Long Island Sound, are hosting this event
...Home of the Manhasset Bay "Gold Cup" Perpetual Trophy.
Regards,
Billy Frenz
NATIONAL POWERBOAT ASSOCIATION
Tel: 203-532-1312
Direct e-mail: frenzyyy@optonline.net
www.nationalpowerboat.com

PS: July 24th: Old Saybrook Poker Run
Sept 4th: Buzzard's Bay Poker Run
Sept 25th: Long Island Sound Poker Run

[Top Banana]

This is what real ocean racing was all about. It was not all out speed, but good preparation of the boat and smart sensible driving, combined with good navigation.

Come out all those who really want to experience a once in a lifetime event....you can tell your grandkids, that you actually participated in this kind of a race..... before it was banned by the new World Government!!!

[stainless]

This is what real ocean racing was all about. It was not all out speed, but good preparation of the boat and smart sensible driving, combined with good navigation.

Come out all those who really want to experience a once in a lifetime event....you can tell your grandkids, that you actually participated in this kind of a race..... before it was banned by the new World Government!!!

Truer words were never spoken!

[T2x]

Truer words were never spoken!

I stopped by K&K Outboard last week and the Kalibat brothers have the multi time champion, 28' "Ghost Boat" out of mothballs. It looks like the outboard class in this race just got a whole lot tougher......... As a matter of fact if it's rough......these guys will make the whole fleet step up a notch.

T2x

[Ratickle]

Nice to hear more of the vintage boats, (and drivers), are coming out....

[Gladhe8er]

I stopped by K&K Outboard last week and the Kalibat brothers have the multi time champion, 28' "Ghost Boat" out of mothballs. It looks like the outboard class in this race just got a whole lot tougher......... As a matter of fact if it's rough......these guys will make the whole fleet step up a notch.

T2x

That's awesome. Those guys had no fear.

[T2x]

That's awesome. Those guys had no fear.

Maybe it's time for your family to take them on.......

Paging Mr. Akoury.......Mister Tom Akoury.

[Gladhe8er]

Maybe it's time for your family to take them on.......

Paging Mr. Akoury.......Mister Tom Akoury.

Haha! Maybe I can get them out there in the 32 Skater.

[seeroy]

[Top Banana]

Six weeks to go........it seems pretty quiet out there.

Must be a lot of secret rigging and testing going on.

Hope to hear some more teams have decided to come out and try what real open ocean racing is all about.

[Bobby Sheer]

Charlie, why don't you and I get in a race boat together. Now THAT would turn some heads.

[JO - PANTERABOAT]

That would be great to see two boat racing luminaires in a race boat!
Later,
pp.

[stormrider]

I'd like to see a running list of entries kept.
This event is in my backyard, and I'll be hanging out on the docks.
Charlie, you still looking for support boats?

[Bobby Sheer]

That would be great to see two boat racing luminaires in a race boat!
Later,
pp.

Hey friend: I've been on the road, have missed out a bit.

How did the new boat do in Europe?

Hope all went well.

Your friend

Bobby Sheer

[OneBadInjun]

Charlie, why don't you and I get in a race boat together. Now THAT would turn some heads.

Yeah, three across...in a 24' Banana...your right, THAT would turn some heads, lol.

[Top Banana]

Charlie, why don't you and I get in a race boat together. Now THAT would turn some heads.

Bobby.....tell Pepe to ship that boat back from Europe and we can all show those cats some deep V magic.

[Bobby Sheer]

Yeah, three across...in a 24' Banana...your right, THAT would turn some heads, lol.

I can't speak for the others, but, I haven't put on too many pounds since back then. So, I know I'll fit.

[Top Banana]

I'd like to see a running list of entries kept.
This event is in my backyard, and I'll be hanging out on the docks.
Charlie, you still looking for support boats?

We are looking for both support boats and racers. I believe that we have a half dozen or so racers and a couple more guys told me this past weekend at a poker run up here, that they were seriously considering it....so if we can get more than the 15 or so, we had for the first Miami to Bimini run a couple of years ago....that would be a good start.

[Top Banana]

I can't speak for the others, but, I haven't put on too many pounds since back then. So, I know I'll fit.

I'm not concerned about your girlish figure, I just want that big water, no quit attitude, you always had...LOL

If we have any boat owners out there looking for some help in the cockpit....give us a PM....we have some older racers...experienced racers.....who would be a big help.

This is a fairly easy race compared to some of the others in the past....al least here you can always see land ....hopefully to your right side all the time.

[Bobby Sheer]

I'm not concerned about your girlish figure, I just want that big water, no quit attitude, you always had...LOL

If we have any boat owners out there looking for some help in the cockpit....give us a PM....we have some older racers...experienced racers.....who would be a big help.

This is a fairly easy race compared to some of the others in the past....al least here you can always see land ....hopefully to your right side all the time.

I'll do everything I can, to be there.

By the way......................Is this a day or night race?