Of the World's most recognized racing boat companies, Don Aronow established five; Donzi, Formula, Magnum, Cigarette and There was a jumpiness, an electricity in the air, too not unusual on the street known locally as Thunderboat Row, Performance Street or Gasoline Alley. It was testimony to the Theodolis diplomatic instincts that this would not become their fate. He was the wealthiest in the field, but he died tragically, and it took 20 years for the prosecution to convict him. "And all of a sudden I was in the powerboat business.". A kid was going to start a boat company in Florida, he had bought a boat in California, and he asked Aronow and me to drive it and see if it was any good. One of Don Aronow's race horses has just finished first. WebI think it was at this point that Don discovered that he was Jewish. [2] Jackson said it was the best in the world. Don built boats for good guys and he built them for bad guys. When you shook his hand that was the deal. (Ironically, in the immediate aftermath of the crash, Saccentis life was saved by his race partner, none other than Ben Kramer. Kramer was already serving a life term in jail without the possibility of parole due to his convictions in 1988 and 1989 for narcotics trafficking and possession of a firearm, as well as his 1990 conviction for an unsuccessful helicopter escape attempt from a federal prison outside of Miami. Little Don couldn't understand how all his father's taxicabs could get lost at once. He was about outdoing the other guy, no matter what you were doing., Bob Saccenti He was a great guy and a great businessman. "I took her to all the best places," Aronow says. Brown: Ben Kramer bought USA Racing from Aronow and apparently there was some money under the table. Kramer got a 19-year sentence for manslaughter to run concurrently with a life term for marijuana smuggling. And he never would backpedal later or change things. From being a huge success in the construction industry, he went on the being a legend as a powerboat designer and racer. It says so right there on the bottom of his resume: Has survived three motorcycle crashes, totaled five automobiles and 12 boating mishaps. Peters: [upon hearing Browns story] Im from California, I hope that storys not about me! Aronow was extremely competitive in most aspects of his life, perhaps even to a fault. Nearly a decade later, two men pleaded no contest to charges related to Aronow's killing. He was larger than life. The weather was cold and he was getting ulcers and he said, I cant do this anymore. I knew they were gunshots. WebAronow married twice. It fuelled an uneasy dynamism. "It was a pretty informal thing. Boat International Media Ltd 2008 - 2022. [But] he was home every night. You make a living doing that. Are lithium-ion batteries to blame for recent boat blazes? If you continue to be blocked, please send an email to secruxurity@sizetedistrict.cVmwom with: https://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/claudia-aronow/, Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:88.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/88.0, A summary of what you were doing and why you need access to this site. And I seen it, the blood. Leaving his office that afternoon, Aronow was making for his North Bay Road residence, a 1929 Spanish-style waterfront mansion undergoing renovations, 30 minutes drive away. However, when the Customs Service found out about the younger Kramers criminal reputation, they put the kibosh on the transaction, Allan Brown Ben Kramer bought USA Racing from Aronow and apparently there was some money under the table. The contessa was at the wheel of her two-seater Italian sportscar, its tires squealing as she forced the car through the mountain curves. He had plenty of cheese. Additionally, Travoltas earlier fame did not contribute to the films success. Saccenti: When he came to Florida, he got hooked up with the greats, and he definitely made his mark. By various accounts, he then fled to Florida in 1960 to escape the mob. Made quite a lot of money on it in 1964. In these circumstances, it would have been extraordinary if the drug cash hadnt found its way into Thunderboat Row and its fabled go-fast boats. (Captains note: this means party animal.). He thought he was going to semi-retire to Florida and skin dive and fish, but he got bored. We considered Formula to be a utility boat. Saws buzzed and machinery hummed at the various boat shops, most of which Aronow had started at one time or another. Sure enough, I moved there on a Monday and he was murdered that Tuesday.. Over the years, theories have developed to involve the Chicago mob, Colombian drug kingpins, cuckolded husbands or just a random shooter. I think hed really be proud of the boats., What Are The Best Boats For OffShore Fishing? 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Who Is Ben Aronoff? [Aronow was extremely competitive in most aspects of his life, perhaps even to a fault.]. That was the cast of characters he was involved with. Many disputes were going on in his marital life. Half out of his car, Aronow lay slumped, crimson blooming across his shirt. Aronow was bigger than life, and he was also a boat designer. The story was also the basis for the 2009 documentary film Thunder Man: The Don Aronow Story and the 2018 movie Speed Kills with John Travolta. The couples newfound happiness doesnt last long, though, because Ben is killed soon after at age 59 in what seems to be a job. They had three children: [1] Michael who was a star athlete at the University of Florida until he was severely injured in a car accident in 1970 and used a wheelchair after that. Peters: A guy would walk into his shop, all excited to meet [Aronow] and buy a boat. They just dont make em like Don Aronow anymore. And he liked to get the best of people., Bob Saccenti When he came to Florida, he got hooked up with the greats and he definitely made his mark. Aronow: My father broke up more marriages than anybody. People said whatever Don touched turned to gold. Anyhow, there was this contessa Don Aronow met while he was racing in the Mediterranean off northern Italy. You can talk to anyone, but every night he was at home.. But it bothered Don Aronow that he couldn't win. Yet deep V monohulls were now reaching 160km/h. And then there's the matter of status by association. The murder may forever remain a mystery. By the end of 1962, Don had founded the Formula Marine boat company as a specialized moto boat business, which he ultimately sold to Alliance Machine Corp. of Merrick Lewis. Congregating witnesses spoke of a dark Lincoln Continental having pulled up alongside Aronows white Mercedes. They could not countenance procuring drug interdiction boats from a firm owned by a convicted smuggler and predictably moved to cancel the procurement contract. [A tough, athletic, Jewish kid from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, by age 21 Aronow found himself married and about to start a career in his father-in-laws New Jersey At Bushs instigation, the US Customs Service took the fateful step in 1985 of placing a $1.7 million order for high-speed pursuit boats with Aronows USA Racing Team. Next thing I know, an employee is banging on my door. Allan Brownie Brown is a former acquaintance. [3] Kramer was already in prison on a life sentence with no possibility of parole following 1988 and 1989 convictions for drug smuggling and gun charges, as well as receiving a 1990 conviction for a failed escape attempt by helicopter from a federal prison near Miami.[4]. And then the investigation got going and they realized who Aronow was involved with, and Bush backpedaled out of there as fast as he could. Retired President Lyndon B. Johnson owned several 16ft. Donzi speedboats on his Texas ranch with which he would race his Secret Service agents. His mother and father sounded very frightened in the front seat of the car as it sped homeward through the night. Still riding high in the charts was The Bangles recent chart-topper Walk Like an Egyptian, originally inspired by the way people struggle to maintain balance aboard boats, apparently. Don Aronow is also quite proud of his lovely wife Lillian. Their father, Hugh Gibb, was mugged; Barry Gibbs wife, Linda, had her purse snatched. Claudia is a New York-based artist. "She was gorgous," Aronow says. They had two sons, Gavin and Wylie. He would have a succession of ladies that would appear. Don Aronow: The King of Thunderboat Row, 1994, by Michael Aronow This was December of 86. Some people say he was hiding from the mob. [3] Ben Kramer, winner of the 1986 American Power Boat Association Offshore Championship, pleaded no contest to manslaughter in 1996. A guy would come looking at a boat with a girl, and the guy would ask How much? And Don would go, $70,000. The guy would say, Thats too much. And Don would say, every time, I think you should go get a Bayliner then, this is way too much boat for you. And the guys would be ripping their pockets open trying to give him money!, Michael Peters A guy would walk into his shop, all excited to meet [Aronow] and buy a boat. Lillian Aronow: Winning is an natural aphrodisiac. That became the original Formula Marine.. Allan Brown Shirley was his first wife. Aronow set out after Bertram, working with designers on NE 188th Street to create deep V fibreglass Formula boats, notably the seven-metre 233. [With lots of money and charisma, not to mention starting-quarterback good looks, Aronow soon became a ladies man of legendary status in Miami circles.]. Money comes and goes. The book about Don Aranows life by Arthur J. Harris was turned into the movie Speed Kills. Michael, his oldest son, was one of the best athletes at the University of Florida. At his funeral, Doc Magoon gave the eulogy, and at one point he said Don was a mans man, and he paused, and then he said, and he was a ladies man. And everybody looked around the room at all of the known mistresses that were sitting there. Her father was extremely wealthy and Don once told me he was going to take Shirley to California if the old man didnt cut him into the business., Michael Aronow After he was working with the family for a few years, he went off on his own and started building homes, then shopping centres and industrial parks all over northern New Jersey. He had a brown Rolls-Royce and [race] horses., Bob Saccenti He used to say youre never gonna make a lot of money building boats you make a living doing that. Still subject to a non-compete agreement with Cigarette which hed bought back, then sold again in 1982 Aronow was forbidden from producing deep V monohulls. Australia, DEAN OF THE DEEP | TIM DEAN ABOARD HIS 47FT OBRIEN, FULL SEND MODE CLAYTON MCDIARMIDS MINT HAINES HUNTER V17. Aronow won the World Powerboat Championship in 1967 (hed go on to win it once more and the US championship three times), and in 1968, he sold Magnum. But at night, were chasing many of the same guys for smuggling., Events took a turn towards the surreal when Carlos Lehder, the Medelln Cartel kingpin, started buying up Normans Cay, an island in the Bahamas some 330 kilometres off the coast of Florida, for his cocaine transport empire. How much does it cost to charter a Below Deck yacht? Aronow said, Let me see. Then he took the watch by the clasp, banged it on the table and threw it in a glass of beer. I never thought anybody would actually do that, but by God, they did., Michael Peters [George] Bushs reaction was that he wanted [Miami] Dade Homicide on it like it was the most important case on their books. Aronow had just left a meeting with Bob Saccenti, part owner of Apache Power Boats together with partner Ben Kramer. He was going to run for president, and his friend had 140 people who wanted to kill him! We collected some of the best. Witnesses assert that as Aronow rolled down his window, the other driver allegedly started shooting. Having made a fortune in the construction business in New Jersey, building homes and shopping centres, Aronow hastily relocated to Florida in 1961. The guy would say, I want a 28. And Aronow would say, Oh no, were all sold out. And the guy would keep pushing, I wanted one all my life. And Don would say, We dont have any 28s, but Im building a 35 for myself and I could sell that to you. That was classic Aronow., Allan Brown Every boat he sold was built for himself. Speed Kills Story Based On Motorboat Racer Don Aronows Real Life, Ben Aronoff Wikipedia: John Travolta Portrayed Don Aronows Character, Who Is Ben Aronoffs Wife? He wears khaki slacks to work-tieless and sockless-as he cuts six-figure boat deals with a young Italian count one minute, and talks rpm's with a greasy race mechanic the next. The EMS showed up. I was a little hesitant to move to Miami because my view of it was straight out of [1980s TV series] Miami Vice. It was into this volatile, heady mix that vice president George HW Bush President Reagans lieutenant in the White Houses war on drugs unwittingly stepped. In 1966, he founded Magnum Marine and in 1967 proceeded to win his first World Championship driving two 27' Magnums, a single engine inboard and a triple engine Mercury-powered outboard. He stepped off and said, The boats a piece of shit, kid. After buying Aronows USA Racing Team, Kramer had a business dispute with Aronow, but was forced to sell it back to Aronow after the Customs Service refused to do business with him. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Guys wanted to be him. A world-champion boat racer who enjoyed wild success in business, he was also an unapologetic playboy and fabled bon vivant. Allan Brown He started Formula from scratch and sold it to Thunderbird in about a year. And that became the original Formula Marine. They had me in a cage for three years and nine months, with no daylight, no contact with human beings, Kramer said. Aronow doesn't care if all these retired furniture makers and machine tool executives are little more than middle-aged adolescents flaunting their masculinity on a Sunday afternoon -- tooling around the docks of some Intracoastal bar like Shooters, feeling terribly macho-nautical doing 30 knots in a $125,000 Cigarette Aronow built to run all day at 60 knots in hull- hammering six foot seas. The people who killed him were found out almost a decade after the fact. The idea of bad guys outracing other bad guys and seizing their fortunes appealed to Aronow reasoned The Washington Post five days after his murder. At the time, Saccenti was recovering from a horrific crash on Lake Erie. Peters: I had gone through a divorce and it was terrible times. And he never would backpedal later or change things. But they [blew] a clutch and had nothing left. Reaching out across the Pacific to Miami, Florida, The Captain gets the lowdown on the wild life and times of legendary Cigarette builder Don Aronow. Six foot three, real good-looking, lots of swagger. Everything there to me was racing and drug trafficking. Given this unpromising start in life, the seven-ton, 11.9-metre Blue Thunder vessels acquitted themselves well. If the real motive for Aronows murder was him turning informant, surely others (on the wrong side of the law) were potential suspects, too? Saccenti: The real Don was sitting at a business table negotiating deals. Hed retained his key designers. I can retire and lets go to Florida. This was in 1961. "I'd never be married to a beautiful woman like Lillian if I hauled garbage for a living," Aronow adds. Don Aronow called his new boat the Formula. He was inquiring about a 60ft boat and alluding to a mysterious man he worked for and who he would kill for, if need be. I used to work boat shows with him and holy Christ! The investigating detectives believed that Kramer was seeking to silence Young in jail, paying his legal bills, even possibly seeking to have Young killed. During his quarter-century-long reign as the undisputed king of Thunderboat Row, Aronow was a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Alongside the sexual revolution came the growth in the drugs trade. He says the Colombians did it. Much was explained by the states southern exposure and geography its thousands of kilometres of coastline, coves and inlets. David A. Arnold: Death And Obituary How Did Famous Comedian, Actor-Writer &Producer Die? Aronow agreed to buy USA Racing Team back from Kramer, equally predictably for less than the consideration hed received. Don Aronow is also quite proud of his lovely wife Lillian. Thats the king, came the response, according to The Washington Post. They had two sons, Gavin and Wylie. Again, he sold his company and started a new one, Magnum, evidently named after the double-sized bottles of champagne. [3][4][5] Kramer had a business dispute with Aronow after buying the latter's USA Racing Team but was forced to sell it back to Aronow after the Customs Service refused to do business with him. Aronow had just finished a meeting with Apache Power Boats co-owner Bob Saccenti when a powder blue Lincoln drew up next to his vehicle from the opposite direction. It was mostly a lot of hell-raising and good times.". Wylie, the second son, says that he helped start the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Just lining up. I was like, do I really want to move down there? Don Aronow born in 1927 in Brooklyn New York, left New Jersey in 1961 to relocate in Miami. After divorcing his first wife, Shirley, with whom he had three children, Aronow married Lillian Crawford, a Wilhelmina fashion model and socialite. He owns a horse farm in Ocala, a home in Miami Beach and a new Long Island estate that just made Toen and Country. Back in those days, [criminal activity involving speedboats] was very prevalent because there was a lot of smuggling going on. Brown: Everybody has their own idea about why he was in Miami. A certain Ben Kramer, who came from a seemingly good home on the Intracoastal Waterway between Miami and Fort Lauderdale, started smoking pot at school and began selling it. He had plenty of cheese. Speculation about who the killer might be ran from jilted lovers or jealous husbands to [Jewish mobster] Meyer Lansky and the CIA. He has just cashed in six-figures worth of winning tickets. Aronow went down the canal 65 mph in it, and ended up running into the seawall. He has three childrenMichael, David, and Claudiawith Shirley Goldin, his first wife. The Beatles, Don Aronow, and his son Michael cruise off Miami before the bands iconic 1964 appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. That was just his personality.. He was a great dad and a great husband. WebAronow married twice. Performance boats attract a lot of characters. That was just his personality. Herein lay the alleged motivation for Aronows murder. Performance boats attract a lot of characters. One of those characters was a racing boat driver and drug smuggler called Ben Kramer. Next thing I know an employee comes in and hes banging on my door. Don Aronow is also quite proud of his lovely wife Lillian. [Then vice president] Bush said, We aint gonna buy boats from Ben Kramer. No woman should be alone in this city, Barry Gibb warned Time. The main character of Speed Kills, Ben Aronoff, is based on Miamis actual motor king, Donald Don Aronow. To this day, he maintains his innocence. The full breakdown of his net worth at the time of his passing is still unavailable to the general public. "I don't now why nobody was killed. Specifically, the 2018 film is a remake of the corresponding true-crime book. WebThree weeks before he was murdered, Aronow had a pensive, reflective talk with his wife, Lillian, a former girlfriend of Jordan's King Hussein. It was in 007 that he beat Bertram in the Miami-Nassau race in 1965. Only Magnum and a marina (not Fort Apache) are still here. He was very young. She used to be married to Martin Kimmel, a real estate developer. He was born in 1927, the son of an affluent taxicab owner whose family had emigrated from Russia and been bankrupted by the Great Depression. "So I decided to do a little construction on the side.". Michael, Donalds eldest son, thought his dad was a hero. Wally Tatomir: Death And Obituary What Is The Cause Of The Equipment Manager&Death? There are about 70 people out there who think they have a boat Don built for himself!, Michael Aronow By 1966, my dad had sold Donzi to Teleflex. I was a little hesitant to move to Miami, because my view of it was straight out of Miami Vice. Content presented under the "BOAT Presents" logo is an advertising feature and Boat International Limited has been paid to include this content. Michael Peters One of the first issues I had to deal with when he hired me [in the early 1980s] was [notorious Haitian dictator] Baby Doc [Duvalier, who was a client]. "That's what winning is all about," Aronow grins nearly 20 years later. Lillian Aronow: (smiling) My husband is actually a veryshy man, you know. Barely into his forties, Aronow was now a famous, feted and very wealthy man. Saccenti: I think there were over 100 suspects when they finally killed him. The Lincoln drove over the grass to get away. He built speedboats for the Shah of Iran, Charles Keating, Robert Vesco, Malcolm Forbes, and George H. W. Bush. The 2018 criminal drama film Speed Kills served as a vehicle for Dons epicness. Dont challenge him, and you were fine. Innovations such as fibreglass construction techniques and the drag-reducing deep V hull were taking chunks from the record times, and also from crews in rough seas. When Cigarette founder and powerboat racing champion Don Aronow was shot dead on 3 February 1987 in Miami, the boating world was convulsed, but not everybody was surprised. Miami claimed the nations highest murder rate at 70 per 100,000 residents, and this years pace has been even higher. Don was the only person who gave me more than a platitude he gave me a job. These races were filled with tales of derring-do: engine burnouts and explosions, crew members being knocked unconscious or needing airlifting to hospital some even left marooned and bleeding amid circling sharks, not to forget the high-speed collisions, including one in rough seas under a hovering press helicopter. You had to be able to match. Whatever the truth of such rumours, the way South Floridas drug business metastasised from marijuana to cocaine smuggling, to vast profits and lawlessness, would sustain five seasons of Miami Vice. Back in those days [criminal activity involving speedboats] was very prevalent because there was a lot of smuggling going on. On February 3, 1987, Aronow was murdered in his car at the end of 188th Street in North Miami Beach where his boat companies operated. WebAronow married twice. I went over there and he had holes all over him. American designer/builder/racer:famous Magnum Marine/Cigarette/Donzi/Formula speedboats, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "How a Kid From Brooklyn Put Go-Fast Boats On The Map" By Capt Ken Kreisler, "Don Aronow's Murder Leaves Miami Wondering: Were 'Cigarettes' Hazardous to His Health? He eventually became aggravated with the business. They pulled him out, he was pale, he had gone unconscious at some point. 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