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Here is a tribute done for Odell and Mona Lou by Marco Bertini who runs the Italian offshore FB page. Well done Marco.

I thought this was such a beautiful tribute to the wife of one of our heroes, Odell Lewis, I asked permission of the family to post it here so that we may all keep Mrs Lewis in our prayers, as they prepare for her memorial celebration of her life, tomorrow in North Carolina. OBITUARY OF Mona...

So time goes by and pretty soon the guy that bought Cigarette from Don, realizes that he isn't getting the number of boats sold that he was counting on, but Don seems to be selling a lot of his new Squadron XII boats. Don't panic, it is just business, so what can the new owner of Cigarette do...

Now the boat is being built down at Don's new Squadron XII company and Bobby Saccenti and the owner are working out a deal where Bobby's new company, Race Headquarters will rig the boat and paint it up with the new boat name.... and BTW, would Bobby be open to crewing the boat too as...

Had another idea as a way to cut down on the potential names. If T2X was here he could assure us that it is not a Schwartzcraft, as he had that entire line covered in one of his diatribes years ago. Considering that the name of the boat APACHE, was not the correct name for the original owner...

Are you asking what brand of boat one of those deep vees is, or are you trying to find out about the origin of a name that has grown to be very respected in the offshore world on one of the boats? You do understand that if you are referring to the name used on one of those boats, it was not...

Well actually there are two red vee bottoms on the cover. Do you mean the standard vee, that was a stretched version of a more conventional vee, or do you mean the one that was using a pad on the bottom at the back of the vee?

A link to a podcast Billy Martin and I did last week in NJ and is now posted on YouTube via this link. / Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8faNMtGx5Fs

Billy Martin and I had an opportunity to do a podcast in NJ last week ......and the entire interview is now posted on YouTube. Here is the link. / Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8faNMtGx5Fs

Had a wonderful weekend with my wife attending the Amelia Island Concours. Met many old friends from my racing days, both boats and cars. The founder of Amelia Island Concours, Bill Warner, was a co-driver with my oldest son Charley in the IMSA endurance series. This is the 25th year and this...

Sorry guys, we could not get the number of people interested by the date set for an airline group rate. We had a 10 day trip for $2,900 odd dollars and but was probably too far ahead for people to commit to. August 2020 is the race date. Hope to see some single trippers over there next...

Cowes race party August 29, 30, 31, 2020 in Cowes OK, up-date report. The current count is just over 40 people. We are now getting into more specific areas such as ....of the 40 potential people who want to go...How many are going alone and how many will be a party of 2 or 3. We are finding...

HORBA is planning a very memorable trip.....and you are invited! Every year since 1960 or so, the very last open ocean race is held at the end of August in England. The Cowes - Torquay race. Next year 2020, HORBA is putting together a trip from the USA over to England for the race. Next year's...

It is a celebration of both the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Around Long Island race in 1959 and of Don's 50th anniversary of winning his 2nd World Championship in 1969. Yes, the gathering of Old Offshore Race boats.... have to be...Old Offshore Race boats. We hope to establish an...

AROUND LONG ISLAND RALLY In the summer of 1959, a bunch of Long Island boat dealers started a marathon race around Long Island, as a way to promote their own businesses. Over the many years this event has run and been known under various names, the one constant factor that attracted competitors...