Donald Aronow was the wealthy designer, builder and racer of the famous Cigarette speed boat, among others. He built speedboats for the Shah of Iran, Charles Keating, Robert Vesco and George H. W. Bush. Jump to: navigation, search A cigarette will burn to ash on one end. ... One of the worlds longest-lasting monarchies, the Iranian monarchy went through many transformations over the centuries, from the days of Persia to the creation of what is now modern day Iran. ... Jump to: navigation, search Charles H. Keating Jr. ... Robert Lee Vesco (born December 4, 1935) is a US financier who fled Securities and Exchange Commission and ended up in Cuba. ... Jump to: navigation, search George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). ...

While Cigarette boats are known as the preferred speedboats among the elite, it is also rumored that their great speed made them a popular choice among cocaine runners. Aronow was murdered in his car on the street where his boat companies operated on February 3, 1987. One rumor in Miami said that Aronow was going to talk to police about cocaine trafficking. Authorities were going to serve him a subpoena to talk to him the day after the murder. Another rumor was that on the afternoon of the murder, Aronow's buddy Don Soffer was told “You’re next” on the phone at Turnberry Island. None of these rumors were ever substantiated and were discounted by the police during the intense investigation into Aronow's death. Turnberry Island is an island playground for rich men off the coast of Florida. ...

Having made his money in the construction business in New Jersey in the late 1950s, Aronow moved to Miami in 1961 and began racing boats for a hobby. By the end of 1962 he had formed the Formula Marine boat company which he then sold and started Donzi Marine. In 1966 he founded Magnum Marine and in 1970 after campaigning his "The Cigarette" around the world and winning the World Championship as well as the U.S., Bahamian, French, English, Italian and Swedish championships, he started Cigarette Racing Team, using his own designs. Having sold Cigarette for the last time (after having sold it and purchasing it back in the late 70's) he formed USA Racing Team and built 39' catamarans called the Blue Thunder for the United States Customs agency. The Blue Thunders were used by Customs to patrol US waters and run down illegal offshore activities. Aronow's close friend at the time, Vice President George Bush, was a former Cigarette owner and was involved in testing out the 39' cats prior to government approval. This article is about the city in Florida. ...

His boats won over 350 offshore races, owned every speed record in every country at one time and he was a two time world champion and 3 time U.S. champion. He was elected to every powerboating Hall of Fame in existence and was one of only 2 Americans to have ever received the UIM Gold medal of Honor, the other being Gar Wood. Garfield ‘Gar’ Arthur Wood (1880 – 1971) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, motorboat builder and racer who held the world water speed record on several occasions. ...