They wouldn’t still be referred to by the media as “cigarette boats” if Don Aronow hadn’t been so successful racing his 32-foot Cary, “The Cigarette,” which was named after a notorious prohibition-era rum smuggler. The boat was powered by a pair of 475 hp Kiekhaefer MerCruisers, and Aronow won eight races with it, including Long Beach to Ensenada, averaging 76.2 mph. He also broke the Miami-Nassau speed record and won a third consecutive national championship, plus his third world title in three years.
