Brownie's Bites

Brownie's Bites

Allan "Brownie" Brown's PBN Column

My Formula 233 raceboat, “Challenger”, had finished 2nd overall twice, 5th once, and last once in four attempts. I would have done almost anything...

In the 60’s, our offshore racing gang decided to invade England, which swings like a pendulum do. In 1965, Bill Wishnick and I (Bill’s...

....and Aronow begat Formula Marine, and it was good. Thence, he begat Donzi Marine... Hebrews 233. In April, 1964, Don Aronow sold the Formula Marine Company...

In December, 1965, I worked at Donzi Marine on Thunderboat Row. Life was good. We had knocked Bertram boats off their high horse, and...

When I see the speed of modern offshore catamarans, I realize that technology has kicked pleasure boating into a realm of performance that was...