National Powerboat Association

in the beginning...,Billy Frenz, at age 12 in 1962, put a 15 horsepower Johnson on a 9 foot Skimmar, a dingy made in Greenwich, Connecticut for his father's cabin cruiser, that was rated for only a 5 hp outboard engine. At speed, as the nails popped out that held the strakes to the bottom, and water squirted in, chewing gum and brass screws were installed...while traveling at all of 25 mph. After tearing the engine off the transom and sinking a few times, that initial thrill seeking speedboat obsession obviously lead to bigger and better things for a lot of people and eventually the entire powerboat industry.

Billy began racing on the APBA offshore circuit starting in 1975 with his "HOT SHOT" Race Team consisting of a Bertram 20, then a Cigarette 28, then a Scarab 30, and then Reggie’ s
1st Fountain Executioner 33. "Hot Shot" was the North East Divisional Champ for 3 years running. He became a member of the New Jersey Offshore Powerboat Racing Association in 1976 as a working staff member on Bill Wishnick’s committee, which produced the BENIHANA GRAND PRIX. He raced the National Offshore Circuit with the "OUTRAGEOUS" Race Team from 1980 to 1985, as throttleman with a pair of Sutphens, a Peterbilt Tractor/Trailer/workbox and a full support team.

Billy started producing offshore races called the "GATEWAY POWERBOAT REGATTA" in 1976 on Long Island Sound, and this grew into the founding of the NATIONAL POWERBOAT ASSOCIATION in 1982, which sanctioned races throughout the Northeast, including Barnegat Bay, New Jersey and a WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP in Key West, Florida.

WORLD CHAMPION racers such as Pete Aitken’s BLACK DUCK RACE TEAM, Larry Smith’s OUTRAGEOUS RACE TEAM, Mark Lavin’s JESSE JAMES TEAM, Joey Impresscia’s EAST COAST MARINE, John and J.D. D’Elia’s SPECIAL EDITION TEAM, Guy LaMotta’s DRY MARTIN’S TEAM, Joe Sgro’s FEVER TEAM, Pete Meyer’s LADY L TEAM, Stu Hayim’s RECOVERY TEAM, Bob Idoni’s FAYVA SHOES TEAM, Tony Caligure’s OCEAN OUTBOARD, and Reggie Fountain’s debut to offshore racing with his EXECUTIONER TEAM, all got their feet wet and honed their skills on Billy’s NPBA circuit.

This circuit grew in leaps and bounds until the stock market crash in October of 1987. The NPBA became dormant until 1992, when he again produced a race on Long Island Sound.. .not so many racer’s left though, only 15 participants. The following year the NPBA produced a Powerboat Poker Run in which everybody could then play and the performance powerboating enthusiasm was rekindled. The events have grown each year and became televised in 1997.

The National Powerboat Association now produces 2 events per year, the NEW YORK CITY POWERBOAT POKER RUN on the Hudson River and the MANHASSET BAY GOLD CUP POKER RUN on Long Island Sound. 192 boats participated in last year’s New York City event and they had the house band from Saturday Nite Live play at the parties....Quite a show!

Contestants came from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Georgia, Florida, Canada, Michigan, Illinois, Maine, and Washington..

Support is given by sponsors such as:

Cigarette Racing Team
Donzi
Sea Ray
Blue Lightning Marine
Baja
Hustler
Armada
Cobra Power
Livorsi
Faria Marine Instruments
Chillybear
Total Dollar
Velocity
Surfside 3 Marina
Liberty Landing Marina
Poker Runs America Magazine
Ocean Outboard
Offshore Speed and Ski
Lamotta’s Marina and Restaurant
Sunseeker Yachts of New York
Microrods
Total Marine
Nortech
Advantage
Eliminator
Crystal Clear Collision
Frenzy Performance
Full Throttle Marine
Atlantic Motor-sports
Stern Power
Speedvision TV Network

Media coverage is given to these events by:

The duPont Registry
Powerboat Magazine
Offshore Magazine
Soundings
Hot Boat Magazine
Poker Runs America Magazine
Go Boating Magazine
Boating World Magazine
Boating on the Hudson
Long Island Boating World
The Battery Park City Broadsheet
Thinkfast Films
The Internet
Speedvision TV Network,
which reaches 26 million viewers alone.. Of the 75 million people who go boating each year, the NPBA reaches over 20% of them.

Since 1976, boating has come along way with Billy Frenz and his staff of The National Powerboat Association consisting of Ray Salerno, Kenny Salerno, Mark Salerno, Rudy DiPietro, Paul Kohloff, Natalie Frenz, Gary Frenz, Nick Infante, Mike Infante, Rich Infante, Ted Lambert, Janet Lambert, J.C. Merz, Dan Pickering, Bill Tischler, and Richie Danciscin, by developing an environment to boost camaraderie and excitement amongst powerboaters nationwide.

Log on occasionally to watch history being created in the Powerboat World through the events and happenings of THE NATIONAL POWERBOAT ASSOCIATION. We are not done yet













			in the beginning...,Billy Frenz, at age 12 in 1962, put a 15 horsepower Johnson on a 9 foot Skimmar, a dingy made in Greenwich, Connecticut for his father's cabin cruiser, that was rated for only a 5 hp outboard engine. At speed, as the nails popped out that held the strakes to the bottom, and water squirted in, chewing gum and brass screws were installed...while traveling at all of 25 mph. After tearing the engine off the transom and sinking a few times, that initial thrill seeking speedboat obsession obviously lead to bigger and better things for a lot of people and eventually the entire powerboat industry. Billy began racing on the APBA offshore circuit starting in 1975 with his "HOT SHOT" Race Team consisting of a Bertram 20, then a Cigarette 28, then a Scarab 30, and then Reggie’ s 1st Fountain Executioner 33. "Hot Shot" was the North East Divisional Champ for 3 years running. He became a member of the New Jersey Offshore Powerboat Racing Association in 1976 as a working staff member on Bill Wishnick’s committee, which produced the BENIHANA GRAND PRIX. He raced the National Offshore Circuit with the "OUTRAGEOUS" Race Team from 1980 to 1985, as throttleman with a pair of Sutphens, a Peterbilt Tractor/Trailer/workbox and a full support team. Billy started producing offshore races called the "GATEWAY POWERBOAT REGATTA" in 1976 on Long Island Sound, and this grew into the founding of the NATIONAL POWERBOAT ASSOCIATION in 1982, which sanctioned races throughout the Northeast, including Barnegat Bay, New Jersey and a WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP in Key West, Florida. WORLD CHAMPION racers such as Pete Aitken’s BLACK DUCK RACE TEAM, Larry Smith’s OUTRAGEOUS RACE TEAM, Mark Lavin’s JESSE JAMES TEAM, Joey Impresscia’s EAST COAST MARINE, John and J.D. D’Elia’s SPECIAL EDITION TEAM, Guy LaMotta’s DRY MARTIN’S TEAM, Joe Sgro’s FEVER TEAM, Pete Meyer’s LADY L TEAM, Stu Hayim’s RECOVERY TEAM, Bob Idoni’s FAYVA SHOES TEAM, Tony Caligure’s OCEAN OUTBOARD, and Reggie Fountain’s debut to offshore racing with his EXECUTIONER TEAM, all got their feet wet and honed their skills on Billy’s NPBA circuit. This circuit grew in leaps and bounds until the stock market crash in October of 1987. The NPBA became dormant until 1992, when he again produced a race on Long Island Sound.. .not so many racer’s left though, only 15 participants. The following year the NPBA produced a Powerboat Poker Run in which everybody could then play and the performance powerboating enthusiasm was rekindled. The events have grown each year and became televised in 1997. The National Powerboat Association now produces 2 events per year, the NEW YORK CITY POWERBOAT POKER RUN on the Hudson River and the MANHASSET BAY GOLD CUP POKER RUN on Long Island Sound. 192 boats participated in last year’s New York City event and they had the house band from Saturday Nite Live play at the parties....Quite a show! Contestants came from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Georgia, Florida, Canada, Michigan, Illinois, Maine, and Washington.. Support is given by sponsors such as: Cigarette Racing Team Donzi Sea Ray Blue Lightning Marine Baja Hustler Armada Cobra Power Livorsi Faria Marine Instruments Chillybear Total Dollar Velocity Surfside 3 Marina Liberty Landing Marina Poker Runs America Magazine Ocean Outboard Offshore Speed and Ski Lamotta’s Marina and Restaurant Sunseeker Yachts of New York Microrods Total Marine Nortech Advantage Eliminator Crystal Clear Collision Frenzy Performance Full Throttle Marine Atlantic Motor-sports Stern Power Speedvision TV Network Media coverage is given to these events by: The duPont Registry Powerboat Magazine Offshore Magazine Soundings Hot Boat Magazine Poker Runs America Magazine Go Boating Magazine Boating World Magazine Boating on the Hudson Long Island Boating World The Battery Park City Broadsheet Thinkfast Films The Internet Speedvision TV Network, which reaches 26 million viewers alone.. Of the 75 million people who go boating each year, the NPBA reaches over 20% of them. Since 1976, boating has come along way with Billy Frenz and his staff of The National Powerboat Association consisting of Ray Salerno, Kenny Salerno, Mark Salerno, Rudy DiPietro, Paul Kohloff, Natalie Frenz, Gary Frenz, Nick Infante, Mike Infante, Rich Infante, Ted Lambert, Janet Lambert, J.C. Merz, Dan Pickering, Bill Tischler, and Richie Danciscin, by developing an environment to boost camaraderie and excitement amongst powerboaters nationwide. Log on occasionally to watch history being created in the Powerboat World through the events and happenings of THE NATIONAL POWERBOAT ASSOCIATION. We are not done yet For more event information call or fax: The National Powerboat Association at Tel/Fax: 203-532-1312 or e-mail us: npba@nationalpowerboat.com Poker Run \| History \| Membership \| Videos \| Boats Photo Gallery \| Sports Wear \| Links \| Home \| e-mail





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