A hearty WELL DONE to NPBA members Jason Gotch, Vinnie Winowski, Wesley Abraham, Stu Hayim, Charlie McCarthy, Rick Stein, Joe Sgro, Guy LaMotta and the many, many NPBA boaters of the last 39 years |
The LEGENDS and the FUTURE STARS of the NPBA |
Jason Gotch  |
NPBA Member and Legend of our Sport Stuart Hayim  tap/click the image for Stu Hayim's Inspiring Story |
Wesley Abraham  Tom & Wesley Abraham officially brought Wesley's Airship 31' to the finish line in 3:59 August 10, 2018  |
NPBA Member and Legend of our Sport Charlie McCarthy  tap/click remembering the Around Long Island Races c. 1960s |
Vinny Winoski  |
__________________________________________________ Rick Stein  Long time powerboater Rick Stein recently sent us a few stories. Glastron, LBJ and the beginning of modern high performance powerboating __________________________________________________ |
Joe Castellana    Joe Castellana started racing his red, 32 Scorpion, “AWESOME” on my National Powerboat Association’s Race circuit in 1986 in the ‘D” class. As I started producing Poker Runs in the 90’s, primarily the NEW YORK CITY POWERBOT POKER RUNs that started in 1997 on the Hudson River.  Joe and his son joined me and found the winning combination in his 386 Skater Cat powered by Sterling big-blocks, after going through a few different boats. He ‘peaked’ as KING OF LONG ISLAND SOUND in 2016 and 2017 in his 386 Skater Cat. Joe received our ‘NPBA LEGEND AWARD’ in 2021. |