Check out Joe Tilton’s gorgeous red Magnum 27′ Sedan. “As one of your faithful diehard Magnum freaks, I have attached some photos of my 1970 Sedan. I cannot begin to tell you how this boat has changed my life, and as crazy as that sounds, I know there is a large amount of people who…
Check out the famous Italian architect, Ivo Maria Redaelli, with his gorgeous yellow Magnum 44. “My usual destination is Sardinia, but I often do short cruises to Capri, Elba, Ischia, Liguria, and Corsica,” Redaelli says about his sleek yellow Magnum. “I’ll often have breakfast in Capri’s famous square and then eat lunch on an island…
In July 2016, the 1st International Gathering Historical of Offshore Boats was held, featuring the antique boat Award for the “VBV Legend.
With this reputation, it is not difficult to see why the major defense contractor, McDonnell Douglas, chose a Magnum to market the world’s most advanced weapon system: the Nighthawk and the M-230 30 mm Cannon. They were looking for a craft, which epitomized top quality as well as endurance, reliability, ruggedness, and maximum operational capabilities.
Check out the video, above, of Magnum Marine running the Miami-Nassau-Miami Sea Races, spanning from 1986-1988. As they say in the video feature, simply calling a Magnum Marine a race boat is like calling Rolls Royce a stock car.
In 1966 Don Aronow, now offshore champion and boat builder, built himself a new 27′ race boat, which he named “Maltese Magnum”. The boat became World Champion and Don Aronow built a small factory to build more boats just like it: Magnum Marine was founded. All of Aronow’s brands were winning offshore races and all…
Don wanted to be involved in the boat business, offshore racing, or anything that was different from being a builder in New Jersey. He moved to Bay Harbor, on Miami Beach, and drove back and forth in a new chocolate brown Rolls Royce.
The brand’s savior turned out to be the Italian Marchese, Filippo Theodoli. Filippo had developed an early passion for the sea during his training at the Naval Academy, graduating shortly before the outbreak of World War II.
The original 27’ became the backbone of Magnum Marine in the 60s and early 70s. “It was a very important boat because of its race heritage,” says Lee Wangstad, a marine historian. “It was the hottest thing out there.
The Magnum 53′ was launched in 1977. There was no other boat in the world like her. She was a giant race boat with a deep-V hull and powerful diesel engines. She was the world’s first power yacht and exactly what Filippo had envisioned.
In 1989, Filippo launched what would be the pinnacle of his career: the Magnum 70. Designed also by Pininfarina and laminated in Kevlar, for weight saving and hull strength, the Magnum 70 was the largest and fastest production power yacht of its time.
Magnum 80 became known as Magnum Marine’s Flagship yacht after its debut. The concept of an even larger yacht had been around since a client had asked Filippo to build a Magnum 90 many years before.
After selling Donzi Marine to Teleflex, Inc. in April 1965, Don Aronow started up Magnum Marine next door, in the spring of 1966. The basis of Magnum was to be the 35’ Donzi, designed by Wynne and Walters (mostly Walters) for Donzi.
Magnum 50 design exceeds expectations with a combination of style and function. For the design of the Magnum 50, Katrin turned to Paolo Martin, an Italian designer who, like Pininfarina, had made his mark designing fast cars. Martin started with an open mind and a blank sheet of paper. “I had to work with the…
Katrin designed the Interior for Kalikow’s Bestia, leaving it with beautiful texture and workmanship. Katrin designed the interior for Kalikow’s Bestia, giving it gray walls with a snakeskin texture, high-gloss furniture, light gray carpeting, and Italian hardware. “She did a beautiful job with it,” says Kalikow. “The workmanship is beyond belief.” Some clients enjoyed interiors designed…
Flippo’s Wife Katrin Keeps His Legacy Alive Through Magnum Marine. Katrin was in terrible grief as she mourned the lose of her husband Filippo. She appeared at the Genoa Boat Show to present Magnum to other buyers, but surprisingly she found that the only way to keep her husbands legacy alive was through Magnum. When, in…
Below is a list of general required specifications for the July 21–24th event, VBV Legend 2016 — 1st International meeting of Classic Offshore Powerboats If you are interested in participating in the upcoming VBV Legend 2016 event, make sure your vintage powerboat meets the specifications, below. Vintage powerboats are only qualified to participate in VBV…
Come out and join the action on July 21-July 24 at the VBV Legend 2016 – 1st International Meeting of Classic Offshore Powerboats! Magnum is proud to announce the event “VBV Legend 2016 – the First International Meeting of Classic Offshore Powerboats.” The first of its kind, the International meeting of Classic Offshore Powerboats will take…
Richard Bertram’s offshore 1960 Miami-Nassau race was a success because of the thirty-one foot wooden Moppie. Magnum Marine’s offshore racing traces back years of prosperity, read more below about Richard Bertram and the 1960 Miami-Nassau race. To trace the roots of Magnum’s racing success, one needs to go back to another famous name in the yachting…
Searace was a nonstop, full-throttle affair that carried competitors from Miami to Nassau and back again through horrendous sea conditions. Designed to be one of the longest, toughest events in powerboat racing, it was modeled on the original Miami-Nassau race, the defining competition for US offshore racers in the 1950s and ‘60s. The difference, of…