rsnider_us@... asked this question on 6/1/2000:

How did cigarette boats get their name?

bmarlin475 gave this response on 6/1/2000:

Actually Cigarette is the brand name of one of the first highly successful offshore ocean racers, the name has know become associated with fast racing boats. According to The Cigarette Racing Team who manufacture Cigarette Boats (The America's Offshore Racing Legend) "these legendary racing boats are so long and narrow they remind people of smoking materials,and the recognition of the name by the general public is so great that they often mistakenly refer to all racing boat in the class as cigarettes." If you interested in the history of these boats, you can find a colorful history of Don Aronow the chief architect and designer of some of the most successful high performance boats, Formula, Cigarette, Donzi to name a few.The book is titled "Don Aronow-The King of Thunderboat Row" by Micheal Aronow. Thanks for your question......safe boating, David.