Donzi’s are unique in the boating industry. They only make 40 of the 18 classics you see above per year. Fortune magazine rated them one of the top 100 products made in America, that were the best in class around the world. Everything is hand made. The other thing is their unique approach to racing. They put a Corvette engine in them with 270 hp, yet the boat is 2700 pounds; rather heavy considering most 19 foot boats are around 900 to 1200. Mated to that they create a 26 degree dead-rise; the pitch of the hull, with a true deep vee all the way back to the transom. What that unique combination creates is a boat that resembles a ballet dancer on the water. It does amazing things in rough chop at 70 mph. It is out of control, under control. The rush comes from knowing you are at the edge, like the experience of being on a roller coaster. It is not crude, it is not crass, it is precision. The finest made, everything is the best. Their is only a few thousand 18’s in existence. It is considered an ocean racer, not to be fooled by it’s smaller size. I guess you can tell I really love this boat. It is a 1987, and I bought it 2 years old in 1989, and have been taking care of it all along.
The amazing thing this boat does is catches air. You can literally get this boat so high in the air, that you can walk under it. That is not a normal occurrence, but catching air in moderate amounts is. Catching air is the more fantastic thing to mention, but the reality of how it handles normal chop, something that makes other boats pound, is where this boat really shines; Bella just slices through it like a ballet dancer. It really is an adrenalin rush, and a thing of beauty. That is why I call it “Bella Donzi”
They used the same mold since 1964 when they made my boat in 1987. They only make one 18 per week. I could go on for hours. Their is a blog, or something that more closely resembles a discussion site, at Donzi.net, which I belong to. If you want to get to know about Donzi’s a lot better, that is a good place to start. It is free to browse, and free to join. Their is a ton of chit chat posted with pictures,and yes you can see owners proudly posting pictures of their boats, flying through the air. Anyhow, I got to thinking about a video that I saw, and decided to post it on Donzi.net, then thought hey, why not post it on wordpress as well. I am relatively new to word press, and want to build friendships here, so why not. Here is a copy and paste that I put on Donzi.net today. Be sure and watch the video, by clicking on the link at the bottom of the post. PS: For the more mellow among us, I love sailboats also, even though I don’t own one. So the following is the Donzi.net post;
Once somebody experiences the rush of catching air in a Donzi, their is no going back. Nothing compares to it. The first time I rode in one, I went home in a 911 Porsche which seemed boring in comparison. Then you go nuts until you buy a Donzi for yourself, then you experience it all of the time. Others riding with you put their thumbs in the air, and talk about it forever.
Then old man winter comes, for those of us who live in the Northeast, or other such cold places. The Donzi’s are put away for the winter, and round about now, in March the fever peaks, knowing that boating season is not so far away, even though it may be 20 some degrees out, and calling for snow that way it is today.
So I thought I would give all of us adrenalin junkies a little bit of relief. This is the closest thing to catchin air in a Donzi I can find. It is a video of a Yamaha Hyabusa motorcycle, the fastest production bike out there. It does the quarter mile in the 7 second range. What this video is, is a guy with a video camera strapped to the tank of his Hyabusa, and he straightens it out at 50 miles per hour, then nails it, the whole front end comes off the ground, he stays in it, the front of the bike is way off the ground all the way up to 140 mph, then it finally dips, but he still stays in it, all the way up to over 210. He burys the speedometer, and then squeezes every last drop of juice out of it while he watches the tach climb over 11,000. The guy is nuts, he belongs in the Donzi club. At 210 you will think it is spring time, and you are catchin air on your boat. Now all the guy on the Hyabus has to do is add catchin air to it, then he will understand what Donzi fever is all about. Check out the video, but turn up the speakers first, you have to hear this as well as see it. I bet you watch it more than one time, the rush is sorely missed. 
Later, Bob http://www.mccallcolors.com/video_player.htm
Talking about catching air, I pulled this picture from off of Donzi.net I also know that I should stay true to the troops, but I posted this post in about 20 tags, and got only a couple of views, and absolutely no comments. I just visited Donzi.net in only 2 areas, and in one area it has already been viewed 96 times, and commented on by 9 people in the same amount of time. Considering their is only about 6,000 members total at D>net, I was expecting a lot more response here. Anybody have an suggestions how I can pump up the action? Thanks.
A thought came to me, I have been computing longer than boating even, if I had a title of “Turbo charged CD rom is sending discs flying through the air” or how about “New Apple iBusa breaks system bus record” or how about “New case fan catchin air for the overclocked Intel Duo chip” You know what is funny, I am going to try republishing this article under those names, and count the blog stats, just to see how it does with different titles. Interesting experiment. Stay tuned, results soon to be published. And who said you can’t judge a book by its cover. 
Ok, get a load of this, I just went and checked it again at Donzi.net and it already has 109 views, and 9 comments. Now their is this guy on their with a link to his 300+ hp snow mobile. Join in the fun, here is the link to my post at Donzi.net; http://www.donzi.net/forums/showthread.php?t=48322
