Fountain Powerboats without Reggie? Surely not

12:17 AM Mon 13 Dec 2010 GMT

'Powerboat-World editor Bob Wonders (left) with high-performance boating legend Reggie Fountain.' Bob Wonders Click Here to view large photo

Every once in a while some news comes my way that I find bordering on the unbelievable; so it has been this week when I heard that Reggie Fountain, the man behind Fountain Powerboats has tendered his resignation from the company he established more than 30-years ago. The former Mercury Marine triple world powerboat champion led Fountain Powerboats to an almost iconic position on the world powerboat market, a marque which became as well known as the legendary Cigarette Racing Team, Inc. I guess it was the global financial crisis which led to Reggie encountering cash flow problems back in ...

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