Help Needed! - ID This Old OB Race Boat

**Greg G** · 10-21-2015, 09:27 PM

Great photo ........... the two of you need to stop having so much fun! Maybe Doc will have some info on Jody Daoud from back in the day.

**GENE LANHAM** · 10-22-2015, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by Greg G

I continue to poke around on the topic of Bob Cox and the "Marina Seven" 19' race boat..........

His name was Bob Cox. Bob and his Marina General Manager, Ed Joyce raced in a number of Offshore races. In 1965 alone, they entered and won........

The St. Petersburg 50 Mile Ocean Race
The Pelican Harbour 100 mile Gulf Stream Regatta
The Orange Bowl Regatta
The Sam Griffith Memorial
.

Greg G---it is snowing so hard today I can't leave the house ---so I have been doing a lot of 'research'

I didn't realise that the GCM was also called The Sam Griffith Memorial?

I will do more research in the results of the 1965 GCM---

**Greg G** · 10-22-2015, 08:32 PM

Excellent! Now it was well before my time but I always thought that the "Sam Griffith Memorial" represented a (6) offshore race series where points were awarded. I probably screwed that up though in my research.

**Greg G** · 10-30-2015, 09:48 AM

Well that racer Jody Daoud from Miami has proven to be a tough guy to get information on!

**GENE LANHAM** · 10-30-2015, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Greg G

Well that racer Jody Daoud from Miami has proven to be a tough guy to get information on!

Good Morning, Greg G!!

Still trying to run down Jody---but I did come up with results of the 1965 GCM (Sam Griffith Memorial?)? --and no mention of Mr. Coxe or Mr. Joyce---

**Greg G** · 01-14-2016, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM

Good Morning, Greg G!!

Still trying to run down Jody---but I did come up with results of the 1965 GCM (Sam Griffith Memorial?)? --and no mention of Mr. Coxe or Mr. Joyce

Well, while looking for Jody (still have not found him) I uncovered another race boat photo of Bob Cox and Ed Joyce.

This time they're running there Formula 233 in the April, 1964 "Nassau Round New Providence Race". Nice clear photo too.

Bob must have been a dealer for Formula before he took on Donzi as the first dealer in Florida in late 1964.

**bugzie322@aol.com** · 01-24-2017, 10:09 AM

I just joined Scream and Fly after googling my father's name, Howard Weiler.

**bugzie322@aol.com** · 01-24-2017, 10:13 AM

Howard's son is Michael. Howard is my father.

**Greg G** · 01-24-2017, 10:15 AM

Welcome! I bet you have some great stories

**bugzie322@aol.com** · 01-24-2017, 10:29 AM

I do know some of the stories but I was so young. My sister has a huge album of photos. I have a lot of his trophies. I also have an old box that he built to house his maps. It has a glass top and he could wind the map up or down to see his route during a race.

**GENE LANHAM** · 01-25-2017, 12:32 AM

Originally Posted by bugzie322@aol.com

I just joined Scream and Fly after googling my father's name, Howard Weiler.

There are a few of us left that knew and raced with Howard-----

**Bob V** · 01-25-2017, 10:30 AM

I know that there has to be a story behind running one of each of the Big 3 outboards ???

**bugzie322@aol.com** · 01-25-2017, 04:46 PM

So you raced with my father? Which race?

**Greg G** · 01-25-2017, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM

There are a few of us left that knew and raced with Howard

Originally Posted by Bob V

I know that there has to be a story behind running one of each of the Big 3 outboards ???

Now I was not even born yet but THAT photo has to be one of the all time classic race boat pictures. Great shot, thanks for sharing Mr. Lanham. Didn't Howard and Bob Cox run a 20 footer from Miami to NYC?