2016 AOTH May 19-22, 2016

Just a quick reminder that Awakening Of The Horses 2016 will be May 19-22 at Jamestown Marina!
Get the skunkworks done and get ready to blow the cobwebs out--- No Noise concerns!!!

More details to come!!

Contact Info for Jamestown Resort:

Phone: 270-343-5253
800-830-5131

This is an annual gathering of all classic boats produced by one of the Don Aronows companies. The name of the event, Awakening of the horses was created since the event was to be the first of its kind for any given year. Blow the cob webs out, wake the horses. etc!! The event is always held the weekend before Memorial Day weekend and hosted at Jamestown Marina on beautiful Lake Cumberland.

Thanks Gregg!! I will try to get the documents updated. Agenda will remain the same just different dates(see above) for 2016. I look forward to seeing my extended DONZI family as well as the new faces this year!!

I heard the marina will not be fixed or open due to the snowstorm. Any updates?

DW-Quite the opposite! Are you coming???

The marina is open and looking forward to the 16th year of hosting AOTH!!! The storm only impacted a small percentage of the docks and did not impact any of the facilities we use at all! Business as usual for AOTH!!!

We have the revised agenda and will post shortly. The arrival day is Thursday with a boat/car show in the evening. Friday is lunch run and Saturday is the FunRun with a nice dinner and Auction to wrap up the evening.

I heard a rumor on the theme. Stay tuned!!

And it was hit by the storm pretty hard. There are pics of it elsewhere here.
Overall, we got pretty lucky. A lot of others did not.

We were down at the marina last weekend checking out our lift, which is still in the slip, for now.
They have cleared most of the debris, but the reconstruction effort is going to be significant.

The marina sustained significant damage to several covered slip rows. It is not minor. A full row of houseboat slips and two full rows of cruiser slips suffered complete roof collapses. There are several other areas that have significant damage.

The marina is not closed down. The areas that would be utilized by the AOTH crowd are not impacted. The marina staff has committed to having everything reconstructed in time for the season, so they are going to have their hands full.

These are the facts having laid eyes on all of it this past weekend.

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Originally Posted by ITLLFLI

I heard a rumor on the theme. Stay tuned!!

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If it was the rubber duckies rumor going around, I didn't start it.

I'm going to try and make this trip. Oh RT, another chance to get even?
Taz

Byron, I am going to try, but just opened a new business and it is crazy. I wish it was a little later in the year. If I don't make it to AOTH, I will pop up somewhere, maybe Chattanooga.

DW-Get it figured out and come on up to KY!! We will have some regulars with some new stuff and a handful of first timers!🚤

DW; it's not that far away and your new company will still be there after 4 days
It's been too many years trying to meet you..Ed

Sorry guys. I have a conflict with this date and won't be able to make it.
Maybe next year.
Taz

Just a question about what Greg mentioned in his announcement. Not trying to change anything or interfere, but AOTH has always been open to all the Donzi models. Not just the Classics. It also became a gathering for other Don Aronow started company boat owners. Cigarette owners have attended for many years along with a few Magnums in the past. There has been an Apache and a Checkmate in attendance in the past. Even a Bat Boat one year. While the gathering is a Donzi gathering, the club has always welcomed anyone wanting to enjoy the weekend with them. Classics will be the primary Donzi model in attendance, but all Donzi owners are welcome so that everyone knows.

Hope I'm not stepping on any toes by posting this, but I also hope that this beginning thought has not changed after 16 years.

Looking forward to coming up this year, have wanted to in past years but have not make it. Just reserved room at the Marina, looking online I see the registration form for last year's event. Where can I get the form for this year? I assume the event fees will be the same this year?

Awesome! Look forward to meeting you! It's all the same information and cost. I will post new forms shortly. I wish we had 30 hour days!!!

Booked, looking forward to seeing everyone!!

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Originally Posted by Donziweasel

Byron, I am going to try, but just opened a new business and it is crazy. I wish it was a little later in the year. If I don't make it to AOTH, I will pop up somewhere, maybe Chattanooga.

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Love to see you either place John!