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American millionaire and offshore powerboat racer
This article is about the millionaire and offshore powerboat racer. For the politician, see
Tom Gentry (politician).
Tom Gentry
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Tom_Gentry_%28offshore_powerboat_racer%29.jpg/220px-Tom_Gentry_%28offshore_powerboat_racer%29.jpg) Gentry in 1988 |
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Born | (1930-08-30)August 30, 1930 |
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Died | January 15, 1998(1998-01-15) (aged 67) |
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Sport | Offshore powerboat racing |
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Tom Gentry
[1] (August 30, 1930 – January 15, 1998) was an American
millionaire
[2] and
offshore powerboat racer.
Life and career
Gentry was raised in
Orinda, California.
[3] He was a
property developer.
[4]
[5]
Gentry competed at the
1976 World Offshore Power Boat Championship, winning first place.
[6]
Tom Gentry's Gentry Eagle in
Mamaroneck, New York
In 1989, Gentry set a speed record in
transatlantic crossing with a time of 62 hours, 7 minutes
[7] and 47 seconds.
[4]
Gentry died
[7] on January 15, 1998, at the age of 67.
References
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"Racing With the Wind -- and the Waves".
Newsday.
Melville, New York. May 20, 1988. p. 165. Retrieved June 14, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Fuel scare in transatlantic record bid".
Cambridge Evening News.
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. July 25, 1988. p. 4. Retrieved June 14, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Gentry: Many Oahu homes bear his label".
The Honolulu Advertiser.
Honolulu, Hawaii. January 16, 1998. p. 5. Retrieved June 14, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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a
b
"American Sets Transatlantic Record".
Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles, California. July 27, 1989. p. 289. Retrieved June 14, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Today in History".
The Sun Times.
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. July 26, 1996. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Hollister, Jane (1977).
"Gentry Wins Key West Offshore Powerboat Race".
Boating.
Bonnier Corporation. p. 25.
ISSN
0006-5374 – via
Google Books.
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a
b Lloyd, Barbara (January 17, 1998).
"Tom Gentry, 67, Powerboat Racing Record Holder".
The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2024.