Leach Family Tree

provided by Doug Whichello

Mike Leach, owner of Orange County Muffler Shop and a big Cracker Box owner and driver went into partnership with Jack Lawrence, then living in Incline Village, at the North end of Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

They bought out Sked (of J&S) in mid to late 1983 and loaded the J&S mold onto Jacks car carrier trailer towed by his 4X4 Chevy Blazer and brought it out west.

There they had Limanator Boats lay up 4 hauls. The First of which just may be the first Jersey Speed Skiff built out West and may be  even West of the Mississippi.  It was sold for $5,000.00 as a complete set up less prop, shaft and engine. It was named HOLLYWOOD STAR and numbered JS-58 and raced from March 1984 till July 4^th 1999 where the LAST race of Jersey Speed Skiffs was put on in the WEST at Marine Stadium, Long Beach, CA.

Leach Hulls Built

#1    Feb. 1984                               Bought Dec. 16,2002

JS-58 Hollywood Star                 JS-58 Glory Bound

Doug Whichello                         Bill Sewell

Redondo Beach, CA.                   Centreville, MD.

#2   April 1984                                 Bought May 1985              Bought in 1988    

       JS-85 Kaluha                             JS-85 Kaluha                    JS-85 Kaluha

       Mike Leach                                David Stokel                    Taken to Canada        

       Orange County, CA.                    Modesto, CA.

       Update:  June 2005:  This boat is now known as Rebounder, owned by Al Nalli in Michigan.

#3    April 1984                                     

        Never Raced                                   

        Made into a river boat                     

        Huntington Beach, CA.                

#4    May 1984

        Never Raced

        Made into a river boat

        Lake Haveasew, AZ.