Ready For A Desert Debut Do-Over: Restored Tommy Bahama MTI – Speed on the Water
Tom Mischke, the Gilbert, Ariz.-based owner of an MTI catamaran that began its life as the former Tommy Bahama raceboat and later was converted for recreational use, planned to unveil the meticulously restored 44-footer during the 2020 Desert Storm Poker Run in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. That didn’t happen with the event’s COVID-19-fueled cancellation, but if current plans hold he’ll have it at Super Cat Fest West, April 15-18, as well as the Desert Storm Poker Run, the following week. At home in its toy barn in Parker, Ariz., the restored Tommy Bahama MTI catamaran owner by Tom and Julie...