Listers,
One of the biggest "burning questions" that I had for Rob Ball this
past weekend was how/why a 40-foot boat got tagged as a "37" Plus, XL or R and
how/why a 36-foot boat got tagged a "34" Plus, XL or R -- and here is what he
told me:
In the late 80's, C&C wanted to market a set of boats to meet the PHRF
rule and Rob started to design a few hulls. He ended up with three designs; a
30, a 34 and a 37. The latter of the two had 34- and 37-foot waterlines
respectively and a vertical bow and stern. The bow and stern design in short
time really irked Rob and thought it just looked "real ugly". So, to make the
boat better looking, he, and I quote, "added $25 of fiberglass to push the top
of the bow outwards and another $25 of fiberglass to add to the stern" as well.
He then announced: "OK. We now have a 40-footer and a 36-footer!"
But, as he told me, the marketing people were already set on announcing
a new C&C 37 and a new C&C 34 and they refused to change it.
So, they added the "+" - and then the XL and R followed.
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website
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