I know the Randy Borges well and he is a talented guy. He race-prepped my Shields and J/80, making them pretty embarrassing to sail, as everyone then knew it was me who made the boats go slow. He will do a good job with the C&C brand. I'm excited to see what they come up with.
On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Jerome Tauber <[email protected]> wrote: > Fascinating. Probably for the better. C&C had a plant in Rhode Island > under the original Canadian company. My boat was built there. These are > the builders of Alerion. I wonder if this is Tillerston Pearson who made > the J boats and how C&C will fit in. Sounds encouraging though as Fairport > was a dead end for C&C. Jerry. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 5, 2013, at 11:33 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > USWatercraft acquires rights to build C&C Yachts > > > <https://plus.ibinews.com/article/0xgmShHufWk/2013/09/05/uswatercraft_acquires_rights_to_build_cc_yachts/?prepare=print> > > <https://plus.ibinews.com/article/0xgmShHufWk/2013/09/05/uswatercraft_acquires_rights_to_build_cc_yachts/?prepare=print> > Production of the C&C line will move from Ohio to Rhode Island > > USWatercraft in Warren, Rhode Island, has reached an agreement with Tartan > Marine Company to build and develop all models of the C&C Yachts brand. > Terms were not disclosed. > > "We are extremely excited to carry on the traditions established by the > legendary Canadian boatbuilders who introduced C&C Yachts some 50 years > ago,” says Randy Borges, president of USWatercraft, in a statement. “We > look forward to building high-quality and competitively priced C&C > sailboats, at our 100,000 square ft facility.” > > Tartan said it will no longer produce the C&C 101 and 115 models under the > C&C brand, but will build them under the Tartan brand. > > Tartan owner Steve Malbasa said in the statement he was “pleased” to have > USWatercraft take over the development of the C&C line. USWatercraft will > also handle servicing C&C owners. “At the same time, we can remain > laser-focused on marketing, distributing and building the iconic Tartan > brand and supporting our loyal Tartan owners throughout the world,” Malbasa > added. > > USWatercraft builds the Alerion, Rip North and True North boat brands, and > last year acquired detailed records of 13,000 J-Boats. The company said it > would be able to offer parts to those sailboats. > > USWatercraft said it will begin production of new C&C models this autumn. > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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