Rob, Hank, et al...this information is wonderful to hear and learn about...you guys should get this down on paper (er, data file) and have it placed on the Photo Album; I, for one, (along with several others on this list, having owned four of them) really appreciate hearing anything about how these boats went from "ides" to the physical things we dote so much time and dollars on...thanks again.
Richard S/V Bushmark4 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596; Richard N. Bush 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 -----Original Message----- From: Robert Mazza via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: C&C Mailing List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Robert Mazza <robertlma...@gmail.com> Sent: Wed, Nov 23, 2016 9:31 am Subject: Re: Stus-List Early C&C Sails (was Re: 1973 custom C&C 43' - hull/deck joint (toe rail replacement?) Hi Hank, Good to hear from you. Yes. you are correct. The Mega was the sole exception to C&C not working with a designated sailmaker. As you remember, Peter Barrett of North Sails was one of the driving forces behind the Mega, so it was always envisioned to be a collaborative effort. I had somehow blocked that from my memory, but it was definitely "the exception that proves the rule". Rob On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 8:45 PM, henry evans via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Hi Rob, Enjoyed your dissertation on sails. Correct me if I am wrong, but in our joint venture with North Sails on the MEGA , didn't we provide North Sails with the boat ? Or at least offered them ? Between you as the design project manager and me as the sales/marketing project manager, and in spite of our advancing age and failing memories, one of us should be able to remember :) Regarding the other question raised : I think I can shed some light. One of the dealers I handled was Dave Irish at Irish Boat Shop in Harbor Springs, MI on Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay. Dave was very good racing sailor and was crew on at least one or two of our Americas Cup 12 Meter teams. He was also a senior national officer in what now has become US Sailing. Jack Culley at Sailboats, Inc. was having such good success selling C&C's that he told Dave he should talk to me. I flew out, we talked and I set him up as a C&C dealer sometime around 1978 or 79. He sold a number of boats for us on the eastern shore of the lake. Dave had a small loft in conjunction with his dealership and boat yards. He sold them under the "Irish Sails" label. I suspect that is what the gentleman is referring to. As you may recall, when I first joined C&C in 1977, you were the one who spent several hours explaining to a rookie salesman the basics of NACA foils, the details of our unique hull/deck joint and many of the other engineering parameters we were using to design and build fast boats. That knowledge helped me sell a lot of C&C's over my years with the company. I always enjoy reading your perspectives on design, the industry and C&C Yachts. Cheers, Hank
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