Peter, I lusted after the 43s since the mid 70’s. The first time I recall seeing one I was “rail meat” on a C&C 39 (circa 1977) sailing upwind on Puget Sound and the black hulled 43 Epic caught and passed us easily. Fast forward to the summer of 1998 and I am anchored somewhere in the San Juan Island on our 1980 C&C36 and the same 43 Epic motors by on it way out of the anchorage. This rekindled my interest. By the end of 1998 we had sold the 36 and purchased the 43.
The 43s are great sailing boats, very well behaved (with the deeper rudder) and sea kindly. I have done +-60K miles on many different, mostly racing boats in all kinds of weather and seas. I would comfortable sailing a 43 anywhere north of 40 South and South of 65 North. Re “…a labor of love..” It seems the C&C designs have a stronger following and a more passionate ownership group than most other racer/cruiser brands. This includes owners that are not active on the list that I run into around the PNW. I have talked with C&C owners with projects that make my efforts seem lightweight. It is rare I see the same enthusiasm from the owners of other brands below the Swan level. Martin DeYoung Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle/Port Ludlow Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Peter Kirkwood<mailto:peterdkirkw...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 5:16 AM To: Stus-List<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: Calypso 1971 C&C 43 update Have nearly finished a 1977 38 Mark 2 and had to do about 75% of the deck. It’s a labor of love for sure. I’ve always loved the 43 and growing up sailing in Oakville I got to see many of them launched for the first time. They are just great sailing boats. Peter Kirkwood 1977 38-2 Renaissance VI Oakville ON Canada On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 8:03 AM Matthew <wolf...@erie.net<mailto:wolf...@erie.net>> wrote: Martin: My 1976 42 Custom is a Bruckman boat, probably similar to yours on deck and down below (probably not the keel, which they were straightening out during the 70s). I’m also involved in many projects and upgrades. Keep going. Matt Wolford Erie, PA From: Martin DeYoung <martin.deyo...@outlook.com<mailto:martin.deyo...@outlook.com>> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2020 9:06 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Stus-List Calypso 1971 C&C 43 update Calypso’s 5+ year restoration continues, and may be picking up pace. I got distracted from the rebuild by selling a business, retiring, moving to Port Ludlow (near Port Townsend WA) and of course, the Covid-19 pandemic. A recap: Calypso, a C&C design “Limited Edition” built by Bruckmann’s in late 1970, launched as Arieto in January 1971, hull #1 of +-15 hulls sold. After a successful racing career out of Boston it was sold to the Great Lakes as first Phantom then Esta Es and raced in many Chi-Mac races. We purchased her in late 1998 and trucked her out west to Seattle. >From 1999 to 2015 we raced and cruised Calypso around the PNW including a 2015 >summer trip around Vancouver Island. At the end of that summer it was clear >the 44 years of hard miles and exposure had taken its toll. There was rotted >balsa core in +-20 sq ft of deck, multiple bulkheads with rotted plywood near >the hull, 300 old fastener holes that needed epoxy filling, tired deck, >topsides, and interior paint, and many more old boat issues. Today, most of the major repairs are complete, some needed structural upgrades added (used the original C&C drawings to guide us), and she is almost ready for the paint shed planned for this spring or early summer. We will move Calypso from its Shilshole Bay Marina slip to the Port Ludlow marina as soon as a slip is available. I can see the marina from my house and drive there in 5 minutes, 6 if there’s traffic so the pace of project completion will pick up considerably. Aprox. 5 years ago I switched to following the cnc-list via the digest. The recent list software upgrade pushed me back to the “full meal deal” of receiving all the emails. As I now have a good working knowledge of them, I will chime in if I see any questions from owners of Bruckmann built C&Cs from the early 70’s. Martin DeYoung Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle/Port Ludlow Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
