Does anyone know which of the C&C designs were Rob Ball designs On Tuesday, October 15, 2013, Jerome Tauber wrote:
> SR was purchased by C&C from Glen Henderson. A drawing of the first boat > to be produced by the new C&c company was shown at the Newport Boat show. > It's the Redline 41 similar to a King 40 by Summit yachts. You can see a > drawing of it at http://summit-yachts.com/. The new line is described > below > > From the website. *NEWS* > > *Summit Yachts is a Dealer for C&C Yachts!* > Principles George Carabetta and Barry Carroll announce their relationship > with C&C Yachts. C&C Yachts are built by U.S. Watercraft of Warren, Rhode > Island. All C&C models built by U.S. Watercraft are Mark Mills newest > designs. The first model of the new line will be the C&C Redline 41 > (Pictured above, preliminary spec sheet below). Production of this boat > will begin shortly. > > Under development are a 36 ft. Cruiser/Racer and a 30ft. one design racer. > AttachmentSizeCC_REDLINE_41_PRELIMINARY_SPECIFICATIONS_2014.pdf<http://summit-yachts.com/files/CC_REDLINE_41_PRELIMINARY_SPECIFICATIONS_2014.pdf>55.28 > KB > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:00 PM, Chuck S > <cscheaf...@comcast.net<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'cscheaf...@comcast.net');>> > wrote: > > My 2 cents. I think our boats benefit by the C&C brand name carrying on. > I would support the new builder and look forward to seeing a new design as > long as they build a quality product. > > Rob Ball was lead designer for most of our boats, (anything after 1973) > and his vision changed a lot over time until the mid 90's. And remember > the C&C design group produced the Mega and the SR series? > > I won't be surprised if the newer C&Cs will loose the beautiful destroyer > bow and subtle sheer they were know for. I love that look but people pay > slip fees by boat length and want volume and instead any new designs will > have plumb bows and straight sheer and be lighter and faster, with carbon > fiber masts, carbon sprits, fiber rigging and hopefully a wonderful livable > interior layout. The best thing they could do is build more 34/36s and > 37/40s. If you redraw the bow so it is plumb the waterline grows about 3 > feet, adding a lot of speed, just saying. Then you square the transom and > add a hinged door to work as a swim platform and dinghy garage. All > halyards led cleverly to cockpit coaming clutches/winches w electric > option. (Neat stuff at the boatshow) I can't afford a new boat, so I > just hope they sell a bunch, so they can keep the C&C brand name alive. > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > ------------------------------ > *From: *"dwight veinot" <dwight...@gmail.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'dwight...@gmail.com');>> > *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com');> > *Sent: *Tuesday, October 15, 2013 4:13:45 PM > *Subject: *Re: Stus-List Annapolis Boat Show > > Check the the meaning of C&C...designed and built...I think the design is > the important part...I don't think the designers were either of the > original C's > > On Tuesday, October 15, 2013, Andrew Burton wrote: > >> Just a little info about US Watercraft, who will be building the new >> C&Cs. I know most of the people involved and they are pretty decent guys. >> The company president used to own a C&C 41, his right hand man grew up on a >> C&C 29, and one of the guys used to work at the old C&C plant in RI. Most >> of the rest have some connection with pre-Tartan C&Cs. I think they will be >> a good thing for the brand. And they have already offered their support in >> any way they can for those of us with older boats. >> Andy >> C&C 40 >> Peregrine >> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'CnC-List@cnc-list.com');> > >
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