Thanks, Ed Always nice to add another tidbit to Touche's history. One of the joys of owning a piece of local sailing history.
Last chatted with Gene Walet years ago at a regatta in Biloxi. Fine Southern gentleman. He remembered selling Touche' to AJ "Skip" Carpenter in 1971. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 7:23 PM, Edward Levert via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > In the mid 1970's TRUE NORTH came south to Lake Pontchartrain. She was a > custom C&C 37 designed and built to defend the Canada's Cup. Flush deck > with "ant hills," sockets moulded into the deck to accept winch handles. > The ant hills were cross linked so that the leeward winch could be ground > from the windward side. She was brought to the lake by Gene Walet, a former > Olympic sailor and then the local C&C dealer to provide competition to > Corrie, C&C 39 hull # 2 or 3 and Touché. Gene added rather crude extensions > to the aft curvature of the hull extending past the reverse transom for > some undiscernabe rating or performance benefit. A recent Google search > pulled up a report of TN having done well in the Trans Superior race a few > years ago. It would be nice to hear about her current status. Gene replaced > TN with White Pony, one of the early C&C 38's, which was never competitive > with the C&C 39. > > Ed > C&C 34 Briar Patch > New Orleans > > On Monday, November 10, 2014, Rick Taillieu via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> While we’re on the subject of custom C&C race boats does anyone know >> anything about this one? >> >> It looks like a 38 MK I or II hull with a mostly flush deck and racing >> cabin layout. >> >> At first I thought it might be the One Tonner but the deck layout in the >> pictures is quite different than in the magazine ad that I have a scan of. >> >> http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1975/C%26C-38-2744779/Canada#.VGEhiclMpD4 >> >> >> >> >> >> Rick Taillieu >> >> Nemesis >> >> '75 C&C 25 #371 >> >> Shearwater Yacht Club >> >> Halifax, NS. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Burt >> Stratton via CnC-List >> *Sent:* November-10-14 15:12 >> *To:* 'Martin DeYoung'; cnc-list@cnc-list.com; 'jtsails' >> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List boat terms >> >> >> >> Somehow I knew this was an easy one for all you listers. Thanks so much. >> My next stop is IOR ton rating. Had no clue… >> >> >> >> I wonder now how many and for how long C&C made these custom >> class-racers. >> >> >> >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Martin >> DeYoung via CnC-List >> *Sent:* Monday, November 10, 2014 1:55 PM >> *To:* jtsails; cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List boat terms >> >> >> >> Burt, >> >> >> >> James’ answer leading you to search using “IOR ton rating is good >> advice. In short, the term “ton” was based on an IOR rating band that >> allowed IOR boats to race “one design”. IIRC the popular “ton” classes >> were: ¼. ½, ¾, 1, and 2. Sailing Anarchy has had several recent topics that >> cover IOR and “Ton” racing well. >> >> >> >> Calypso would have rated as a 2 tonner. A J-24 sized boat would be close >> to a ¼ tonner. Today there is a resurgence of ton class racing with ¼ and >> ½ ton regattas being well attended. Boats that had been neglected for >> years are being resurrected, modernized and raced hard. >> >> >> >> Back in the heyday of IOR racing I had the opportunities to race >> extensively on ¾, 1, and 2 ton class boats. The racing was tight and fun. >> We used bloopers. In the PNW town of Bellingham a regatta called PITCH >> (Pacific International Ton Championship) was started in the early 80’s. >> The racing was as intense as the partying. Protest meeting often went past >> dinner time. >> >> >> >> Martin >> >> Calypso >> >> 1971 C&C 43 >> >> Seattle >> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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