Ok, now where can that poster be found? I remember buying cable tv in 87 just to watch those races....heck, I'd even watch them again!
> On May 1, 2015, at 6:33 PM, Chuck S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Steve, > Great read. Thanks for finding that. > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md > > From: "Steve Sharkey via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: "Rick Brass" <rickbr...@earthlink.net>, "robert" > <robertabb...@eastlink.ca>, cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Sent: Friday, May 1, 2015 6:05:48 AM > Subject: Re: Stus-List longest running ad > > And here’s an article about the poster and the effort. > http://www.cruisingworld.com/classic-americas-cup-heart-america > > Steve Sharkey > 1983 C&C 37 > Impromptu > > From: Rick Brass via CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:36 PM > To: 'robert' ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List longest running ad > > The Crusader has a centerboard that sticks out of the back of the keel when > it is raised. > > And while Stars and Stripes did win the Americas Cup, he wasn’t the fastest > of the American Challengers. Heart of America, the Chicago Yacht Club > challenge, got a very late start on development and had a very tight budget > and did not do well in the early rounds of the challenger selection. By the > last round, she was the fastest boat, but did not have the points necessary > to become the challenger. As a matter of fact, Stars and Stripes actually > raced for the cup using the sails that were developed for Heart of America. > > Last time I saw Heart of America she was on a mooring in Burnham Harbor in > Chicago. Renamed and converted into a private yacht with engine, interior, > and everything. She ran in several Chicago Mac races, but had such a handicap > that we used to joke that she started after the rest of the fleet was half > way to Mackinac. Pretty boat though. > > I’d kill for one of the Heart of America Challenge posters that showed the > boat, bow on, sailing into waves of grain across a wheat field. > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of robert via > CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 8:00 PM > To: Joe Della Barba; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List longest running ad > > What an interesting boat for $25K USD.....and a lot of boat which, from the > pictures provided, looks like one of that vintage, well maintained. > > > Interesting keel.....we don't see many of them.... called a 'proboscis > keel'...I wonder if Dennis Conner saw it and used the concept for his 1987 > run for the America's Cup in Freemantle, Aus. His keel on Stars & Stripes > was a 'proboscis keel' and he kept it a secret until after he won back his > trophy. He experimented in Hawaii for 2 years with his 'proboscis keel' > design before the AC races.....he felt the sea conditions in both places were > similar....as usual, he was right. > > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > If the boat is in the condition it looks in its pictures, I'd pay $25K USD > for it > > On 2015-04-30 7:45 PM, Joe Della Barba via CnC-List wrote: > http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1969/C%26C-Crusader-2725539/Galesville/MD/United-States#.VUKwJ5P-XhI > > I am 99% sure this boat was listed and I took a look at her in the mid 90s. > She has not sold yet. > > Joe Della Barba > j...@dellabarba.com > > > COQUINA C&C 35 > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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