Here is a shot of the Enterprise at the Mystic Seaport Museum: https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/882365_222167627908097_1707433058_o.jpg
… and here is a shot of Rob Ball checking her out: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QBvBegS9zXA/UG2olsTiAcI/AAAAAAAABnU/UrjYO2tFsOs/s1600/Ball.png We are still not sure what he was thinking in the photo. Was it: 1. Hot damn, I designed a really nice boat; 2. If only she was as fast as she looks; 3. So this is the boat from the blog I keep hearing about; or 4. What did this Star Trek geek freak do to my design? All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > On Mar 18, 2016, at 8:37 AM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Gary, > > I asked him at the C&C Rendezvous in Mystic back in 2012 (we are going again > -- see cncnortheast.com <http://cncnortheast.com/>). > > Rob initially designed a 37 foot boat with a practically vertical bow and > stern (much like a J) and in just about every way, it is a 37 foot boat. > > But the look kept bugging him. So, and I quote, he "put $40 of fiberglass > onto the bow and another $40 of fiberglass into the stern." Same is true for > the 34 series. > > The marketing department didn't want to change the name, so it stayed 37 (and > 34) for a while (adding R, XL or +). Eventually they started calling it the > 37/40 and then after the "40 Series". > > It does save a bit on dock fees and winter storage to call it a 37 :-) > > > All the best, > > Edd > > ------------------------------- > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > NCC-1701-B > C&C 37+ | City Island, NY > www.StarshipSailing.com <http://www.starshipsailing.com/> > ------------------------------- > 914.332.4400 | Office > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > ------------------------------- > Sent via iPhone 6 > iPhone. iTypos. iApologize > > On Mar 18, 2016, at 7:57 AM, Gary Russell via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > > Many of us have met the designer of the 37+ (Rob Ball), but I never got > a chance to ask him this question. With many yacht manufacturers > overstating the length of their designs, why did C&C understate the length of > their 37+"? I know the 37 feet is the length on deck, but still why not use > the LOA like almost every one else? Has anyone ever asked Rob Ball? > > Gary > S/V High Maintenance > '90 C&C 37+ > East Greenwich, RI, USA > ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ > > _
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