Canada's Cup Using one design boats changes the race entirely. It tests/compares crew work but fails to encourage new boat designs and innovation.
Check out "Evergreen", a C&C design which tested a jogging centerboard against a fixed keel in the 1978 race and won. Maybe Rob will write about it's quirky design and respond as to why that boat did so well and if that centerboard design idea was replicated. Chuck, Resolute, 1990 C&C 34R > On January 30, 2019 at 7:45 AM Colin Flock via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Canada’s cup is hosted by RCYC. The next three will be in Melges IC37’s > starting in 2020. > > See the link below. > http://www.canadianyachting.ca/news-and-events/current/4296-rcyc-launches-new-canada-s-cup-program > > On Jan 29, 2019, at 21:53, schiller < schil...@bloomingdalecom.net > mailto:schil...@bloomingdalecom.net > wrote: > > > > > Rob, > > > > Where is the Canada Cup held? I would definitely follow it given > > the chance. There has to be some press coverage to generate interest. I > > always follow the Chi-Mac race and have competed in several Queen's Cup > > (Milwaukee to St. Joe/Grand Haven/South Haven/Muskegon) and Clipper Cup > > (Muskegon to Port Washington) but these are straight drag races with a > > couple races not even requiring a tack. > > > > Neil Schiller > > 1983 C&C 35-3, #028, "Grace" > > Whitehall, Michigan > > WLYC > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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