The 99 has two keels and two masts. The early ones were aluminum mast and the deeper (I think 6.25’ ?) keel. This was the original design. A second keel option was later introduced that was longer and 5.5’ draft. About that time a carbon mast was introduced.
The fastest boats are the dk carbon mast. The 5.5 ft keel resulted in more weight aft. There is a noticeable difference in performance between the two keels. In nova scotia we rate the “standard” keel (the 5.5 ft one became standard) 6 sec/mile slower at 105 than the DK model at 99. C&C later offered a keel conversion kit to try to standardize the boats to the 5.5 ft keel and many of the original boats took advantage of this. C&C also dropped production of the DK version. If you are looking for a 99 and have sufficient water depth go for the DK CF mast variant if you can find one. While all the models are very pretty and sail well these sail the best and can perform very close to their rating of 99 sec/mile. If you require the shallower draft and like to race .. get as much weight out of the cockpit as you can. The 99 is a great boat. If you have one or are thinking of getting one then consider yourself very lucky! Mike Hoyt Persistence Halifax, NS www.hoytsailing .com From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: July 23, 2020 1:33 PM To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List C&C 99 I always thought the 99's were rated a bit fast. In my area we had a 99 which rated, coincidently, 99. We were about 12 miles down course in Touche' on a distance race years ago. We were about to roll over the 99. They owed us over 30 seconds/mile. And...they'd actually started 5 minutes ahead of us. They saw us and "woke up". They made some adjustments and gradually pulled away from us. Pretty boats. Would have been prettier behind Touche'. :) -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 10:00 AM Gary Nylander via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: 9.9 meters or 32 feet. As someone said, the first of the 99’s was shipped out to the Annapolis show with a cobbled up part of an interior (from a 110?) and Tim Jackett came with it to show it off. They assembled a crack crew and showed if off quite well (and it got a lousy PHRF rating that nobody else could quite live up to). That boat was Rabbit. Not the best marketing practice if you want to sell boat to mortal people. Gary 30-1 #593 St. Michaels MD
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