Very sad news indeed. I was so thankful to meet Rob at our 2012 C&C Rendezvous in Mystic, CT. He gave the group a great talk about the C&C designs and he was happy to talk with owners one-on-one about their boats and answer their questions.
Here is a photo of him at Mystic checking out the Enterprise-B, a 1990 C&C 37+: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QBvBegS9zXA/UG2olsTiAcI/AAAAAAAABnU/UrjYO2tFsOs/s1600/Ball.png I posted the photo on my Captain’s Log blog and posted a survey: What is Rob Ball thinking? Hot damn, I designed a really nice boat. If only she was as fast as she looks. So this is the boat from the blog I keep hearing about. What did this Star Trek geek freak do to my design? The fourth was the overwhelming winner….. RIP Rob. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Captain of the Starship Enterprise Bayliner 3788 | NCC-1701-C Venice Yacht Club | Venice Island, FL On Sep 10, 2022, at 7:43 AM, John Irvin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: That is very sad news. Many thanks, Ron, for the gift of your talent. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 10, 2022, at 4:40 AM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > That’s sad news. Aside from his obvious talent for designing beautiful boats > that sailed as well as they looked, he was a very nice guy. I found him very > generous with his time and happy to give advice on the several occasions I > asked. > RIP, Rob. > > Andy > > Andrew Burton > 26 Beacon Hill > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fandrewburtonyachtservices%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C50f23cc6afdb4fa44ad108da93080dc5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637983960046361519%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Z3WX%2BkC2mjnK2MLN2bGLjHhJZFL0RH1%2BPqvv4QA3fuQ%3D&reserved=0 > +401 965-5260 > >> On Sep 10, 2022, at 02:10, Randal Stafford via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> Listers, I regret to report that Pat Mangan Ball posted end-of-watch 9/9/22 >> for Rob Ball, on the C&C Owners Facebook group 50 minutes ago. >> >> Respectfully, >> Randy Stafford >> SV Grenadine >> C&C 30 MK I #79 >> Ken Caryl, CO >> >> Sent from my iPhone
