When I bought Grenadine, her paperwork include a C&C 30 lines drawing by Rob Ball dated 1970. I framed it and hung it on the bulkhead above the dinette. He once told me by email it was the first lines drawing he’d done for the Georges, and he was very nervous at the time. Bravo Zulu, Mr. Ball.
Gratefully, Randy Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 10, 2022, at 08:15, Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > 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 >
