Re: Stus-List Some background on possibly the first c&c 34 3/4 ton

2014-11-12 Thread Burt Stratton via CnC-List
com Subject: Re: Stus-List Some background on possibly the first c&c 34 3/4 ton For a few years we raced against a ¾ ton Special. We could beat them boat-for-boat, but saving our time against them was hard. The PHRF ratings of the time made the ¾ Ton look a lot slower than the 35 than it really

Re: Stus-List Some background on possibly the first c&c 34 3/4 ton

2014-11-12 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
For a few years we raced against a ¾ ton Special. We could beat them boat-for-boat, but saving our time against them was hard. The PHRF ratings of the time made the ¾ Ton look a lot slower than the 35 than it really was. Boat for boat we were very close. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I __

Re: Stus-List Some background on possibly the first c&c 34 3/4 ton

2014-11-11 Thread Martin DeYoung via CnC-List
For those of you who may not recall the IOR years, especially around 1979, beg, borrow, buy or steal a copy of “The Legend of IMP” by Bill Barton. (http://www.implegend.com/) The book covers the heyday of IOR racing and includes first-hand accounts of some of the biggest races of the era. The