C Scow

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C Scow
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Development
Designer John O. Johnson
Location United States
Year1905 (disputed)
No. built2,000
Builder(s) Johnson Boatworks
Melges Performance Sailboats
Role One-design racer
NameC Scow
Boat
Boat weight 650 lb (295 kg)
Draft 3.30 ft (1.01 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type scow
Constructionwood or fiberglass
LOA 20.00 ft (6.10 m)
Beam 7.00 ft (2.13 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typetwin centerboards
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type cat rig
Sails
Sailplan catboat
Mainsail area216.00 sq ft (20.067 m2)
Total sail area216.00 sq ft (20.067 m2)
Racing
D-PN 79.7
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The C Scow is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by John O. Johnson as a one-design racer and first built as early as 1905. Sources disagree as to the first-built date, with claims of 1905, 1906 and 1923. [1] [2]

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Production

The design was in initially built by Johnson Boat Works of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, United States and, starting in 1945 by Melges Performance Sailboats of Zenda, Wisconsin. It remains in production, with 2,000 boats reported as completed by 1994. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Design

The C Scow is a recreational sailboat, with the early examples built predominantly of wood and later ones from fiberglass. It has a catboat rig with wooden or aluminum spars. The hull has a scow hull with a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller, twin retractable centerboards and polystyrene foam flotation for safety. It displaces 650 lb (295 kg). [1] [2]

The boat has a draft of 3.30 ft (1.01 m) with one centerboard extended and 2.5 in (6.4 cm) with both retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1]

For sailing the design is equipped with running backstays, a raked mast and a boom that is very low to the deck, necessitating a recessed radial track for the boom vang. The boat's forestays can be adjusted while sailing, controlled by a lever mounted aft of the boom vang's recessed radial track. There are quick-releases for the backstays and turnbuckle adjustments for the shrouds. Class rules prohibit pulling the mast to the windward side, however. The design has a ballbearing-equipped mainsheet traveler. The boat has a double-ended outhaul with a 6:1 mechanical advantage, plus a Cunningham, to control mainsail shape. [2]

The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 79.7 and is normally raced with a crew of two or three sailors, with a class-imposed maximum crew racing weight of 475 lb (215 kg). [2]

Operational history

The design is regulated and racing organized by a class club, the National C Scow Sailing Association. [6]

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "As may be seen from the rating, this cat-rigged scow is fast. Scows were developed in the Midwest, but the C-Scow can also be found in Texas and California. There is extensive control ... These boats are one-design, with strict control of hull shape." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "C Scow sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 106-107. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Johnson Boat Works (USA) 1896 - 1998". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Melges Performance Sailboats". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Melges Performance Sailboats (2020). "The Melges C Scow". melges.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "C Scow Association (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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