C-Scow

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Specifications Under Current Rules
Number of crew 2-3 LOA 20 ft Beam 8 ft Hull weight (with fittings) 650 lb Sail Area of total of Main ??m² 216 ft²

The C-Scow is a 20 foot member of the scow family. Like the MC, it is cat-rigged but the power of the boat requires 2 or 3 people to sail it fast. Like the MC, it has bilgeboards but only one rudder. Although the current boat is one-design, the orignal class had several boats that fit within a box rule. The first scantlings for the class were developed in 1906, making the class 100 years old in 2006. The C-scow has spent most of its life as a small lake boat in the uppper midwest. However, recent strong marketing efforts through its maker, Melges Performance Racing, has grown the fleet across the nation.

Trivia

Most sailboats classes use their Hull number or a number given by the national body to signify their boat (Hull number one in the US, would be USA 001, number 2 from Canada would be CAN 002 etc). The C-scows were first built long before this numbering system existed and so they have their own system. Their sail numbers consist of a 1-2 letters followed by a number. The letters signify the lake, eg. V is Pewaukee, C is Calhoun, LP is Pelican Lake. The numbers are arbitrarily chosen by the boat owner.

External Links

• [Offial Class Page]
• [ILYA C-scow page]
• [Melges Performance Sailing]