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{{Infobox Sailboat Specifications
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
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|name = C-Scow
{{Use American English|date=November 2020}}
|image = C-Scow sailboat.png
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The '''C Scow''' is an American [[sailing dinghy]] that was designed by [[John O. Johnson]] as a [[one-design]] [[Sailing (sport)|racer]] and first built as early as 1905. Sources disagree as to the first-built date, with claims of 1905, 1906 and 1923.<ref name="Data">{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/c-scow|title= C Scow sailboat |access-date= 11 November 2020|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201111164313/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/c-scow|archive-date= 11 November 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Sherwood">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}}</ref>
The '''C-Scow''' is a {{convert|20|ft|m|abbr=on}} member of the [[scow]] family. Like the [[MC Scow|MC]], it is [[cat-rigged]] but requires two or three people to sail. Like the MC, it has [[bilgeboard]]s but only one rudder. Although the current boat is [[one-design]], the original 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 upper midwest. However, recent strong marketing efforts through its maker, [[Melges Performance Sailboats]], has grown the fleet across the nation.

==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.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Sherwood"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/johnson-boat-works-usa|title= Johnson Boat Works (USA) 1896 - 1998 |access-date= 11 November 2020|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200908225439/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/johnson-boat-works-usa|archive-date= 8 September 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/melges-performance-sailboats|title= Melges Performance Sailboats|access-date= 11 November 2020|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200908184850/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/melges-performance-sailboats|archive-date= 8 September 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Official">{{cite web|url= https://melges.com/melges-c-scow/|title= The Melges C Scow|access-date= 11 November 2020|author= Melges Performance Sailboats|author-link= Melges Performance Sailboats|work= melges.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201111164510/https://melges.com/melges-c-scow/|archive-date= 11 November 2020|url-status= live}}</ref>

==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 (nautical)|transom]], a transom-hung [[rudder]] controlled by a [[tiller]], twin retractable [[centerboard]]s and [[polystyrene]] foam flotation for safety. It displaces {{convert|650|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Sherwood"/>

The boat has a [[Draft (hull)|draft]] of {{convert|3.30|ft|m|abbr=on}} with one centerboard extended and {{convert|2.5|in|cm|abbr=on}} with both retracted, allowing [[Beaching (nautical)|beaching]] or ground transportation on a [[Boat trailer|trailer]].<ref name="Data"/>

For sailing the design is equipped with [[running backstay]]s, a raked mast and a [[boom (sailing)|boom]] that is very low to the deck, necessitating a recessed radial track for the [[boom vang]]. The boat's [[forestay]]s 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 [[backstay]]s and [[turnbuckle]] adjustments for the [[Shroud (sailing)|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 (sailing)|Cunningham]], to control [[mainsail]] shape.<ref name="Sherwood"/>

The design has a [[Portsmouth Yardstick]] racing average handicap of 79.7 and is normally raced with a crew of two or three [[sailor]]s, with a class-imposed maximum crew racing weight of {{convert|475|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Sherwood"/>

==Operational history==
The design is regulated and racing organized by a class club, the ''National C Scow Sailing Association''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/association/c-scow-association-usa|title= C Scow Association (USA)|access-date= 11 November 2020|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201111164432/https://sailboatdata.com/association/c-scow-association-usa|archive-date= 11 November 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref>

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."<ref name="Sherwood"/>

==See also==
*[[List of sailing boat types]]


==Sail numbers==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
Most sailboats classes use their [[Hull (watercraft)|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, e.g. B is Lake Beulah, V is Pewaukee, M is Minnetonka, C is Calhoun, LP is Pelican Lake, MO is Lake Lotawana. The numbers are allocated by the sponsoring yacht club.


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.cscow.org/ Official Class Page]
*{{Official website|https://melges.com/melges-C Scow/}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060712035114/http://www.ilya.org/cscows.html ILYA C-scow page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060316170548/http://www.melges.com/cscows.html Melges Performance Sailboats]


{{Melges Performance Sailboats}}
{{Sailing Scows}}
{{Sailing dinghies and skiffs}}
{{Sailing dinghies and skiffs}}


[[Category:Dinghies]]
[[Category:Dinghies]]
[[Category:1900s sailboat type designs]]
[[Category:1920s sailboat type designs]]
[[Category:Two-person sailboats]]
[[Category:Scows]]
[[Category:Scows]]
[[Category:Sailboat type designs by John O. Johnson]]
[[Category:Sailboat type designs by Johnson Boat Works]]
[[Category:Sailboat types built by Melges Performance Sailboats]]

Latest revision as of 18:13, 21 June 2022

C Scow
Development
DesignerJohn O. Johnson
LocationUnited States
Year1905 (disputed)
No. built2,000
Builder(s)Johnson Boatworks
Melges Performance Sailboats
RoleOne-design racer
NameC Scow
Boat
Displacement650 lb (295 kg)
Draft3.30 ft (1.01 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Typescow
Constructionwood or fiberglass
LOA20.00 ft (6.10 m)
Beam7.00 ft (2.13 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typetwin centerboards
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typecat rig
Sails
Sailplancatboat
Mainsail area216.00 sq ft (20.067 m2)
Total sail area216.00 sq ft (20.067 m2)
Racing
D-PN79.7
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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]

Production

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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

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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

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d McArthur, Bruce (2020). "C Scow sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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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