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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, eg. B is Lake Beulah, V is Pewaukee, M is Minnetonka, C is Calhoun, LP is Pelican Lake. The numbers are allocated by the sponsoring yacht club. |
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, eg. B is Lake Beulah, V is Pewaukee, M is Minnetonka, C is Calhoun, LP is Pelican Lake. The numbers are allocated by the sponsoring yacht club. |
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The C-Scow is a 20 foot member of the scow family. Like the MC, it is cat-rigged but requires two or three people to sail. Like the MC, it has bilgeboards 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 uppper midwest. However, recent strong marketing efforts through its maker, Melges Performance Sailboats, has grown the fleet across the nation.
Trivia
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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. B is Lake Beulah, V is Pewaukee, M is Minnetonka, C is Calhoun, LP is Pelican Lake. The numbers are allocated by the sponsoring yacht club.