I have seriously considered going to Ohio to look at the C&C 99 (rabbit). The prospect of owning hull #1 scares me. Didn't they have issues with hull construction at the beginning or was it just Tartan 3700s?
Cheers,Aaron R.Admiral Maggie,1979 C&C 30 MK1 #540Annapolis, MD > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:22:40 +0000 > Subject: Re: Stus-List Looking for feedback please > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > CC: mike.h...@impgroup.com > > I will echo what John has asked. What are you planning to do with the boat? > > I have raced weekly on a C&C115 for the past 6 years and have sailed quite a > bit and raced some on and against a 99 as well. Of the four models I believe > these are the most commonly raced > > The C&C 115 sails extremely well to wind but likes to have a good sized crew > to run it. We like to have 11 bodies on board when we race to give adequate > weight on rail and to get all the jobs done. Both the 115 and 99 have > oversized spinnaker and pole but the 115 requires dip pole gybes since it has > a mast end and a guy end on the pole. This requires a mast person as well as > a foredeck person for gybes. The 99 can do end for end or dip pole so > requires one less body. Last year in a race week 7 was an adequate crew size > on a 99. > > The rig on the 115 is quite large. The main sheet is led to a winch on > either coaming and is more work to run than that on the 99 which is I believe > 6 or 8 to one with ratcheting cam cleats. The traveler on the 99 seems to > work better than that on the 115 as well. Much else is the same on the two > models > > The interiors of both the 99 and 115 are quite nice but the aft cabin in the > 99 is a bit more cramped although my wife and I have slept quite comfortably > in the aft cabin on a 99 more than once. > > If going offshore the 115 is a far bigger boat than the 99 but I cannot speak > for the 110 or 121. > > For rigging the loads and simplicity of the 99 are very nice. Many of the > adjustments such as backstay are not hydraulic and are well geared and easily > adjusted. By comparison the loads on the 115 are higher making it difficult > to adjust outhaul, halyard etc while hard on the wind. > > If you want a 99 for racing the boat named "Rabbit" is for sale. It is hull > #1, has the original 6'6" keel, carbon rig, bow sprit, carbon wheel and > custom Spartan interior. This would be the fastest C&C99 in existence and > there is a huge difference in performance between the 6.5 ft keel and the 5.5 > version. Note that if you are concerned about going places because of a deep > draft then forget the 115 which I believe is 7 ft and go for the 5.5 ft 99. > > Both of the newer C&Cs that I have regularly sailed on and raced on are very > nice designs and very nice sailing boats. C&C IMO really dropped the ball > when they changed to only the shallower keel on the 99 as it has affected the > performance noticeably but is still a very well performing boat even with the > 5.5 ft keel. The shallower keel has the weight a bit aft on the 99 compared > to the 6.5 ft keel making it very important to get weight forward for optimum > trim. A Carbon rig 6.5 ft keel version here in Halifax is very fast and an > Olson 30 that has raced against both variants of the 99 commented how much > faster the deeper keel one was. > > You are not going to do wrong with either the 99 or the 115 but if short > handed sailing a lot the smaller 99 is easier to handle. IMO C&C made 4 very > lovely models in these boats. Good luck with your search > > Oh - and the cut out transoms on all models are something I am very envious > about. Swimming off the 99 is very convenient compared to climbing up the > transom and over the pushpit on our Frers 33 > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bradford > Baker via CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 12:39 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Bradford Baker > Subject: Stus-List Looking for feedback please > > My wife and I are considering a C & C 99, 110, 115 and 121. > Does anyone have any experiences, thoughts or opinions you’d care to share > with us? > > In Tampa Bay, where I'm thinking that “Mother Nature always bats last.” > > Bradford W. Baker > bradba...@mac.com > 8308 Old Town Drive > Tampa, FL 33647 > 813-528-3291 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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