Hi Randy, C&C did not supply sails as part of the purchase of a new boat. That practice started much later and was certainly the case when I was with Hunter. Sailmakers competed to supply sails to the individual C&C owners, sometimes through the dealers. While with C&C I had the pleasure of sailing Bermuda Races with Charlie Ulmer and Dave Lindsey of Ulmer Sails, Block Island Race week with John Marshall and Hans Fogh of North Sails, Onion Patch with Robby Doyle, and many other events with other talented sailmakers from a number of different brands.
A lot of C&Cs were sold on the Lakes, and a lot of those Great Lakes sailmakers supplied early sails, but not necessarily through C&C. However, that being said, C&C maintained a good working relationship with a number of individual sailmakers as stated above, and if asked for advice by the new boat owner, could direct them or even introduce them to those individuals. If a sailmaker was supplying winning sails and was willing to work to make C&Cs perform on the race course, then a recommendation would be beneficial for all parties involved. I'm sorry, but I don't know anything about a sail brand called Irish. Rob On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 1:36 PM, RANDY <randy.staff...@comcast.net> wrote: > Thank you for those interesting details Rob. I've always wondered about > the makers of the sails that came in my boat's inventory (C&C 30 MK I hull > #7, built September 1972). Thanks to your comment I now know about Hood > Sails and Ed Botterell. I've got a #1 genoa (~165%) and a storm jib from > Hood Sails. I've also got a working jib and a short (spinnaker pole > topping lift) staysail from Boston Sails presumably of Sarnia, Ontario ( > http://www.doyleboston.com/about.html). > > Was it common for early C&Cs to be fitted with sails from those Lake > Ontario -area sailmakers? Anyone ever heard of a sailmaker named "Irish"? > (that's the logo on my mainsail, which according to the year stamped on > its sail bag was made in 1982). > > Best Regards, > Randy Stafford > S/V Grenadine > C&C 30-1 #7 > Ken Caryl, CO > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Robert Mazza via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *To: *"C&C Mailing List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc: *"Robert Mazza" <robertlma...@gmail.com>, "Martin DeYoung" < > martin.deyo...@outlook.com> > *Sent: *Tuesday, November 22, 2016 10:21:01 AM > *Subject: *Re: Stus-List 1973 custom C&C 43' - hull/deck joint (toe rail > replacement?) > > Violeta, > > One of the photos from Martin's link is quite historic (they are all > historic, of course, but one more than the others). See attached. It shows > Blair Vedder (owner), Erich Bruckmann (builder), Mark Ellis (C&C custom > sales), and Ed Botterell (Hood sialimaker). I wish I had a higher > resolution copy of this photo. > > Rob Mazza > >
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