I've been the owner the 1976 C&C 24 Red Sky #102 since 7/1/2016. Beginning in 1979, it was Don and Jean Wagner who introduced me to sailing on their C&C 30 MKI Red Baron on the West River and Chesapeake Bay . Don and Jean, and their family where great to sail with and learn from.
When I took ownership of Red Sky she was setup for cruising and her sails were well seasoned. But that did not stop us from quickly trying our hand at racing. Immediately in the fall of '16 did well. Since then, we continue to finish well and even have won a few. Red Sky in morning, other sailors take warning, Red Sky at night, is skipper's delight. We are often the smallest and slowest yacht out there, so our motto is attack from the back. We are getting better at sailing to the boats strengths. She needed some TLC, which we have done. We've also setup Red Sky for single and doublehanded racing. New 3Di sails this year, too. I plan to upgrade in the next year or so, leaving Red Sky for some who wants to learn to race and overnight. It is now a very tunable yacht. It has brought lots of fun to our family and raises the spirit of my soul. Cheers, Doug Ellmore, Sr.
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