My C&C love affair started in 2000. I joined the crew of Bill Dingwell’s “Zoomer” a ’78 C&C 40’ deep keel with an impressive race history in New England . Our main sail trimmer was Rob Ball. We bought our first C&C in 2001, Half Magic, a ’74 25 Mk 1 as the 3rd owner. It served our family for 14 years, mostly day sailing and cruising with a race here and there until our two children with the occasional friend and a large yellow lab made for rather crowded accommodations for weekend cruising. We bought our new Half Magic, an ‘83 Landfall 35 in Jan 2016 and again I’m the 3rd owner. After Zoomer sold, I rejoined Rob for racing as crew on his Etchells and we worked together at Edson for quite a few years. At no time did I consider replacing the 25 with anything other than another C&C. Maybe it’s the lines of the boat, maybe the build quality, or perhaps Rob’s influence as a friend and sailing buddy or a combination of all of the above.
Just an FYI, after acquiring his 34, Rob’s Etchells is now on the market and is a spectacularly great deal given the time, money, and effort he’s put into the boat.. Someone on the list should snap it up! https://southcoast.craigslist.org/boa/d/etchells-one-design-sailboat/6686704183.html Anyone going to Annapolis for the Boat Show this week? I’ll be down there walking the show on Thursday and Friday, supporting a few of my Novabraid dealers. Hit me up off list if anyone wants to catch up and talk boats. Cheers, Chuck Gilchrest S/V Half Magic 1983 35 Landfall Padanaram, MA From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Jack Fitzgerald via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2018 8: To: C&CList cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Jack Fitzgerald <j...@fitzgeraldforwarding.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Rob - C&C long time question Hello Al, I have a question for the list. How many of you have owned your current C&C yacht for 5 years or longer. FYI - we have owned Honey since October 1976 and are currently the second owners. Best regards, Jack Fitzgerald, HONEY - US12788 1974 C&C 39 TM Savannah, GA 31410 USA This email is protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received this message in error, then delete it. Thank you
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