Geez,
I can't wait to get Althea up here.. You guys are making me jealous. JP From: Martin DeYoung <martin.deyo...@outlook.com> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2020 5:53 PM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: Calypso 1971 C&C 43 update Ron, Yes, it would have been Esta Es at Mackinaw in 1997. The owner was Gene McCarthy. Gene's son Glenn would have also been involved. Calypso as "Esta Es (1986 to 1998 based out of the Chicago area) and as "Phantom" (1978 to 1986, Walsh family based out of the Green Bay area) participated in many Chicago/Mac races. I have not found a good source of the historical results to have an accurate count but my guess is the boat has raced the Chi/Mac more than 10 times based on past owner comments and artifacts found onboard. I also expect a C&C 43 would be a little too big for easy use on Carlyle Lake. I have zero interest in taking Calypso into Lake Washington as it is my preference to sail on one tack for long enough to eat a sandwich. Puget sound is big enough but these 43s seemed to be designed for offshore passages. A few years back we participated in the double handed pursuit race named "Race to the Straits" (R2S) that started in Seattle on Saturday morning. The Saturday race course finishes in Port Townsend (+-30 miles). The fleet stays the night in PT and enjoys a catered dinner/awards presentation. Sunday AM the race starts in PT and finishes in Seattle. (Several years we had 2 or 3 C&C 43 entered.) It is a popular race that "sells out" each year with around 100 entries. Often the race course presents significant adverse current. Naturally this means much "short tacking" the shore to gain some relief. The last R2S Calypso entered started in heavy #1 headsail (150%) conditions. By the time we passed Double Bluff (1/2 way mark) I was gassed enough to be close to mutiny and stated we were going to sail on one tack for a few miles. I estimate I did 22 tacks that day. Martin DeYoung Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle/Port Ludlow Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2020 2:09 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Ronald B. Frerker <mailto:rbfrer...@yahoo.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: Calypso 1971 C&C 43 update I got a chance to board her, as Esta Es IIRC, at Mackinaw Island after a Mac race in maybe '97. I was on a C&C 30. A crewmember of our boat, who also owned a C&C 30, came with me to see her. What a beautiful boat! After that, it was all he could talk about. He wanted to buy one and bring it to Carlyle Lake. Might have been a little too big for Carlyle, although he did later bring an Express 37 to the lake. Ron Wild Cheri C&C 30-1 STL
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