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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | John O. Johnson |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1905 (disputed) |
| No. built | 2,000 |
| Builder(s) | Johnson Boatworks Melges Performance Sailboats |
| Role | One-design racer |
| Name | C Scow |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 650 lb (295 kg) |
| Draft | 3.30 ft (1.01 m) with centerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | scow |
| Construction | wood or fiberglass |
| LOA | 20.00 ft (6.10 m) |
| Beam | 7.00 ft (2.13 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | twin centerboards |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | cat rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | catboat |
| Mainsail area | 216.00 sq ft (20.067 m2) |
| Total sail area | 216.00 sq ft (20.067 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 79.7 |
The C Scow is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by John O. Johnson as a one-design racer and first built as early as 1905. Sources disagree as to the first-built date, with claims of 1905, 1906 and 1923.[1][2]
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "C Scow sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 106-107. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1