Development | |
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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]