Santa Cruz 70
 | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bill "The Wizard" Lee |
| Year | 1985 |
| Design | One-Design |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 8 - 16 |
| Draft | 2.74 m (9 ft 0 in) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | CFRP |
| LOA | 20.73 m (68.0 ft) |
| LWL | 18.9 m (62 ft) |
| Beam | 4.6 m (15 ft) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Fixed |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Masthead rig |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 69.44 m2 (747.4 sq ft) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | -69 |
The Santa Cruz 70 (SC-70) is a class of ultra-light displacement (ULDB) keelboats designed for offshore ocean racing by Bill Lee and built by Hilltop Yachts. The SC-70 was created after the success of Merlin[1][dead link][2][dead link], and led the way in the production of "Sleds": large, fast, light, keel boats capable of surfing downwind. The SC-70 is not a strict one-design class; most of the yachts differ slightly in deck layout, cabin configuration, sail plan, and appendages. Despite these "custom" features, most SC-70's sail competitively in fleets that utilize a rating rule such as the offshore racing rule (ORR) to account for differences in performance. [3] The Great Lakes 70's Sailing Association is once such fleet, where as many as 13 SC-70s have raced together on Lakes Michigan, Huron, and Superior.[4] Additional fleets found on the west coast of the United States include Santa Cruz 70's with yachts of a similar design. [5]
The Yachts[edit]
| Boat name | Hull no. | Current Owner | Current Location | Previous Name (Owner) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warpath | 1 | Fred Howe & Steve Howe | San Diego, CA | Blondie Pied Piper 2 (Richard Jennings) Nitemare (Tom Neil) |
| Details | 2 | Lance Smotherman | Detroit, MI | Kathmandu Colt 45 (Alan Fletcher) |
| Thirsty Tiger | 3 | Burt D'Ottavio | Chicago, IL | Citius Ole |
| Stripes | 4 | Bill & Sally Martin | Detroit, MI | Starlight Express |
| Buona Sera | 5 | Edward Marez | Santa Cruz, CA | Pied Piper (Richard Jennings) Retro (David Team & Doug Baker) |
| Grand Illusion | 6 | James McDowell | Los Angeles, CA | Hotel Colifornia |
| Westerly | 7 | Stuart Dahlgren | Sidney, BC | Mongoose |
| Windancer VII | 8 | John Nedeau | Muskegon, MI | Drumbeat Cynosure (Kohler/Reichelsdorfer ) |
| OEX | 9 | Peter Tong | Long Beach, CA | Silver Bullet Luna Barba Renagade Midnight Rider |
| Chance | 10 | Mike Brotz | Sheboygan, WI | Chance |
| Evolution | 11 | Terry Kohler & Peter Reichelsdorfer | Sheboygan, WI | Evolution |
| Neptune's Car | 12 | Paul LaMarche | Seattle, WA | Starlight Express Donnybrook |
| *Never Built* | 13 | |||
| Holua | 14 | Brack Duker | Los Angeles, CA | Holua (Peter Thornton) |
| Mirage | 15 | John DeLaura | Long Beach, CA | Mirage (Mirage Syndicate) |
| Hotel California Too | 16 | Steve & Barb Schmidt | St. Thomas, BVI | Hotel California Too |
| Maverick | 17 | Chris Slagerman | Los Angeles, CA | Pyewacket (Roy E. Disney) Valkyrie Chessie Blondie Skylark Pyewacket (Roy P. Disney) |
| Chardonnay II | 18 | Jim Beauregard & Charles Canfield | Santa Cruz, CA | Chardonnay II |
| Breakaway | 19 | Mike Webb | Falmouth UK | Orient Express Equation (Bill Alcott) |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Not Found". fastisfun.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "Not Found". fastisfun.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ McCreary, David. "ORR Rule". offshoreracingrule.org. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "Great Lakes 70s Home Page". gl70.org. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "West Coast 70 Sleds". westcoast70sleds.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "SC-70 Roll Call - Ocean Racing Anarchy". sailinganarchy.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "Office of Science and Technology". noaa.gov. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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