My Girlfriend and I just completed the NCC 2012 in our recently restored Core Sound 17. This year provided some very light wind and all sailing boats were forced to practice their rowing or paddling technique whether they trained or not. We finished in 2nd in Class 4 with a time of 28 hours. A CLC rowing/sailing dory who had the advantage in rowing by far got in before us by about an hour. We had a blast despite the rowing. Here are a few pictures of the boat being refinished. Some pics and video from the race to come. Sorry Ken, its not yellow anymore :)
Core Sound 17 'Southbound' deck sanded and cockpit sealed and primed
Deck primed and cockpit painted
Hull fairing bye bye yellow
Ready for a couple sealer coats of epoxy and primer
New Oars of marine ply and 2x4 spruce
New bottom ready to race. Devoe 2 pary poly tinted for grey bottom
Finished oars needing varnish. 9' 6" and 4lbs each and nice balance
The "new" Southbound sitting pretty and ready for her race debut
