Aug. 29, 2006 - carter 3/4 tonner |
Maggie is a rare breed.... a Carter 3/4 tonner, designed by Dick Carter for the '75 3/4 ton world cup, and only 12 ever built..... some debate as to where, but certainly boats were built by Northshore in the UK and Olympic in Greece, and possibly some by Thames Marine..... I don't know if Olympic actually made them, or just completed them, but I assume that Northshore built the hulls and decks given their relationship with Dick Carter who went on to design the early Southerlys, but thats only speculation....
The Carter 3/4 tonner is referred to in Adlard Coles famous book, 'Heavy Weather Sailing' in her ability to handle extreme weather, with mention of the boat Ariadne...
I have previously tracked down 2 other Carter 3/4 tonners, 'Stomper' based in Burnham on Crouch, and 'Ariadne' based in Wales (although the owner belives it to be a different 'Ariadne' to the one in the AC book)....
This evening, i've found another, based in the US, possibly called 'Gotcha'... have e-mailed the owner and awaiting a reply.... its for sale, and yet again mentions the fantastic sea manners of the boat.... seems we all agree, its a fun, and dependable boat to sail! |
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Sep. 4, 2006 - Don't wait |
| Posted by Anonymous |
To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise you are doomed to a routine traverse, the kind known to yachtsmen, who play with their boats at sea-"cruising," it is called. Voyaging belongs to seamen, and to the wanderers of the world who cannot, or will not, fit in. If you are contemplating a voyage and you have the means, abandon the venture until your fortunes change. Only then will you know what the sea is all about.
"I've always wanted to sail the South Seas, but I can't afford it." What these men can't afford is not to go. They are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of "security." And in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the routine of routine - and before we know it our lives are gone.
What does a man need - really need? A few pounds of food each day, heat and shelter, six feet to lie down in - and some form of working activity that will yield a sense of accomplishment. That's all - in the material sense. And we know it. But we are brainwashed by our economic system until we end up in a tomb beneath a pyramid of time payments, mortgages, preposterous gadgetry, playthings that divert our attention from the sheer idiocy of the charade.
The years thunder by. The dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked in dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it, the tomb is sealed.
Where, then, lies the answer? In choice. Which shall it be: bankruptcy of purse or bankruptcy of life?
Sterling Hayden 1916-1986 |
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Sep. 15, 2006 - 3/4 Tonner "Gotcha" |
| Posted by Anonymous |
I'm the owner of the "Gotcha" Carter 3/4 tonner along with 2 partners. We've owned her since the early '80's and campaigned her very successfully in North Carolina. I'm now racing her again on the James River in Virginia and enjoying it immensely.
I do have some original documentation (in poor condition from sitting in a moldy chart table under a dripping window lite) that says the series of 12 boats was built by Scheel Yachts in Rockland, Maine. How your example made it across "the pond" must be a good story!
Our boat was originally named "Dawn" and was owned by a fellow in New Jersey. Three others were active in the eastern US during the mid '80's--"Southerly" in Virginia and "Intuition" and "Decoy" in Maryland. I don't know anything more about those boats at this time.
If you want to contact me by email, be sure to put "3/4 Ton" in the subject line since I'm ruthlessly dumping email from names I don't recognize.
Regards,
John Perry
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Jul. 22, 2007 - 3/4Ton Carter Watermark |
| Posted by hntm |
| We have owned Watewrmak for several years. I have met and talked with the owner of Intuition a couple years ago at St. Mary's after the Governor's Cup. I am looking for information on the history of Watermark and find it interesting some were built in Rockland, Maine. I was told Watermark was built in Europe and sailed in the '75 3/4 Ton Worlds and some of the sails have the measurer's stamp. She was first located in Washington State, then the Carolinas and New Jersey and we keep her on the upper Chesapeake. After some deck refitting we are ready to go sailing again. |
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Aug. 9, 2007 - Carter 3/4 Intuition |
| Posted by Anonymous |
We have had her since 1981. Great and safe boat in heavy air.
Raced her a lot until 2002 now crew on my friend's Chance 30-30
Windemere. Intuition is Larry Leonard's old Pride and was sailed
in 1975 SORC with his son Larry Leonard JR. of Quantum Sailmakers
fame. I talked to a Naval Architect in New England very nice man
he told me a guy named Tantan another NA was very involved
as Dick's office had a lot of really good and now famous NA in
it at the time of Carter 3/4 tons design.
Howdy Stroterhoff II |
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Aug. 15, 2007 - Carter 3/4 tonners |
| Posted by Anonymous |
I sailed a Carter 3/4 tonner in the 1970's. She was Peppermint, but after the first year's campaigning, she had her stern completely re-modelled and widened with bumps fitted to make her faster.
The original Ariadne was beautifully built in Scotland in cold-moulded wood for her American owner to the original design, with the narrow stern. She and Peppermint sailed in the 1977 World Champs in La Rochelle. He and three crew members sadly lost their lives on her in the 1979 Fasnet. She featured on the front page of the Daily Mirror the next day showing her from a helicopter.
I don't know what happened to Ariadne, but I believe Peppermint is still around. |
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Aug. 20, 2007 - Carter 3/4 tonner |
| Posted by Anonymous |
| I have what I believe to be a Carter 3/4 tonner with a Ragtime rig, formally known as Icarus I would love to know for sure what she is I will when I get around to it contact Northshore. Any info on 3/4 tonner recognition would be great as the previous owner messed her around a bit. But she is still a great sail. |
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Jan. 25, 2008 - Dick Carter 3/4 tonner |
| Posted by James |
Dear All,
I own a 1974 Carter 39. She has a flat deck and twin helm positions.
She was built in Athens by Olympic Yacht.
Is this what you are reffereing to as a Carter 3/4 tonner. ?
I am trying to track down some information about how this yacht may have been originally designed as a cutter rig.
She has a flying wire haliyard that may be the inner stay and a movable track to fasten it to on the fordeck.
Any information about this yacht or whear I may be able to find more information would be appreciated.
Is the a Carter Owners club?
James |
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