The MC Scow - Specs, Builders/Suppliers, Factory Tour, and History of the Scow

About the MC Scow

Please follow the links below to more information on the MC Scow:

Sailing the MC by Phil Weiler
Pictures and more pictures of the MC
Fix-it-Corner keeping your MC in top conditions
Specifications of the MC and other Scows. Includes Portsmouth and PHRF numbers for all scows
Boat builder and other suppliers
Factory tour through Melges Boat Works
History of the Scow - it has been around for a couple of hundred years!

Reference articles
The MC Newsletter (A Touch of Class) is published quarterly by MCSA. Over the years a number of excellent articles have been written by some of the top MC sailors. For the benefit of those who have lost their copy or those who joined the MC organization since these articles first appeared, here are a few of them. I encourage those who have an interest in the MC (or own one) to read the following information on joining MCSA.

Title Author Issue(s) Year

Winning with Markers Gordy Bowers Oct 1990

Theory MC Andy Burdick Jan/Apr 1991

Preparation and Practice Mike Miller Jan 1992

Dress Up Your MC Andy Burdick Jan 1992

Thoughts on Starting (various) Jul/Oct 1992

Newcomer's Guide to the MC Greg Fisher Apr 1994

Race Preparation, The Start and the First Beat Eric Hood Jan 1995

Getting Better Practice Gordy Bowers Oct 1996

Tuning articles
Wonder how to tune your MC? How to set your spreaders? How to set the other controls under varying wind conditions? Well, here are tuning guides collected from Bowers, Inland, Melges, and North plus a link to the North Sails Web site's article on tuning the MC.
Enjoy!
- Bowers Sails
- GUS Sails
- Inland Sails
- Melges
- North Sails -- North Sails Web site
- North Sails -- Older but more descriptive guide
- Quantum Sails -- Quantum Web site

Title	Author	Issue(s)	Year
Winning with Markers	Gordy Bowers	Oct	1990
Theory MC	Andy Burdick	Jan/Apr	1991
Preparation and Practice	Mike Miller	Jan	1992
Dress Up Your MC	Andy Burdick	Jan	1992
Thoughts on Starting	(various)	Jul/Oct	1992
Newcomer's Guide to the MC	Greg Fisher	Apr	1994
Race Preparation, The Start and the First Beat	Eric Hood	Jan	1995
Getting Better Practice	Gordy Bowers	Oct	1996