Today, with the many brands we now build and service including Alerion, True North, C&C Yachts, J/Boats, North Rip, our customer base has a much broader spectrum of interests.
In the coming New Year we are working on delivering to you focused, useful, and entertaining (we hope) ‘newsletters’, we plan to distribute quarterly with each one focused on a particular brand and interests. This will help keep everyone posted on the highlights and happenings of the company as a whole.
Alerion 41 - winning, winning big
We all know that boats have a personality, that’s why we name them and refer to them as she. Our new Alerion 41 is built alongside new race boats; It turns out that the Alerion 41 must have a little competitive streak under all that beautiful wood work. She’s only been in the water a few months and has already garnered two impressive awards!
Judging her by her easy handling and performance under sail I wouldn’t bet against her on the race course either!
We could write a bunch of ad copy about how great our boat is, but it’s probably more effective for you to read what the independent experts think:
Santa says that Hull #10 is still available for spring delivery.
Alerion Yachts
Welcome new C&C Dealers!
Team-building has been a big job this year. As we grow, we need to add people. More to the point, we need to add the RIGHT people. Building out our dealer network is part of this process. We don’t want good dealers, we don’t even want great dealers. We want the BEST dealers.
C&C One Design 30 build progress
The C&C 30 is moving along nicely. The deck plug is finished and the hull plug is planked and in final fairing. Molds can’t be far behind!
The first few boats will be racing at Charleston Race Week. Orders are coming in steadily, so if you want to go really, really fast this summer, you’d better get in line!
You can watch the progress of the 30 on the
C&C 30 Facebook page. We are updating the photo album weekly. . No Virginia, the hull is not made of cold molded wood, just the plug!
A good working rule for the Newport Bermuda race is: Don’t sail on a boat shorter than your age. The first C&C Redline 41 starts construction in January for a spring launch, with plenty of time to ramp up for the 2014 Bermuda Race. I think it’s useless to lie about my age, so some rule revision may be in order. I think this will be an awesome BDA ride, even at my advanced age!
Look for the Redline 41 this spring in Newport (and Bermuda) and this fall at the major boatshows.
More Redline 41 info
True North 50 - Avionics go to sea
The True North 50 carries on the family lineage of combining classic downeast styling with luxury. With the 50, we are adding hi-tech to the mix as well. The Volvo Penta Glass Cockpit system is a marinized outgrowth of leading edge aircraft avionics.
The system collects and integrates all the shipboard information and centralizes it on a huge multi-touch display akin to a giant iPad. The amount of information centralized is staggering, it talks to the engine, the internet, the autopilot, radar, sonar and even your phone.. This level of integration allows the Volvo Penta Engine Vessel Control (EVC) system to perform some fairly nifty tricks: Dynamic Positioning, Adaptive Routing and push button docking to name a few.
This is only one of the really innovative ideas being built into the TN 50. We’ll keep you posted.
As sailors, it’s really exciting to cross-pollinate our ideas with those of the powerboat team. As racers, we are always looking for better performance. There is a little push/pull but everyone agrees that it is producing some great ideas.
The True North MKII twin outboard is an example of this fresh eyes approach. We already told you how outboards have come a long way and now are lighter, quieter and more efficient than inboards.
When you add the new
Optimus 360 Joystick Control System , you really have something. Basically, the system allows joystick control over the twin outboards. That means you can go forward, backward, SIDEWAYS and do a donut inside a boat length! Even Dunes and I will be able to dock her!
Even if you aren’t into powerboats, you should click the link and watch the video. What a world we live in. I need to rig this thing up in my van.
Ho, ho, hum- another year, more world champs…
All in all, 2013 was a pretty normal year for Waterline Systems. Our customers won their usual quota of World Championships, highlighted by wins in the J/24 and J/22 worlds.
J/Boat fleets are getting used to Waterline Systems customers winning everything, the mega-yacht J Class probably thought they were safe…. until Hanuman arrived with a shiny new WLS bottom and carted away all their silver.
“Ho hum, more world championships”, does sound a tad cocky. But, really for us, it is just an expectation. That is the level we strive to play at. Every time, on every boat.
Complete repair and restoration
While we are famous for championship winning sailboat prep, we have always done a brisk business for cruisers and powerboaters who demand the best. Between our Warren shop and our Brewer’s Cove Haven location, we can handle any job.
Sure, the weather outside is frightful, but we can still get your boat inside where it’s delightful.
Save the Date!
March 8, 2014
Our Open House has it roots way back in the Franklin Street shop days. Back then, it was a couple of pizzas, a couple cases of beer and we’d bring together some of the top J/24 guys and our customers to discuss how we would all improve over the winter.
It’s grown a bit.
It’s grown so much, we hardly know how to describe it. It’s a factory tour, so everyone can learn and see how yachts actually go together. It’s a mini boat show, you can meet and talk to some of the guys who design and build the gear you use. It’s a seminar series, with experts in a variety of fields teaching topics from racing rules to diesel mechanics.
In short, there is a LOT going on. The only thing that is the same is that it’s a chance to get our friends and customers together and improve our skills over the winter.
March 8, 2014
USWatercraft LLC “The Home of New England Craftsmanship” manufacturers of Alerion Yachts, C&C Yachts, True North Yachts, and North Rip. USW is also the licensed US builder of the J/22, J/24, J80 & J/105. Located in Warren, RI, where we provide world-class service, parts, repair, re-fit and upgrade of various one-designs, grand-prix, cruising and power boats.
