</s> ▁The ▁C - Sc ow ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁sc ow ▁family . ▁Like ▁the ▁MC , ▁it ▁is ▁cat - rig ged ▁but ▁requires ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁people ▁to ▁sail . ▁Like ▁the ▁MC , ▁it ▁has ▁bil ge boards ▁but ▁only ▁one ▁rud der . ▁Although ▁the ▁current ▁boat ▁is ▁one - design , ▁the ▁original ▁class ▁had ▁several ▁boats ▁that ▁fit ▁within ▁a ▁box ▁rule . ▁The ▁first ▁sc ant lings ▁for ▁the ▁class ▁were ▁developed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁making ▁the ▁class ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years ▁old ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁C - sc ow ▁has ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁lake ▁boat ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁mid west . ▁However , ▁recent ▁strong ▁market ing ▁efforts ▁through ▁its ▁mak er , ▁Mel ges ▁Performance ▁S ail bo ats , ▁has ▁grown ▁the ▁fleet ▁across ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁S ail ▁numbers ▁Most ▁sail bo ats ▁classes ▁use ▁their ▁H ull ▁number ▁or ▁a ▁number ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁national ▁body ▁to ▁sign ify ▁their ▁boat ▁( H ull ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁would ▁be ▁USA ▁ 0 0 1 , ▁number ▁ 2 ▁from ▁Canada ▁would ▁be ▁C AN ▁ 0 0 2 ▁etc .). ▁The ▁C - sc ows ▁were ▁first ▁built ▁long ▁before ▁this ▁number ing ▁system ▁existed ▁and ▁so ▁they ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁system . ▁Their ▁sail ▁numbers ▁consist ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 - 2 ▁letters ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁number .