C&C 30

C&C 30-1

C&C 30-1
Development
Designer	Cuthbertson & Cassian
Location	Canada
Year	1973
No. built	800 (Mark 1s)
Builder	C&C Yachts
Name	C&C 30-1
Boat
Displacement	8,000 lb (3,629 kg)
Draft	5.0 ft (1.5 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fibreglass
LOA	30.0 ft (9.1 m)
LWL	24.92 ft (7.60 m)
Beam	10.00 ft (3.05 m)
Engine type	Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	3,450 lb (1,565 kg)
Rudder	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
General	Masthead sloop
I foretriangle height	39.00 ft (11.89 m)
J foretriangle base	13.50 ft (4.11 m)
P mainsail luff	34.00 ft (10.36 m)
E mainsail foot	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	195.50 sq ft (18.163 m2)
Jib/genoa area	263.25 sq ft (24.457 m2)
Total sail area	458.75 sq ft (42.619 m2)

The C&C 30 is a classic Canadian recreational keelboat. More than 1000 were built from 1973 to 1985. by C&C Yachts of Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, in Canada. There have been four completely different C&C 30 designs. The C&C 30 One Design, was built by USWatercraft, LLC.

Variants

C&C 30-1 (Mark 1)

Designed by Cuthbertson & Cassian, as a development of the C&C 27. Introduced in 1973, over 800 were built. It has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel and 4.2 ft (1.3 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. The boat was initially fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine. This was replaced with the Yanmar QM15 diesel engine and later a 2GM. It has a hull speed of 6.69 kn (12.39 km/h). Later boats built had a large number of small changes to the design, including new windows and rudder mounts

C&C 30-2 (Mark 2)

Designed by Robert W. Ball and introduced in 1988. It has a length overall of 29.92 ft (9.1 m), a waterline length of 25.75 ft (7.8 m), displaces 8,275 lb (3,753 kg) (8,500 lb (3,856 kg) with the winged keel), carries 3,100 lb (1,406 kg) of lead ballast and has a masthead sloop rig. The boat has a draft of 5.83 ft (1.78 m) with the standard keel and 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the optional wing keel. The boat is fitted with a Yanmar 2GM. The fuel tank holds 33 U.S. gallons (120 L; 27 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 53 U.S. gallons (200 L; 44 imp gal). The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 144 with a high of 144 and low of 147. It has a hull speed of 6.8 kn (12.59 km/h).

C&C 30 One Design

This model was introduced as a one design racer, designed by Mark Mills and was in production in 2017. The hull is made from Vinylester, E-glass with foam core, resin-infused carbon reinforced structure and features a retractable bowsprit. It has a length overall of 30.01 ft (9.1 m), a waterline length of 28.70 ft (8.7 m), displaces 3,995 lb (1,812 kg) and carries 1,579 lb (716 kg) of ballast. The boat has a carbon fibre lead bulb daggerboard and is fitted with a Volvo saildrive diesel engine of 12 hp (9 kW). The fuel tank holds 6.5 U.S. gallons (25 L; 5.4 imp gal). It has carbon fibre spars, a fractional rig and 640.6 sq ft (59.51 m²) of sail for upwind sailing and 1,643.2 sq ft (152.66 m²) for downwind sailing.

Gallery

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  C&C 30 Mark I
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  C&C 30 Mark I
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  C&C 30 Mark I
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  C&C 30-2 (Mark 2)

External links

• Official website