C&C Yachts 32

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The C&C Yachts 32, on the water

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Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25

CoastalBluewater

1.93 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.93

LightHeavy

288 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 288

EasygoingPowered-up

16.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.3

TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

What the fleet has seen

The C&C Yachts 32, as the fleet has seen it

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The C&C Yachts 32 is a masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by C&C and built by C&C Yachts from 1980 to the present. It measures 9.6 meters LOA, with a 3.1-meter beam, 1.7-meter draft, and 4390 kg displacement. C&C Yachts established a reputation for performance-oriented production sailboats by integrating lightweight fiberglass construction with competitive racing designs, using balsa-cored hulls to increase stiffness and reduce weight. The Yanmar 2GM Diesel was the standard engine for U.S. customers, and a Keel/CB version was available.8:33 Prospective buyers of vintage C&C models should prioritize professional surveys to inspect for water intrusion in cored hulls, particularly around poorly bedded hardware.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

40.3%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

16.3

Displacement / length

287.8

Comfort ratio

25.2

Capsize screening

1.93

Hull speed

6.7 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

904

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

First built 1980

Designer

C&C

Builder

C&C Yachts

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

C&C Yachts 33-2A performance-oriented masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio, designed for competitive club racing and coastal cruising C&C Yachts 30-2A performance-oriented masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by C&C for balanced club racing C&C Yachts 42 CustomA 1976 custom masthead sloop with a deep 2.13-meter draft and fin keel, built for performance-oriented offshore sailing C&C Yachts 36-1A performance-oriented masthead sloop from 1977 featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for responsive handling C&C Yachts 36RA performance-oriented masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, optimized for competitive racing C&C Yachts 24A lively 1975 masthead sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, designed for responsive club racing

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