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C&C Yachts 36-1

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1977

A performance-oriented masthead sloop from 1977 featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for responsive handling

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The C&C Yachts 36-1, on the water

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Footage from Practical Sailor

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

2.01 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.01
LightHeavy

251 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 251
EasygoingPowered-up

18.4 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.4
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

What the fleet has seen

The C&C Yachts 36-1, as the fleet has seen it

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The C&C Yachts 36-1 is a masthead sloop sailboat, designed by C&C Design and built by C&C Yachts from 1977 to the present. It has a fin keel with a spade rudder, an LOA of 10.9 meters, a beam of 3.5 meters, and a draft of 1.8 meters. The boat displaces 5443 kg. A keel/centerboard variant is available, offering a draft of 7.5 feet when down and 4.0 feet when up, with a displacement of 12,800 lbs and 5,900 lbs of ballast.

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.4
Displacement / length
250.7
Comfort ratio
23.8
Capsize screening
2.01
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1140
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Designer
C&C
Builder
C&C Yachts

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