C&C Yachts 40-1

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The C&C Yachts 40-1, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

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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 narrow beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.77

LightHeavy

355 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 355

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.1

TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

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

Draws more than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2863 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The C&C Yachts 40-1, as the fleet has seen it

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The C&C Yachts 40-1 is a masthead sloop designed by C&C and built by C&C Yachts, with a fin keel and spade rudder. This model, produced from 1970, has a length overall of 12.06 meters, a beam of 3.58 meters, and a draft of 2.13 meters, displacing 8523 kg.5:27 It features a rudder attached to the keel and a small bowsprit. The C&C 40-1 is an earlier design, distinct from C&C 40 models produced after 1977, and was not built in large numbers.5:42 C&C Yachts, founded in Ontario, gained prominence for performance-oriented production sailboats using balsa-cored hulls to achieve stiffness and reduce weight, a construction method used in models including the C&C 40.8:05

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

42.1%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

17.1

Displacement / length

354.8

Comfort ratio

34.1

Capsize screening

1.77

Hull speed

7.2 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1205

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

First built 1970

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 40-2A completely redesigned 12-metre masthead sloop offering both fin keel and centerboard configurations for varied waters C&C Yachts 40 CrusaderA deep-draft masthead sloop with a centerboard, designed for performance and stability in a 12-meter hull C&C Yachts 40-2 ACA performance-oriented masthead sloop from 1977 featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for responsive handling C&C Yachts 37/40+A 12-metre masthead sloop with a 1.97 capsize screening value, built from 1988 to 1997 for balanced performance C&C Yachts 38-1A performance-oriented masthead sloop from the early C&C era, featuring a light displacement hull for her length C&C Yachts 37/40 RA stripped-out racing variant featuring a taller three-spreader mast with running backstays and a deep 2.49m fin keel

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