C&C Yachts 41

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The C&C Yachts 41, 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 211

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.4

TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

Draws more than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2724 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The C&C Yachts 41, as the fleet has seen it

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The C&C Yachts 41 is a masthead sloop designed by R. Ball and built by C&C Yachts from 1981 to the present, featuring a fin keel with a spade rudder. It measures 12.42 meters LOA, with a 3.94-meter beam, a 2.38-meter draft, and a displacement of 7938 kg.4:37 A keel/centerboard variant is available, offering a draft of 2.44 meters when down and 1.50 meters when up.6:45 The C&C Yachts 41 is a larger, later model than the C&C Yachts 40-1, which was produced from 1978 to 1983 and was designed as a dual-purpose racer-cruiser with a deep seven-foot keel.4:36

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

45.7%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

19.4

Displacement / length

211.0

Comfort ratio

25.2

Capsize screening

1.99

Hull speed

7.7 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1539

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

First built 1981

Designer

R. Ball, Robert Ball

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 36-1A performance-oriented masthead sloop from 1977 featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for responsive handling C&C Yachts 37A George Cuthbertson-designed masthead sloop built for performance with a stiff 42% ballast ratio 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 39A 1971-1974 production masthead sloop with a moderate displacement-to-length ratio, balanced for coastal cruising C&C Yachts 51 CustomA powerful 15-meter masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile performance in deep water C&C Yachts 36RA performance-oriented masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, optimized for competitive racing

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