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C&C Yachts 41

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1981

A Robert Ball-designed masthead sloop built for performance with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by R. Ball & Robert Ball.

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

See her sail

The C&C Yachts 41, 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 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. It features a fin keel with a spade rudder, measures 12.4 meters LOA with a 3.9-meter beam, and displaces 7937 kg. The standard draft is 2.4 meters, but a keel/centerboard variant is available, offering a draft of 2.44 meters with the board down and 1.50 meters with it up.

The living 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 handlingC&C Yachts 37A George Cuthbertson-designed masthead sloop built for performance with a stiff 42% ballast ratioC&C Yachts 42 CustomA 1976 custom masthead sloop with a deep 2.13-meter draft and fin keel, built for performance-oriented offshore sailingC&C Yachts 39A 1971-1974 production masthead sloop with a moderate displacement-to-length ratio, balanced for coastal cruisingC&C Yachts 51 CustomA powerful 15-meter masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile performance in deep waterC&C Yachts 36RA performance-oriented masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, optimized for competitive racing

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