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C&C Yachts 45

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2000

A William H. Tripp Jr. fractional sloop built for IMS competition, featuring a high 24.88 SA/displacement ratio

Designed by William H. Tripp Jr.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.06
LightHeavy

143 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 143
EasygoingPowered-up

24.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 24.9
TenderStiff

51% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 51%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~97% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2321 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
51.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.9
Displacement / length
142.9
Comfort ratio
22.0
Capsize screening
2.06
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1920
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2000
Designer
William H. Tripp Jr
Builder
C&C Yachts

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