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C&C Yachts 25

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1973

A 1973 masthead sloop with a shallow 1.14m draft, designed for coastal cruising before the 1982 redesign

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

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The C&C Yachts 25, on the water

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Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.14 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.11
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 217
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.6
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

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

  • Draws less than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1563 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The C&C Yachts 25, as the fleet has seen it

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The C&C Yachts 25 is a masthead sloop designed by C&C and built by C&C Yachts from 1973 until 1982, when it was replaced by the C&C 25 MKII, a completely new design. It has a fin keel with a transom-hung rudder, measures 7.7 meters LOA with a 2.6-meter beam, 1.1-meter draft, and displaces 1950 kg. C&C Yachts built a reputation for performance-oriented production sailboats using balsa-cored hulls to increase stiffness and reduce weight in models like the C&C Yachts 27 MK I and C&C Yachts 35-1(REDWING 35).8:05 Solo ocean sailor John Stone advocates for smaller, classic boats with encapsulated keels, noting their approachability and ease of maintenance compared to modern, high-tech production boats.1:58

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.6
Displacement / length
217.4
Comfort ratio
17.2
Capsize screening
2.11
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
634
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1973
Designer
C&C
Builder
C&C Yachts

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

C&C Yachts 25 MKIIA complete redesign of the original 25, this 7.64-metre masthead sloop balances a 45% ballast ratio for stabilityC&C Yachts 24A lively 1975 masthead sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, designed for responsive club racingMark 25A high-performance fractional sloop from George Cuthbertson’s post-C&C studio, built for speed with a 20.56 SA/D ratioC&C Yachts 27 MK VA 1984 redesign of the C&C 27 line, featuring a high 20.43 SA/displacement ratio for spirited performanceC&C Yachts 32A 1980 production masthead sloop powered by a standard Yanmar 2GM diesel, built for coastal cruising and club racing

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