C&C Yachts 30-2

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See her sail

The C&C Yachts 30-2, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing Into Oblivion

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 beamy beam gives 20 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 20

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.11

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 216

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.3

TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2491 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The C&C Yachts 30-2, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The C&C Yachts 30-2 is a 9.1-meter masthead sloop designed by C&C Design and built by C&C Yachts from 1988 to the present. It features a fin keel with a spade rudder, a beam of 3.2 meters, a draft of 1.8 meters, and a displacement of 3753 kg. A notable variant includes a wing keel. Aboard *Sailing Into Oblivion*, a C&C 30 Mark 2 owner discussed long-term cruising and liveaboard practicalities, including the necessity of radar as an AIS backup for detecting silent fishing vessels.30:11 He detailed his bottom paint strategy, distinguishing between ablative and hard-shell coatings, and praised marina shuttle services like the "Piggly Mobile" in Oriental, North Carolina.46:44 His future plans involve wintering in the Bahamas and summering in Maine, emphasizing simple systems for offshore reliability and continuous maintenance to prevent deterioration.49:19

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

37.5%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.3

Displacement / length

216.4

Comfort ratio

20.2

Capsize screening

2.11

Hull speed

6.8 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

982

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

First built 1988

Designer

C&C Design

Builder

C&C Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

More boats like her, on the water

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Newport 30-19.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthThe original 1968 production run of this masthead sloop, featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for coastal sailing

⛵️ I Tried Boiling Water Out of My Boat... It Actually Worked - sort of?!13:53 from Living For Sail

Spirit 329.48 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop

Pimp My Ride! Installing New Solar and Batteries in French Polynesia WHS 680:53 from Wind Hippie Sailing

Granada Yachts 319.39 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA masthead sloop with a spade rudder and nearly 46% ballast ratio, designed for stability in a 31-foot hull

Capsized in 20-meter waves: Are Wiig on the drama in the Southern Ocean | Bearing on Sailing2:00 from SEILmagasinet

Nonsuch 309.24 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 30-foot cruiser with a 43% ballast ratio, offering a stable and stiff platform for coastal cruising

The Sailboat With No Wires Holding Up the Mast from Lady K Sailing

Jeanneau Rush 319.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Ron Holland-designed IOR half-tonner that served as the official boat for the Tour de France à la Voile

August 30, 202513:36 from Piratas Aderiva

San Juan 288.74 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 1977 masthead sloop with a 50% ballast ratio and fin keel, designed for balanced performance in a compact 28-foot hull

A little bonus episode14:04 from Sailing Magic Carpet

The family

Boats like this

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

C&C Yachts 32A 1980 production masthead sloop powered by a standard Yanmar 2GM diesel, built for coastal cruising and club racing C&C Yachts 33-2A performance-oriented masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio, designed for competitive club racing and coastal cruising C&C Yachts 30 ODA Mark Mills-designed fractional sloop with an aggressive 33.37 SA/displacement ratio built for pure speed C&C Yachts 30-1 (1-506)With a 12-year production run, this masthead sloop stands as the longest-built model in the C&C lineup.C&C Yachts 24A lively 1975 masthead sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, designed for responsive club racing C&C Yachts 36-1A performance-oriented masthead sloop from 1977 featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for responsive handling

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