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C&C Yachts 37/40 R

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1988–1990

A stripped-out racing variant featuring a taller three-spreader mast with running backstays and a deep 2.49m fin keel

Designed by Robert Ball & C&C Design.

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

See her sail

The C&C Yachts 37/40 R, on the water

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

Footage from Practical Sailor

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 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.05
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 206
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.2
TenderStiff

48% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 48%

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

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

Compared with 2867 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The C&C Yachts 37/40 R, 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 37/40 R is a 12.0-meter masthead sloop designed by Robert Ball and C&C Design, built by C&C Yachts between 1988 and 1990. This model is a racing-oriented variant of the post-1988 C&C 37/40+, featuring a lighter displacement of 6758 kg, a spartan interior, and a taller three-spreader tapered mast equipped with running back and check stays. Its fin keel with a spade rudder draws 2.5 meters. C&C Yachts, founded in Ontario, established a reputation for performance-oriented production sailboats by integrating lightweight fiberglass construction with competitive racing designs, utilizing balsa-cored hulls to increase stiffness and reduce weight. The company gained prominence after its 1966 design, Red Jacket, won the Southern Ocean Racing Conference.2:59

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
48.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.2
Displacement / length
206.3
Comfort ratio
23.1
Capsize screening
2.05
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1431
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1988–1990
Units built
25
Designer
Robert Ball, C&C Design
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 37/40+A 12-metre masthead sloop with a 1.97 capsize screening value, built from 1988 to 1997 for balanced performanceC&C Yachts 37-2A Rob Ball-designed masthead sloop produced in multiple keel and rig configurations during its 1988 to 1997 runC&C Yachts 37A George Cuthbertson-designed masthead sloop built for performance with a stiff 42% ballast ratioC&C Yachts 36RA masthead sloop from 1971 featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, designed for performance-oriented sailingC&C Yachts 34+RA performance-focused masthead sloop with a 2.26m deep-bulb keel and a production history of evolving rig dimensionsC&C Yachts 40-1A rare early design featuring a keel-attached rudder and bowsprit, distinct from the later 1977 production models

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