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C&C Yachts 40-1

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1970

A rare early design featuring a keel-attached rudder and bowsprit, distinct from the later 1977 production models

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

See her sail

The C&C Yachts 40-1, 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 heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

1.77 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.77
LightHeavy

355 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 355
EasygoingPowered-up

17.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.1
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws more than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2863 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The C&C Yachts 40-1, 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 40-1 is a masthead sloop designed by C&C Design and built by C&C Yachts from 1970 to the present, featuring a fin keel with a spade rudder. This earlier version of the C&C 40, similar to the CRUSADER 40, was not built in great numbers and is distinct from later C&C 40 models produced after 1977.4:49 It has a LOA of 12.1 m, a beam of 3.6 m, a draft of 2.1 m, and displaces 8523 kg.5:22 Aboard *Practical Sailor*, the C&C 40 (1978–1983 model) is described as a dual-purpose racer-cruiser with a deep seven-foot keel and a teak-ply interior, avoiding the extreme hull distortions common in its IOR era.8:32 Owners often modify the C&C 40 for cruising by adding Solent stays, increasing fuel capacity with bladders, and upgrading electrical systems.9:19 The deep draft limits shallow-water cruising, but the boat offers high-performance sailing. *Be The Captain* notes that IOR-inspired designs like the C&C 40 heel aggressively and offer limited interior space due to pinched sterns.10:04

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The C&C Yachts 40-1 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

2seen for sale
2channels weighed buying one
US$38,000Median asking

  • A specific C&C 40 for sale in Grenada that the creator is helping someone consider buying

    from Lady K Sailingseen January 20240:11

  • A specific 1980 model for sale in Maryland, inspected for possible purchase

    from Practical Sailorseen May 20249:32

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
354.8
Comfort ratio
34.1
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1205
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1970
Designer
C&C
Builder
C&C Yachts

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The family

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

C&C Yachts 40-2A completely redesigned 12-metre masthead sloop offering both fin keel and centerboard configurations for varied watersC&C Yachts 40 CrusaderA masthead sloop from the early C&C era, featuring a keel-centerboard configuration and a deep 2.77m draft for performanceC&C Yachts 40-2 ACA performance-oriented masthead sloop from 1977 featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for responsive handlingC&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 38-1A performance-oriented masthead sloop from the early C&C era, featuring a light displacement hull for her lengthC&C Yachts 37/40 RA stripped-out racing variant featuring a taller three-spreader mast with running backstays and a deep 2.49m fin keel

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