C&C Yachts 41

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See her sail

The C&C Yachts 41, on the water

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

Footage from Lady K Sailing

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

Comfort ratio 25

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 211

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.4

TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

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

Draws more than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2724 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The C&C Yachts 41, 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 41 is a masthead sloop racer-cruiser designed by R. Ball and built by C&C Yachts from 1981 to the present, featuring a fin keel with a spade rudder. With an LOA of 12.4 meters, a beam of 3.9 meters, and a draft of 2.4 meters, it displaces 7937 kg.0:47 The C&C 41 represents the performance-oriented segment of used sailboats, offering features like inboard jib tracks and high-aspect keels, alongside a functional interior.2:51 A keel/centerboard variant is available, with a board-down draft of 2.44 meters and a board-up draft of 1.50 meters.6:45

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

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

1seen for sale

1channel weighed buying one

US$42,500Median asking

Listed for sale in St. Petes, representing the racer-cruiser segment
from Lady K Sailingseen March 2024watch

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

45.7%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

19.4

Displacement / length

211.0

Comfort ratio

25.2

Capsize screening

1.99

Hull speed

7.7 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1539

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

First built 1981

Designer

R. Ball, Robert Ball

Builder

C&C Yachts

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Is the Caribbean Becoming Too Dangerous for Cruisers?21:54 from The Sailing Doodles Podcast

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Dehler Yachts 41 CR12.45 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Judel-Vrolijk fractional sloop designed for performance cruising with a stiff, balanced hull and bulb keel

Skagen Race 2025: Fresh beat towards Skagen1:31 from SEILmagasinet

The family

Boats like this

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

C&C Yachts 36-1A performance-oriented masthead sloop from 1977 featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for responsive handling C&C Yachts 37A George Cuthbertson-designed masthead sloop built for performance with a stiff 42% ballast ratio C&C Yachts 42 CustomA 1976 custom masthead sloop with a deep 2.13-metre draft and fin keel, built for performance-oriented offshore sailing C&C Yachts 39A 1971-1974 production masthead sloop with a moderate displacement-to-length ratio, balanced for coastal cruising C&C Yachts 51 CustomA powerful 15-meter masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile performance in deep water C&C Yachts 36RA masthead sloop from 1971 featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, designed for performance-oriented sailing

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