Development | |
---|---|
Designer | Robert W. Ball |
Location | Canada |
Year | 1986 |
No. built | at least five |
Builder(s) | C&C Yachts |
Name | C&C 51 Custom |
Boat | |
Displacement | 33,800 lb (15,331 kg) |
Draft | 9.92 ft (3.02 m) with centreboard down |
Air draft | 71.3 ft (21.7 m) 71.6 ft (21.8 m) XL |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fibreglass |
LOA | 51.75 ft (15.77 m) |
LWL | 43.92 ft (13.39 m) |
Beam | 13.58 ft (4.14 m) |
Engine type | Inboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | stub fin keel with centreboard |
Ballast | 13,800 lb (6,260 kg) |
Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 67 ft (20 m) XL |
J foretriangle base | 20.6 ft (6.3 m) XL |
P mainsail luff | 61.4 ft (18.7 m) XL |
E mainsail foot | 20.5 ft (6.2 m) XL |
Sails | |
Sailplan | masthead sloop |
Total sail area | 1,312 sq ft (121.9 m2) |
The C&C 51 Custom is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Robert W. Ball and first built in 1986. [1] [2]
The design was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, but it is now out of production. [1] [3]
At least 5 examples were produced (based on Hull Identification Numbers (HIN) in the US Coast Guard database), [4] while three more were under construction when the C&C factory in Niagara-on-the-Lake was destroyed by fire in 1994. [5] The last example, Silent Partner II, was finished from a hull produced by C&C and spared by the fire, with the finishing work completed at the Wiggers Yard in Ontario, Canada, and was launched in 1997. [6] [7]
The C&C 51 Custom is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed stub fin keel with a retractable centreboard. It displaces 33,800 lb (15,331 kg) and carries 13,800 lb (6,260 kg) of ballast. [1] It carries a sail area of 1,312 sq ft (121.9 m2) and has an air draft (overall height) of 71.3 ft (21.7 m). [8]
The C&C 51 was designed as a centerboarder from the start. The centreboard is filled with lead ballast and has a hydraulic lift with a tackle arrangement in which the hydraulic cylinder moves about one quarter the distance needed to pull up the board. [9] As a result the boat has a draft of 9.92 ft (3.02 m) with the centreboard extended and 5.92 ft (1.80 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow moorings. [1] One example, Silent Partner II, was completed with a fixed keel. [7]
The design has a hull speed of 8.88 kn (16.45 km/h). [10]
There was a 51 XL version produced with a slightly taller mast and so a slightly larger sail area. [11]
The C&C 51 was designed as a centerboarder from the start, and the board is full of lead. We did a hydraulic lift for that . . . . . a tackle arrangement so the cylinder moves about one quarter the distance needed to pull up the board.
Development | |
---|---|
Designer | Robert W. Ball |
Location | Canada |
Year | 1986 |
No. built | at least five |
Builder(s) | C&C Yachts |
Name | C&C 51 Custom |
Boat | |
Displacement | 33,800 lb (15,331 kg) |
Draft | 9.92 ft (3.02 m) with centreboard down |
Air draft | 71.3 ft (21.7 m) 71.6 ft (21.8 m) XL |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fibreglass |
LOA | 51.75 ft (15.77 m) |
LWL | 43.92 ft (13.39 m) |
Beam | 13.58 ft (4.14 m) |
Engine type | Inboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | stub fin keel with centreboard |
Ballast | 13,800 lb (6,260 kg) |
Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 67 ft (20 m) XL |
J foretriangle base | 20.6 ft (6.3 m) XL |
P mainsail luff | 61.4 ft (18.7 m) XL |
E mainsail foot | 20.5 ft (6.2 m) XL |
Sails | |
Sailplan | masthead sloop |
Total sail area | 1,312 sq ft (121.9 m2) |
The C&C 51 Custom is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Robert W. Ball and first built in 1986. [1] [2]
The design was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, but it is now out of production. [1] [3]
At least 5 examples were produced (based on Hull Identification Numbers (HIN) in the US Coast Guard database), [4] while three more were under construction when the C&C factory in Niagara-on-the-Lake was destroyed by fire in 1994. [5] The last example, Silent Partner II, was finished from a hull produced by C&C and spared by the fire, with the finishing work completed at the Wiggers Yard in Ontario, Canada, and was launched in 1997. [6] [7]
The C&C 51 Custom is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed stub fin keel with a retractable centreboard. It displaces 33,800 lb (15,331 kg) and carries 13,800 lb (6,260 kg) of ballast. [1] It carries a sail area of 1,312 sq ft (121.9 m2) and has an air draft (overall height) of 71.3 ft (21.7 m). [8]
The C&C 51 was designed as a centerboarder from the start. The centreboard is filled with lead ballast and has a hydraulic lift with a tackle arrangement in which the hydraulic cylinder moves about one quarter the distance needed to pull up the board. [9] As a result the boat has a draft of 9.92 ft (3.02 m) with the centreboard extended and 5.92 ft (1.80 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow moorings. [1] One example, Silent Partner II, was completed with a fixed keel. [7]
The design has a hull speed of 8.88 kn (16.45 km/h). [10]
There was a 51 XL version produced with a slightly taller mast and so a slightly larger sail area. [11]
The C&C 51 was designed as a centerboarder from the start, and the board is full of lead. We did a hydraulic lift for that . . . . . a tackle arrangement so the cylinder moves about one quarter the distance needed to pull up the board.