C&C 44

C&C 44

Development
Designer	Rob Ball
Location	Canada
Year	1985
Builder(s)	C&C Yachts
Name	C&C 44
Boat
Displacement	20,906 lb (9,483 kg)
Draft	8.25 ft (2.51 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	44.17 ft (13.46 m)
LWL	35.25 ft (10.74 m)
Beam	13.25 ft (4.04 m)
Engine type	Yanmar 4JHE diesel engine 44 hp (33 kW)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	9,850 lb (4,468 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	59.00 ft (17.98 m)
J foretriangle base	17.50 ft (5.33 m)
P mainsail luff	51.75 ft (15.77 m)
E mainsail foot	15.75 ft (4.80 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead sloop
Mainsail area	407.53 sq ft (37.861 m2)
Jib/genoa area	516.25 sq ft (47.961 m2)
Total sail area	923.78 sq ft (85.822 m2)
Racing
PHRF	66 (average)

The C&C 44 and the C&C 44 Custom are a series of Canadian sailboats, that were designed by Rob Ball and first built in 1985.

Production

The C&C 44 design prototype was built by C&C Yachts in Canada and then production was undertaken in the United States at C&C's Middletown, Rhode Island plant, starting in 1985 and ending in 1991. The C&C 44 Custom was built by the Custom Division of C&C. The design is now out of production.

Design

The C&C 44 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. The hull is made with triaxial fibreglass cloth, laid on each side of a 3/4" end-grain balsawood core, to form a sandwich. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 20,906 lb (9,483 kg) and carries 9,850 lb (4,468 kg) of ballast.

The C&C 44s built were highly customized and used many different ballast and keel combinations, as well as different rigs. A centreboard was a factory option.

The design was also available as the "C&C 44 Custom", which used the same hull molds, but was more race-oriented. The Custom version incorporates more use of exotic construction materials, has a different coachhouse roof and deck, a simpler interior and a keel that is slightly longer. It is likely that fewer than four of the Custom model were completed in total.

The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 8.25 ft (2.51 m), while the centreboard-equipped version has a draft of 8.50 ft (2.59 m) with the centreboard extended and 5.5 ft (1.7 m) with it retracted. The Custom version has a draft of 8.42 ft (2.57 m).

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 4JHE diesel engine of 44 hp (33 kW) . The fuel tank holds 40 U.S. gallons (150 L; 33 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 100 U.S. gallons (380 L; 83 imp gal).

The fixed keel-equipped C&C 44 has a PHRF racing average handicap of 66, while the centreboard version has a PHRF average handicap of 57 with a high of 66 and low of 48. All versions have a hull speed of 7.96 kn (14.74 km/h).

Operational history

In a July 1988 review, Lloyd Hircock wrote in Canadan Yachting magazine, "The C&C 44 is a splendid sea boat—dry, kindly, strong and seaworthy ... I rate the C&C 44 up there with the best of them. It is an impressive yacht to sail. It is strong and capable, and well designed for safe offshore passages for comfortable lake cruising. At the drop of a flag this design is ready to take to the race course." He did find fault with the inadequate cabin ventilation, the uncomfortable helm seat, as well as the aft genoa sheet track location and the location of the mainsheet traveller in the middle of the cockpit, which reduces cockpit seating space.

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Hunter 44