 C&C 25 Mk I | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Robert W. Ball,C&C Design |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1973 |
| Builder(s) | C&C Yachts |
| Name | C&C 25 Mk I |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 4,300 lb (1,950 kg) |
| Draft | 3.75 ft (1.14 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 25.16 ft (7.67 m) |
| LWL | 20.67 ft (6.30 m) |
| Beam | 8.58 ft (2.62 m) |
| Engine type | Inboard,saildrive oroutboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,900 lb (862 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| General | Masthead sloop |
| I foretriangle height | 31.50 ft (9.60 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 11.00 ft (3.35 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 26.50 ft (8.08 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.00 ft (3.05 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 132.50 sq ft (12.310 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 173.25 sq ft (16.095 m2) |
| Total sail area | 305.75 sq ft (28.405 m2) |
| Racing | |
| Class association | MORC |
| PHRF | 222 (average) |
TheC&C 25 is a series ofCanadiansailboats, first built in 1973.[1][2][3][4][5]
C&C also produced the unrelatedC&C 25 Redline design.[6][7]
The boat series was built byC&C Yachts inCanada, but it is now out of production.[1][8]
Dick and Irene Steffen had owned a yacht dealership for C&C Yachts, that was located inPointe Claire, Quebec. The dealership had done good business selling C&C boats, but the C&C line did not offer a boat smaller than theC&C 27 at that time. Dick Steffen was a competitive sailing racer and thought that there would be a good market for a C&C 24 footkeelboat. At his request C&C designed the boat, but decided not to proceed with production. Steffen bought the design from C&C, foundingMirage Yachts in February 1972 to build the design. TheMirage 24 sold well and quickly established a strong racing record inMidget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) class events. Caught off guard by the success of the boat, C&C decided to design a competitor, which they named the C&C 25, that was very similar to the Mirage 24's design.[9]
The C&C 25 designs are both a small recreationalkeelboats, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. They havemasthead sloop rigs, transom-hungrudders and fixed finkeels.[1][2][3][4]
In a review of the Mark II Michael McGoldrick wrote, "The newer version of the C&C 25 (the Mark II) was introduced in the early 1980s. Compared to its predecessor, it has a more modern look about it, a slightly deeper keel which allows it to point a little higher, and a truck cabin that is raised all the way forward (as opposed to the original cabin which sloped downwards towards the front of the boat). Despite all these changes, the new C&C 25 has the same hull design as the original model (The Mark I)."[10]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the C&C 25 came out in 1972 as a capable racer-cruiser with more than average space below for a 25-footer. Eventually a Mk II version was introduced in the early 1980s, with the same hull and general accommodations plan, but tweaked for more speed ... The newer version replaced the forward-sloping cabin with a longer trunk cabin featuring a bubble at the after end that furnishes a few inches more headroom without appearing top-heavy; a reshaped keel (less raked, deeper by 5 inches) designed for higher pointing; 190 pounds less ballast; and other minor changes. The net result of the tweaking for speed was an average PHRF rating of 222 for both Mk I and Mk II, in other words no change at all ... The galley seems squeezed up too close to the companionway ladder. Claustrophobic cooks beware."[11]
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