C&C 1/2 Ton
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2022}}
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|designer = C&C Design
|location = Canada
|year = 1975
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|displacement = {{convert|6400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|30.42|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|beam = {{convert|10.80|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|keel type = fin keel
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|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
|rigs = Masthead sloop
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|I = {{convert|39.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|11.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea main = {{convert|158.10|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 165 (average)
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The C&C 1/2 Ton is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design as an International Offshore Rule Half Ton class racer.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-12-ton|title = C&C 1/2 Ton sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 25 April 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220307182107/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-12-ton|archive-date= 7 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1126/c-c-1-2-ton|title = Sailboat Specifications for C&C 1/2 Ton|accessdate = 25 April 2017|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180803163658/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1126/c-c-1-2-ton|archive-date = 3 August 2018|url-status = dead}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/cc-design|title = C&C Design|accessdate = 25 April 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210301170340/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/cc-design|archive-date= 1 March 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/cc/12-ton|title= C&C 1/2 Ton|access-date= 9 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220312134509/https://sailboat.guide/cc/12-ton|archive-date= 12 March 2022|url-status= live}}
The C&C 1/2 Ton design was the basis for the C&C 29 of 1977.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-29|title= C&C 29|access-date = 9 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220307181911/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-29|archive-date= 7 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada as a made-to-order, semi-custom built limited edition boat between 1975 and 1980, with only 12 examples completed, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cc-yachts|title= C&C Yachts|access-date = 9 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201015222748/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cc-yachts|archive-date= 15 October 2020|url-status= live}}
Design
The C&C 1/2 Ton is a small racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|6400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.33|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel.
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 165 with a high of 165 and low of 168. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.61|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
The boat is support by an active class club, the Half-Ton Class.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/association/half-ton-class|title= Half-Ton Class|access-date = 9 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211213200952/https://sailboatdata.com/association/half-ton-class|archive-date= 13 December 2021|url-status= live}}
The first boat delivered was named SuperStar and sailed by Hans Fogh to 7th place in the 1/2 Ton Cup races held at Trieste, Italy in 1976.
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
References
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Category:1970s sailboat type designs