C&C 26 Wave
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|designer = Robert W. Ball
|location = Canada
|year = 1988
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|displacement = {{convert|4700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|26.67|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|beam = {{convert|9.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Universal M-12 diesel engine
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|keel type = wing keel
|ballast = {{convert|1700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
|rigs = Masthead sloop
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The C&C 26 Wave is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C designer Robert W. Ball and first built in 1988.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-26-wave|title = C&C 26 Wave sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 16 March 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210718145431/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-26-wave|archive-date= 18 July 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/ball-robert|title = Robert Ball|accessdate = 16 March 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201015222518/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/ball-robert|archive-date= 15 October 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/cc/26-wave|title= C&C 26 Wave|access-date= 9 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220325173952/https://sailboat.guide/cc/26-wave|archive-date= 25 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Despite its name, the C&C 26 Wave is a development of the C&C 27 Mark V and not the C&C 26.
Production
The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, starting in 1988, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cc-yachts|title =C&C Yachts |accessdate = 2 March 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201015222748/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cc-yachts|archive-date= 15 October 2020|url-status= live}}
Design
The C&C 26 Wave is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed wing keel. It displaces {{convert|4700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of iron ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|2.92|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard wing keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Universal M-12 diesel engine.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 219 with a high of 231 and low of 210. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.43|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4187/c-c-26-wave|title = Sailboat Specifications for C&C 26 Wave|accessdate = 16 March 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
See also
Similar sailboats
References
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Category:1980s sailboat type designs