C&C 44
{{short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = C&C 44
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|designer = Robert W. Ball
|location = Canada
|year = 1985
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|builder = C&C Yachts
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|draft = {{convert|8.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|20906|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fibreglass
|loa = {{convert|44.17|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|35.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|13.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Yanmar 4JHE diesel engine {{convert|44|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|9850|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|59.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|17.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|51.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|15.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = Masthead sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|407.53|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|516.25|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 66 (average)
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The C&C 44 and the C&C 44 Custom are a series of Canadian sailboats, that were designed by Robert W. Ball and first built in 1985.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-44|title = C&C 44 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 12 September 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220331004402/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-44|archive-date= 31 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/designer/ball-robert|title = Robert Ball|accessdate = 30 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201015222518/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/ball-robert|archive-date= 15 October 2020|url-status= live}}
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.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cc-yachts|title =C&C Yachts |accessdate = 30 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}}
The C&C 44 was produced in two versions, Grand Prix and Custom.{{cite web|url= https://www.canadianyachting.ca/boat-reviews/79-sail/3617-exotic-or-blackwall|title= C&C Custom 44 - Exotic or blackwall|access-date= 31 March 2022|last= Killing|first= Steve|work= Canadian Yachting|date= December 1984|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220331004332/https://www.canadianyachting.ca/boat-reviews/79-sail/3617-exotic-or-blackwall|archive-date= 31 March 2022|url-status= live}} A small amount of pre-preg fibreglass laminates were used for the hull and a spar from Hall Spars with four-spreaders. The boats have full-height and full-length longitudinal stiffeners, and honeycomb panels with carbon fiber reinforced polymer skins. Nomex honeycomb was used for the deck. Once the laminate was laid up and vacuum bag moulded, heat was employed for the final cure.
The prototype for the boat was known as Silver Shadow, and was requested by Jim Plaxton. Momentum was the first Custom model.{{cite web|url= https://rcyc.ca/ABOUT-US/History-of-RCYC/RCYCModels/rcycmodels_p11.aspx|title= RCYC Models - Panel 11|access-date= 31 March 2022|author= Royal Canadian Yacht Club|author-link= Royal Canadian Yacht Club|work= rcyc.ca|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220331004340/https://rcyc.ca/ABOUT-US/History-of-RCYC/RCYCModels/rcycmodels_p11.aspx|archive-date= 31 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
The C&C 44 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, 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 {{convert|20906|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|9850|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.{{cite web|url = https://www.canadianyachting.ca/boat-reviews/sail/1037-cac-44-sail-boat-review|title = C&C 44|access-date = 12 September 2018|last = Hircock |first = Lloyd|work =Canadian Yachting |date = July 1988|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220331004401/https://www.canadianyachting.ca/boat-reviews/sail/1037-cac-44-sail-boat-review|archive-date= 31 March 2022|url-status= live}}
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.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-44-custom|title = C&C 44 Custom sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 12 September 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220331004409/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-44-custom|archive-date= 31 March 2022|url-status= live}}
The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of {{convert|8.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}, while the centreboard-equipped version has a draft of {{convert|8.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centreboard extended and {{convert|5.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted. The Custom version has a draft of {{convert|8.42|ft|m|abbr=on}}.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 4JHE diesel engine of {{convert|44|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} . The fuel tank holds {{convert|40|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|100|u.s.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 {{convert|7.96|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2537/c-c-44|title = Sailboat Specifications for C&C 44|accessdate = 12 September 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180912204612/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2537/c-c-44|archive-date = 12 September 2018|url-status = dead}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2538/c-c-44-cb|title = Sailboat Specifications for C&C 44 CB|accessdate = 12 September 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180913002319/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2538/c-c-44-cb|archive-date = 13 September 2018|url-status = dead}}
Operational history
In a July 1988 review, Lloyd Hircock wrote in Canadian 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
References
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External links
- [http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/brochures/44foot/44b1pg01.htm Original Factory Brochure - C&C 44, 2 page, colour]
- [http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/brochures/44foot/44b2pg01.htm Original Factory Brochure - C&C 44, 8 page, colour]
- [http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/brochures/44foot/44b3pg01.htm Original Factory Standard Equipment List - C&C 44, 4 page, B&W]
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