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.

The C&C 1/2 Ton design was the basis for the C&C 29 of 1977.

C&C 1/2 Ton

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.

C&C 1/2 Ton

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 .

C&C 1/2 Ton

The boat has a draft of 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 .

Operational history

The boat is support by an active class club, the Half-Ton Class.

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

List of sailing boat types

Related development

C&C 29

Similar sailboats

Annie 30

Cal 9.2

Catalina 309

C&C 30

C&C 30 Redwing

CS 30

Grampian 30

Hunter 30

Hunter 30T

Hunter 30-2

Hunter 306

Mirage 30

Nonsuch 30

Santana 30/30

References

Keelboats

1970s sailboat type designs

Sailing yachts

Sailboat type designs by C&C Design

Sailboat types built by C&C Yachts