The C&C 32 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design and first built in 1981.

Production

The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, but it is now out of production.

C&C 32

Design

The C&C 32 is a small recreational 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 or, optionally, a fixed stub keel and centreboard.

C&C 32

The fixed keel version displaces and carries of lead ballast, while the centreboard version displaces and carries of lead ballast.

C&C 32

The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional stub keel with the centreboard extended and with it retracted.

The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine. A Yanmar 2GM diesel engine was available optionally. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .

The fin keel version has a PHRF racing average handicap of 162 with a high of 172 and low of 156. The stub keel and centreboard version has a PHRF racing average handicap of 171 with a high of 171 and low of 171. It has a hull speed of .

Operational history

In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "The C&C 32 captures the essence of the cruiser/club racer of the early 1980s. While this boat may not [have] emerged as a C&C classic, it does epitomize the builder's work at the height of its role and reputation in the Canadian sailboat industry. In many ways, this boat seems like the natural evolution of what C&C had started with its earlier 27 and 30 foots models, only everything is a little larger, and its lines are little more modern looking. Below is the familiar dinette arrangement opposite a full length settee, a layout which it has in common with its earlier predecessors. However, the interior of the 32 also has room for a quarter berth and a permanent chart table/navigation station. Outside is a large T-shaped cockpit, and the nice clean lines of the deck and cabin is what helped earn C&C a reputation for coming up with good looking designs."

See also

List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

Aloha 32

Bayfield 30/32

Beneteau 323

Catalina 320

Columbia 32

Contest 32 CS

Douglas 32

Hunter 32 Vision

Hunter 326

J/32

Mirage 32

Morgan 32

Nonsuch 324

Ontario 32

Ranger 32

Watkins 32

References

Keelboats

1980s sailboat type designs

Sailing yachts

Sailboat type designs by C&C Design

Sailboat types built by C&C Yachts