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C&C 115
- By Tim Murphy
- Updated: May 3, 2006
Rounding the corner at Gray’s Reef during last summer’s Chicago-Mackinac race, I was in the aft cabin of the C&C 115 prototype when shouts from my mates in the cockpit roused me from what was never destined to be a peaceful slumber.
“Thirteen!” cried the helmsman, his eyes on the speedo. On a boat with 33 feet of waterline, that’s a lucky number, indeed. I rolled out and dashed to the deck for the exhilarating run down the Straits of Mackinac to a podium finish.
It was one of several very happy moments aboard the model that would go on to earn accolades as Sailing World’s Overall Boat of the Year for 2006 as well as Best Racer/Cruiser.
C&C Yachts was founded in 1969 by George Cuthbertson and George Cassian in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. But a fire in 1994 all but ended C&C’s life in Ontario, and in 1998 the folks behind Tartan Yachts bought the name and several molds. From that moment on, C&C’s fate has been intertwined with that of Tim Jackett, the head designer who virtually grew up with Tartan Yachts. Like other recent models, the C&C 115 is his brainchild.
While both Tartan and C&C have historical claims to both sides of the racer/cruiser divide, since coming together under one umbrella, the two lines have been deliberately distinguished. Jackett has tailored the Tartan line toward the cruising end of the spectrum and the C&C more toward the performance end.
Secrets to C&C’s success lie in several strategic choices. The most important of these was the decision to build epoxy boats on a production scale. Epoxy is tricky to work with, but done right, it’s flat-out the best resin with which to build boats: stronger, stiffer, and more resistant to osmosis than either polyester or vinylester. Impregnated, vacuum-bagged, and post-cured in a sandwich with unidirectional E-glass and Core-cell linear-polyurethane- foam coring, these boats start with a top-notch structure. C&C offers four models (the 99, the 110, the 115, and the 121), and Jackett expects to build 40 units of the 115 this year alone.
Another strategic choice was to invest in a facility that builds carbon spars: Every C&C 115 comes standard with a carbon rig. With a tube that’s half the weight of and stiffer than an equivalent aluminum rig, the 115’s weight aloft is markedly diminished, and the boat is that much more stable. The boat’s righting moment at 1 degree is 1,200 foot-pounds.
All of this adds up to a boat with a light-ship displacement-to-weight ratio of 146 and a sail area-to-displacement ratio of 24, based on a 100-percent mainsail and foretriangle. For those who do plan to bang around the buoys, the boat’s IRC rating is 1.07; the PHRF rating is between 63 and 72. What’s it all mean? Fun, that’s what.
Accommodations are simple and elegant–nothing stripped-out here–with a double berth in each end and saloon settees that work as singles. The interior joiner work is finished with a pleasing cherry. A 28-horsepower Yanmar with saildrive quietly delivers ample power.
All in all, you’d be comfortable to take this boat anchoring, but you’d be thrilled to take it sailing.
Tim Murphy is Cruising World’s executive editor.
C&C 115
LOA 37′ 9″ (11.50 m.) LWL 33′ 0″ (10.06 m.) Beam 11′ 11″ (3.63 m.) Draft 6′ 8″ (2.03 m.) Sail Area (100%) 781 sq. ft. (73 sq. m.) Displacement 11,800 lb. (5,352 kg.) Water 70 gal. (265 l.) Fuel 26 gal. (98 l.) Engine 28-hp. Yanmar with saildrive Designer Tim Jackett Sailaway Price $215,000
C&C Yachts (440) 357-7223 www.c-cyachts.com
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C&C 115
C&C 115 is a 37 ′ 9 ″ / 11.5 m monohull sailboat designed by Tim Jackett and built by C&C Yachts starting in 2005.
Rig and Sails
Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3
- SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D : Displacement in pounds.
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
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The C&C 115 is the Height of Competent Duality
- By Tony Bessinger
- Updated: December 17, 2005
C&C 115
The C&C 115 is Sailing World’s 2006 Boat of the Year Overall Winner and Best Racer/Cruiser. The combination of sailing quality, lightweight, stiff construction, and reasonable price gave the 37-footer a leg up on the competition, and our independent judging panel, Chuck Allen, Alan Andrews, and Meade Gougeon, felt the boat fulfilled its design brief remarkably well. We sailed the C&C 115 with the boat’s designer, Tim Jackett, and he and the experienced crew quickly helped us see what the 37-footer was all about. The three judges and I first took turns driving upwind, and rotated crew positions, all of which helped give us a feel for the boat’s capabilities. “The boat has nice groove upwind and locks into the numbers,” says Allen. “Downwind is even better, as the boat sails very low with excellent pace.” Allen also had high praise for the boat’s interior design. “The C&C 115 is about the best balance between racing and cruising that I’ve seen,” he says. “I favor the racing end, but with some nice comforts the 115 works well. Down below is well thought out, with nice composite finishing in cabinets and moldings and veneers outside.The nav station, finished in cherry, has plenty of room, and there’s lots of storage below and a huge amount of headroom.There’s no choice of layout, but I like what C&C did, having one large head aft with a built-in shower rather than a two-head layout.”Andrews liked the visibility from the helm, and had some suggestions for future teams. “Upwind, the crew weight needs to be kept aft,” says Andrews. “When you have crew forward of the mast downwind, you’ll be about about .5 knots slower than having the crew back by the companionway hatch.”Gougeon, our expert in construction and materials, has a lot to say about how the 115 is put together. “The C&C 115 features modern construction technology that provides some immediate and long-term benefits,” says Gougeon. “The hull is constructed with high-tech epoxy resins that are considerably tougher and stronger than the typical polyester-based resin blends used in most production boats of this type. Just as important is the manufacturing process used, which is capable of saving up to 30 percent of hull weight over hand lay-up methods. “The build process begins with feeding all reinforcing fibers through a machine that closely controls resin content. The hull mold, with cured gelcoat already installed, is then laid on its side ready for the installation of the outer skin’s fiber reinforcement, which is immediately followed by placement of the foam core. Finally, the inner-skin reinforcement is applied over the core in immediate sequence. This wet, uncured sandwich, covering slightly more than one half of the mold, is then sealed with a vacuum bag and compressed less than one atmosphere (about 1,800 pounds per square foot) until an initial cure takes place. The mold is then rotated and the other hull half is completed in the same process, with a generous overlap occurring between the two halves along the centerline. The completed hull is then post cured for 16 hours in a computer-controlled oven at 140 degrees Fahrenheit.”The immediate benefits of this process, which are common practice with high-end custom raceboats (think America’s Cup boats) is stiffness, strength, and less weight. But long-term benefits may be even more important, such as resistance to “microcracking” a well-known occurence in fiberglass boats where stiffness degrades over time. Well-compacted epoxy laminates are also far more resistant to any water damage from water-filled voids (from freeze/thaw cycles) to the total elimination of gelcoat blister problems.”Thus, the C&C115-with this stiff hull at a low weight, coupled with a carbon rig-is a performer that is PHRF rated at the high end of its size range. I can predict with confidence that the 115 will enjoy these performance advantages over a long life span, which should translate into high resale value as this fleet progresses into the future.Ensuring this resale value is a functional and attractive interior that will support comfortable short-term cruising for two couples or longer term cruising for one. In addition, the cockpit and interior posses all the social amenities necessary for successful post-race social gatherings.”In my view, says Gougeon in closing. “The C&C 115 offers a lot of boat for the money, both as a competent race boat that is fun to sail and as a comfortable short-term cruiser.” C&C 115 website
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C&C 115. Save to Favorites . Beta Marine. BOTH. US IMPERIAL. METRIC. Sailboat Specifications Definitions Hull Type: Fin w/bulb & spade rudder ... Like the LWL, it will vary with the weights of fuel, water, stores and equipment. A boat's actual draft is usually somewhat more than the original designed or advertised draft. For boats with ...
With a tube that's half the weight of and stiffer than an equivalent aluminum rig, the 115's weight aloft is markedly diminished, and the boat is that much more stable. The boat's righting moment at 1 degree is 1,200 foot-pounds. All of this adds up to a boat with a light-ship displacement-to-weight ratio of 146 and a sail area-to ...
A production boat that delivers "custom" performance, design intensity, and quality is an achievement. At $200,000, the C&C 115 is not cheap for a 37-footer, but combining genuine speed with workable comfort is no mean feat. It comes much closer than most.
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C&C 115. The C&C 115 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass.It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel.It displaces 11,800 lb (5,352 kg) and carries 4,200 lb (1,905 kg) of lead ballast. [1] [2] [4]The boat has a draft of 6.67 ft (2.03 m) with the standard fin keel.
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The C&C 115 is Sailing World's 2006 Boat of the Year Overall Winner and Best Racer/Cruiser. The combination of sailing quality, lightweight, stiff construction, and reasonable price gave the 37 ...
The Motion Comfort Ratio for C&C 115 is 19.4. Low High 12% 0 50 100. Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 12% of all similar sailboat designs. This is a comfort value significantly below average.
The C&C 115 is a 37.75ft fractional sloop designed by Tim Jackett and built in fiberglass by C&C Yachts since 2005. The C&C 115 is a light sailboat which is a very high performer. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a racing boat. The fuel capacity is originally small.
All in all this is a boat that continues to build on C&C's 35-year heritage, a boat that uses leading edge construction, a will-conceived boat that is a pleasure to sail. The C&C 115 is fast to race and a breeze to cruise. In short, a boat that covers all the bases. Originally published in Canadian Yachting's November 2005 issue. Specifications
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The C&C is much faster than the Catalina: C&C 115 PHRF ratings around 66-70, catalina 400 ratings are around 110). The C&C comes with a retractable bow sprit, so flying an asym spinnaker is easy. The 115 is smaller than the C400, I think the C&C 121 would be a better boat to compare. That said, if you're not spending weeks at a time aboard, the ...
This boat had symmetrical kites and in breeze it took two people to do the pole. The smallest person on the boat had no trouble bringing the class 100% headsail in in decent breeze. The boats are a trifle underpowered in light air because of the non-overlapping headsail. I sailed on a different one with asymmetrical kites a few times.
2008 C&C 115 very lightly used and stored on land every winter with it's custom cover on. Only 192 hours on its diesel engine. Rare opportunity to own a world class racer/cruiser. Tim Jackett designed this boat to win on race day and cruise in luxury when not seeking speed. A high tech epoxy hull combined with a carbon fiber rig and racing ...
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C&C Yachts was formed in 1969, when Canadian boat builders Belleville Marine Yard, Hinterhoeller Ltd. and Bruckmann Manufacturing joined forces with the design firm of Cuthbertson & Cassian Ltd. New capital was raised through a stock offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Although Ian Morch of Belleville Marine Yard was the first president, he resigned in 1971 taking the Belleville assets ...
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