C&C 121

The C&C 121, originally called the 121 Express at introduction, is an American sailboat, that was designed by Tim Jackett and entered production in 1999.

Production
The boat was built by C&C Yachts in the United States, but it is now out of production.

Design
The C&C 121 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly with a vinylester-corecell and E-glass with Kevlar. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 14600 lb.

The design had a choice of keels. There was an option of a standard keel with a draft of 6.50 ft and 6000 lb of lead ballast, a shallow draft keel with a draft of 6.00 ft and 6200 lb of lead ballast and a deep keel with a draft of 8.00 ft and 5500 lb of lead ballast.

The boat is fitted with a Volvo MD 2040 diesel inboard engine. Its fuel tank holds 35 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 80 u.s.gal.

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 63 with a high of 69 and low of 54. It has a hull speed of 7.98 kn.