C&C 34

The C&C 34 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Robert W. Ball and first built in 1977.

The design was replaced in the C&C line in 1989 by a new Robert Ball design, the C&C 34/36.

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

Design
The C&C 34 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 centreboard. It displaces 10100 lb and carries 4100 lb of lead ballast.

The boat has a draft of 5.90 ft with the standard keel, 6.40 ft with the optional deep keel. There was also an optional stub keel and centreboard version. That version has a draft of 6.90 ft with the centreboard extended and 4.00 ft with it retracted.

The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 30 hp gasoline engine. The fuel tank holds 20 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 40 u.s.gal.

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 105 with a high of 117 and low of 93. It has a hull speed of 6.82 kn.