C&C 38

The C&C 38 is a series of Canadian sailboats, that were all designed by C&C Design and first built in 1973.

Production
The boats were built by C&C Yachts in Canada, but are now out of production.

Design
The C&C 38 series are all a small recreational keelboats, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. They all have masthead sloop rigs and internally-mounted spade-type rudders.

The series includes three designs, the C&C 38 (subsequently called the 38-1 to differentiate it from the later models), the 38-2 and the 38-3. The latter boat was an entirely new design.

The 38-2 was used as the basis for the Landfall 38, built with the same hull shape, but a shorter keel and rig, plus a different interior.

Variants

 * C&C 38 (also later called the 38-1)
 * This model was introduced in 1973, with production ending in 1975. It has a length overall of 37.58 ft, a waterline length of 29.33 ft, displaces 14700 lb and carries 4400 lb of ballast. The boat has a draft of 6.42 ft with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 37 hp gasoline engine. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 14 with a high of 123 and low of 102. It has a hull speed of 7.26 kn.


 * C&C 38-2
 * This model was introduced in 1975, with 98 examples built. It was a development of the 38-1, optimized by C&C Chief of Design Robert W. Ball for International Offshore Rule racing. It has a length overall of 37.58 ft, a waterline length of 29.58 ft. The standard keel version displaces 14700 lb and carries 6800 lb of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 6.08 ft with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 37 hp gasoline engine. The fuel tank holds 20 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 60 u.s.gal. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 114 with a high of 117 and low of 112. It has a hull speed of 7.29 kn. In 1978 the design was developed into the Baltic 37.


 * C&C 38-3
 * This model was a completely new design, introduced in 1985. It has a length overall of 37.55 ft, a waterline length of 31.00 ft, displaces 14275 lb and carries 6246 lb of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 7.50 ft with the standard keel, 5.00 ft with the optional shoal draft keel and 5.50 ft with the optional wing keel. A stub keel and centreboard version was also built, with a draft of 7.75 ft with the centreboard extended and 4.92 ft with it retracted. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar YHM35F diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 20 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 60 u.s.gal. The standard keel boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 105 with a high of 114 and low of 102. The wing keel version has an average handicap of 108 with a high of 111 and low of 108. The centreboard version has an average handicap of 117 with a high of 126 and low of 117. All versions have hull speeds of 7.46 kn.