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Review of C&C 44


C&C 44
C&C 44.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The C&C 44 is a large sailboat designed by the maritime architect Robert W. Ball. The C&C 44 is built by the American yard C&C Yachts.

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Hull
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Keel

The C&C 44 has been built with more than one type of keel.

One option is a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a long keel.

Another option is a centerboard keel. A centerboard keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.12 - 2.22 meter (6.96 - 7.26 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Engine

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine.


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for C&C 44 is about 363 kg/cm, alternatively 2037 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 363 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2037 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for C&C 44 is 3.31.

Slim Wide 58% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 58% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.


Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 40.7 m(133.5 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard40.7 m(133.5 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker halyard40.7 m(133.5 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Jib sheet 13.4 m(44.0 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet13.4 m(44.0 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet 33.5 m(110.0 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet29.5 m(96.8 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Cunningham4.8 m(15.7 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Kickingstrap9.6 m(31.4 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Clew-outhaul9.6 m(31.4 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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