C&C 40 Crusader
LOA: 39' 8” LWL: 28' 8"
Yacht Names
Valkyrie,
Phantom,
Zephyr,
Paramour,
Moonrise,
Crusader
Project:
66-2
2001.0066.0450 ( 1 - 28 )
2001.0066.0448.0003
Designer / Draughtsman
Cuthbertson and Cassian Limited
Year of Design
1966
Builder
Belleville Marine Yard Ltd., C&C Yachts Limited
Notes
Design Forum ( Image on left )
The Designers Comment
Crusader is a fairly typical and modern centerboarder with perhaps a few unusual features worth pointing out. Her keel is very abbreviated to reduce wetted surface, such that, when raised, the centerboard extends aft beyond the trailing edge of the keel. This has the added benefit of shifting lateral plane aft in reaching and running conditions, enhancing control.
The rudder is a true raked spade, of a configuration which we found so successful on Red Jacket, the Redline Forty-One, and so on. Sail area is generous, distributed in a high aspect ratio sloop rig. Tank testing at the Stevens Institute has confirmed excellent overall performance, particularly in low and medium wind speeds.
The accommodation plan also is typical of modern practice, with a two berth stateroom forward, a head and hanging locker athwart the mast, the four berth main cabin, galley and navigation areas aft. Particular attention has been paid to the separation of the galley and the navigation areas into completely self contained units out of the main traffic path at the companionway, which should
be helpful on extended passages.
Crusader
DIMENSIONS:
L.O.A., 39’ 8
L.W.L., 28’ 8”
Beam, 11‘ 2”
Draft, 4’ 6
Draft, 9 1 (board down)
Displacement, 18,225 pounds
Ballast, 8,405 pounds (lead)
Sail Area, 734 square feet
DESIGNER:
Cuthbertson & Cassian, Ltd.
10 Front Street, South
Port Credit, Ontario, Canada
BUILDER:
Belleville Marine Yards, Lid.
11 Water Street
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Commentary by Robert G. Henry, Jr., N.A.
The first of the Crusader Class was delivered last spring and appears to be a centerboard version of the successful Red Jacket, by the same designers and with approximately the same dimensions except for draft. The centerboard is utilized in the raised position by projecting several inches beyond the after end of the keel and thereby adding area to the lateral plane. Just how much this unique feature benefits performance would be difficult to determine.
The molded hull laminate is of the sandwich construction with balsa core. It has a very definite advantage of providing greater local panel stiffness for the same weights or, conversely, the same stiffness with less weight. The fact that the ballast/displacement ratio is a high forty-six percent is indication that the designers have taken advantage of this weight saving method in the hull and converted it to useful ballast. End grain balsa has been used in the sandwich construction of decks for a long time because decks are relatively flat panels requiring extra stiffness and are not subjected to any great impact loads.
Designers have been reluctant to use this construction in the hull because of the greater curvature and the fact that any heavy impact may break the bond between the core and the skins. However, one of the SORC contestants utilizing this construction pounded on the rocks at West End Harbor for many hours without major damage last winter. I think those who witnessed this accident now realize that sandwich hull construction is here to stay.
The Crusader Class is produced as a top quality racing-cruising auxiliary with an estimated CCA rating of 33.2 feet. The quoted price is $34,950 duty paid, including lifelines, pulpits, tapered aluminum mast and Barient winches, all F.O.B. Belleville.
C&C 40 Crusader This model was designed by C&C Design, introduced in 1968 and built until 1971 at Belleville Marine Yards, which became part of C&C Yachts during the production run. C&C Yachts Limited officially formed on 26 September 1969.
The boat design has a length overall of 39.67 ft (12.1 m), a waterline length of 28.67 ft (8.7 m), displaces 18,225 lb (8,267 kg) and has a long keel and centreboard. The boat has a draft of 9.08 ft (2.77 m) with the centreboard extended and 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with it retracted. The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine.
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 120 with a high of 102 and low of 132. It has a hull speed of 7.17 kn (13.28 km/h).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%26C_40
Number Built
12 ( approx. )
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