C & C 40 Crusader
Description
The C&C 40 Crusader is an early model in the C&C 40 series, designed by the renowned C&C Design team (led by George Cuthbertson and George Cassian) and built by C&C Yachts in Canada. Introduced in 1968 and produced until 1971 at Belleville Marine Yards (which merged into C&C during production), it was one of the company's first production racer-cruisers, emphasizing speed and seaworthiness for offshore racing and coastal cruising. Constructed from fiberglass with wood trim, it features a masthead sloop rig, a long keel with a centerboard, and an internally mounted rudder. Approximately 30–40 units were built, making it relatively rare compared to later C&C 40 variants like the 40-2 (nearly 200 built). This model predates the IOR era's more radical designs and shares similarities with the related C&C 40-1 (introduced in 1970), which added a small bowsprit and keel-attached rudder but retained the core hull form.
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 48 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 15.50 ft |
| p | 42 ft |
| e | 17.30 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 ft | 15.50 ft | 42 ft | 17.30 ft | - | - |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.