C&C 26 Encounter
Description
The C&C 26 is a 25.58 ft (7.8 m) masthead sloop sailboat designed by C&C Design and built by C&C Yachts since 1976. It is predominantly made of fiberglass with wood trim and features a masthead sloop rig, an internally mounted spade-type rudder, and a fixed fin keel. The boat is fitted with an inboard engine and has a draft of 4.60 ft (1.40 m) with the standard keel fitted. It has a displacement of 5,400 lb. (2,449 kg). The boat's design has been refined over the years, with the C&C 26 Encounter variant introduced in 1978, featuring a shorter rig and more displacement.
Construction Details
| Designer | Robert Ball |
|---|---|
| Length | 26.000 ft |
| LOA | 26.000 ft |
| LWL | 23.000 ft |
| Beam | 10.000 ft |
| Displacement | 6120 lb |
| Max Draft | 3.920 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 33 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 11.50 ft |
| p | 27.80 ft |
| e | 9.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 ft | 11.50 ft | 27.80 ft | 9.50 ft | - | - |
Sails
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 27.8 ft - (8473 mm) |
| Foot | * 9.5 ft - (2896 mm) |
| Leech | * 28.85 ft - (8793 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 29.06 |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in |
| Area | * 136.47 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 33.2 ft - (10119 mm) |
| Foot | * 18.77 ft - (5721 mm) |
| Leech | * 31.04 ft - (9461 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 17.25 ft - (5258 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.99 ° |
| Area | * 286.38 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 34 ft - (10363 mm) |
| Foot | 15.5 ft - (4724 mm) |
| Leech | 30.5 ft - (9296 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 120.87 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 13.9 ft - (4237 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 7.03 ° |
| Area | * 236.35 ft² |
| Sail Type | ASYMMETRICAL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 33.2 ft - (10119 mm) |
| Foot | * 18.97 ft - (5782 mm) |
| Leech | * 30.54 ft - (9309 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 472 ft² |
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.