Seller's Description
Offered for sale is my 1977 C&C 26 sailboat - S/V “Blue Bayou.” Less common than her slightly longer 27’ sister, the 26’ offers interior space closer to that of a 30’ boat (standing headroom!) in a smaller LOA due to her generous 10.5’ beam. I’m just her third owner, and I’ve spent a lot of time preparing and updating her for worry-free sailing on Lake Erie.
Equally comfortable cruising or racing, the C&C 26 is an ideal Great Lakes boat. She crushes her PHRF rating in light air and will readily achieve her max hull speed of an impressive 6.5 knots. She’s a dry boat and sits pretty but, as with any 45-year-old boat, she does have cosmetic peccadillos consistent with her age (mostly confined to starboard side). Her SOLID GLASS hull means you don’t have to worry about water intrusion. All lines are run aft to the cockpit for easy single-handed sailing.
Currently on the hard in Cleveland, OH. Launch is included with the sale - dock is NOT included. Delivery possible if you’re on Lake Erie. Selling only because I found my dream “next boat” - happy to keep sailing Blue Bayou if she doesnt sell!
Asking $10,000 OBO. There’s close to $4K in winches alone. Boat is sold AS-IS, and I’m happy to answer all questions. No keel-kickers or joyriders!
Equipment: - Reliable Yanmar SB8 diesel engine w/ new starter, fuel filter, oil change starts right up! - Quantum mainsail with full battens (serviced over winter crispy!) - 155 genoa w/ UV protection (serviced over winter); 170 & 110 genoas, too - Spinnaker pole & sail - Harken MK1 rolling furler - 4 Harken two-speed self-tailing winches ($1000 each) - Removable baby stay - New vang, jib halyard, and mainsheet - New bimini - Raymarine ST2000 autopilot - Depth finder, speed sensor, & compass - Chart plotter - Cabin lighting converted to LED - New Dometic marine head (no smells!) - Fresh ablative bottom paint - 2 new batteries 2022 - 2 anchors - New automatic bilge pump 2021 - Cradle - Comfortably sleeps 4
Specs
- Designer
- C&C Design
- Builder
- C&C Yachts
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Fin
- Rudder
- Spade
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 25′ 11″ / 7.9 m
- Waterline Length
- 23′ 7″ / 7.2 m
- Beam
- 10′ 5″ / 3.2 m
- Draft
- 4′ 7″ / 1.4 m
- Displacement
- 5,400 lb / 2,449 kg
- Ballast
- 2,040 lb / 925 kg
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 331′² / 30.8 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 331′² / 30.8 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 139′² / 12.9 m²
- P
- 29′ 3″ / 8.9 m
- E
- 9′ 6″ / 2.9 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 192′² / 17.9 m²
- I
- 34′ 6″ / 10.5 m
- J
- 11′ 1″ / 3.4 m
- Forestay Length
- 36′ 3″ / 11.1 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
7.9 kn
Classic: 6.51 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
17.2
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
37.8
<40: less stiff, less powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
183.6
100-200: light
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
15.1
<20: lightweight racing boat
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
2.4
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
One variant of this design was called the C&C 26 ENCOUNTER.
Photo courtesy Adam Hunt.
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