George H. Cuthbertson Archives

DWG #

70-1

MMOTGL Accession Number 

2008.0012.0060 ( 1 - 15 )

Designer / Draughtsman

C&C Design Group, 

"Cuthbertson, George Harding : GHC", 

"Adriaanse, Henri M. : HMA", 

"Killing, Steve : SK"

Project Manager

"Ball, Rob : RWB"

Year of Design

1970

Builder

C&C Yachts Limited, 

Hinterhoeller Ltd.

Notes

Shortly after the 35 was introduced, C&C unveiled the 27, which proved to be the company's most popular model, which nearly 1,000 produced. It went through four "Mark" versions, and replaced the model -- the 26 -- that was created to replace it. It shared many of the 35's admirable qualities. Most notable were its phenomenally solid construction and incredible stability. It was not an outstanding performer upwind, but was a great reacher, which suited cruisers just fine. All in all, a terrific cruiser that still attracted a racing following. 

Doug Hunter 

Mark I: Hulls 1 to 215 were produced from 1970 to 1972.

 The Mark I's had the slightly shorter hulls, and the shortest rigs with two side shrouds, (one lower and one upper). Their mainsail travellers were aft in the cockpit. They all had tillers, and Universal Atomic 4 gas engines. A few of the very first hulls were built under licence by Hinterhoeller Yachts. 

http://www.cc27association.com/index.html

Number Built

216

Boat Brochure

https://boatbrochure.com/collections/c-c-yachts-1/products/c-c-27-brochure

Web Link

https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-27-mk-i

GHC 1/2 Models

C&C 27 Half Model

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