Hero Image background

1981 C&C 40' (12.19 m)

Rochester, New York, United States

Wild Fire

Fresh Water. one owner Boat

PDF
Vessel ID#     Last Updated: 2025-07-23 14:33:32

Description


This boat has good all-around performance upwind and downwind, in both light and heavy air. Despite a wide maximum beam, the boats ends are fairly well balanced, and the rudder was deep enough to stay in the water in all but a flat-out broach.


You’ll find a number of different keel and rig combinations in the C&C 40. As designed, the boat has a high-aspect-ratio fin keel drawing 7 feet, with an I (height of foretriangle) dimension of 53 feet. This configuration is reasonable for all-around performance, but is a little lacking in power for lighter air. A rig 2 feet taller was introduced, and to increase sail-carrying ability, it was usually coupled with a 4-inch deep, 300-pound lead shoe bolted to the bottom of the keel. Stability of the two versions was virtually identical: The addition to righting moment from the shoe was almost exactly offset by the heeling moment of the taller rig.


The tall-rig, deep-keel version is on the average about three seconds per mile faster than the standard rig, standard keel model.


Note: WILDFIRE has the Deep Keel and Tall Rig


The C&C 40-2 is a completely different design from the earlier C&C 40.

Disp: 17985 lbs./8157 kg.

Ballast: 8795 lbs./3989 kg.

Deeper Keel: 7.5'/2.29m

TALL RIG:

I: 55.00'/16.76m

J: 16.60'/5.06m

P: 48.50'/14.78m

E: 13.30'/ 4.05m

Tot. SA(100%): 779 sq.ft./72.37 m2


Brewer Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by RCR Yachts. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel

Specifications

HIN/IMO: ZCC40135M81L

LOA: 40' (12.19 Meters)

Type: Sail- Used

Year: 1981

Fuel Type: Diesel

Hull Material: Fiberglass

Photos click to view all

Full Details

Listing MLS by Yachtr.com

Contact Us

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Name*
This field is hidden when viewing the form
Wild Fire 40ft C amp C Yacht For Sale

Brewer Yacht Sales

Office: 1 860 399-6213
Email: info@breweryacht.com

Our Yacht Sales Professionals share your passion for the boating lifestyle. They are knowledgeable in all facets of the industry and each Brewer broker is a member of the Yacht Brokers Association of America, (YBAA). With great pride we have many brokers that have earned their Certified Professional Yacht Broker, (CPYB) accreditation!