C&C 30
The C&C 30 is a series of Canadian and American sailboats, that was first built in 1973.
The C&C 30 molds are thought to have been used to create the Lancer 29 Mark III and the Lancer 30 Mark II in 1977.
Production
The initial models were built by C&C Yachts of Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, in Canada. The newest model, the C&C 30 One Design, was built by USWatercraft, LLC under the C&C brand, in Newport, Rhode Island until their entry into receivership in July 2017.Design
The C&C 30 series are all recreational and racing keelboats, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. There have been four boats to carry the C&C 30 designation, each a completely different design.Variants
;C&C 30-1Robert Ball commented on the C&C 30 Mk.1, noting George Harding Cuthbertson's guidance:
The C&C 30 was my first Lines Drawing, but it was Big George telling me what to do.
The design was very much a development of the 27.
Once we started being able to actual 'compare' the stability of different designs- it turns out the 30 is the most stable boat we ever did.
Listening to owners over the years, the boat is stable and tough and will last forever
In a review for Canadian Yachting John Boros wrote, "Production began in 1973 and ceased in 1985 -- a 12-year period that represents the longest production run of any single design version in the history of C&C Yachts.
Although more 27s were built, in excess of 1,000, over a similar 12-year production period, with four distinct design phases, the 27 underwent comparatively continual change in relation to the 30, having only the one design version.
According to Steve Kiemele, of South Shore Yachts, "The 30 didn't need any changes, it held its appeal. This makes it 'The Classic'."
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;C&C 30 One Design