C&C 53
The C&C 53 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Cuthbertson & Cassian and first built in 1976.
Production
The design was built by Bruckmann Manufacturing, the custom division of C&C Yachts, in Canada. Only a single example was built by Bruckmann, on a male mold. The sole example completed was named Inferno.Design
The C&C 53 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass with balsawood cores. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised reverse transom, an internally-mounted scimitar-shaped, spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a highly swept, fixed fin keel. It displaces.The boat has a draft of with the standard keel installed. The design is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 4-107 diesel engine of for docking and maneuvering.
The design has a hull speed of.