The C&C 32 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design and first built in 1981.
Production The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, but it is now out of production.
Design The C&C 32 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel or, optionally, a fixed stub keel and centreboard.
The fixed keel version displaces and carries of lead ballast, while the centreboard version displaces and carries of lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional stub keel with the centreboard extended and with it retracted.
The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine. A Yanmar 2GM diesel engine was available optionally. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The fin keel version has a PHRF racing average handicap of 162 with a high of 172 and low of 156. The stub keel and centreboard version has a PHRF racing average handicap of 171 with a high of 171 and low of 171. It has a hull speed of .
Operational history In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "The C&C 32 captures the essence of the cruiser/club racer of the early 1980s. While this boat may not [have] emerged as a C&C classic, it does epitomize the builder's work at the height of its role and reputation in the Canadian sailboat industry. In many ways, this boat seems like the natural evolution of what C&C had started with its earlier 27 and 30 feet models, only everything is a little larger, and its lines are little more modern looking. Below is the familiar dinette arrangement opposite a full length settee, a layout which it has in common with its earlier predecessors. However, the interior of the 32 also has room for a quarter berth and a permanent chart table/navigation station. Outside is a large T-shaped cockpit, and the nice clean lines of the deck and cabin is what helped earn C&C a reputation for coming up with good looking designs."
See also List of sailing boat types
Similar sailboats Aloha 32 Bayfield 30/32 Beneteau 323 Catalina 320 Columbia 32 Contest 32 CS Douglas 32 Hunter 32 Vision Hunter 326 J/32 Mirage 32 Morgan 32 Nonsuch 324 Ontario 32 Ranger 32 Watkins 32
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