Development | |
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Designer | Peter Barrett |
Location | Canada |
Year | 1977 |
No. built | 115 (plus 27 fixed keel) |
Builder(s) | C&C Yachts |
Name | Mega 30 One Design |
Boat | |
Displacement | 4,500 lb (2,041 kg) |
Draft | 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with keel down |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 29.92 ft (9.12 m) |
LWL | 27.33 ft (8.33 m) |
Beam | 7.92 ft (2.41 m) |
Engine type | Outboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | lifting keel with weighted bulb |
Ballast | 2,250 lb (1,021 kg) |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
General | Fractional rigged sloop |
I foretriangle height | 33.30 ft (10.15 m) |
J foretriangle base | 11.00 ft (3.35 m) |
P mainsail luff | 35.70 ft (10.88 m) |
E mainsail foot | 13.70 ft (4.18 m) |
Sails | |
Mainsail area | 244.55 sq ft (22.719 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 183.15 sq ft (17.015 m2) |
Total sail area | 427.70 sq ft (39.735 m2) |
Racing | |
PHRF | 147 (average) |
The C&C Mega 30 One Design is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by American Peter Barrett as a one design racer and first built in 1977.[1][2][3]
Production
The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada and also in the United States and Kiel, Germany, but it is now out of production.[1][4]
Design
The Mega 30 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a lifting or fixed fin keel.[1][2]
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1]
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 147 with a high of 171 and low of 132. It has a hull speed of 7.01 kn (12.98 km/h).[1][2]
Variants
- Mega 30 One Design
- The initial model was designated as the Mega 30 One Design and features a lifting keel with a weighted bulb. It has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the keel extended and 1.75 ft (0.53 m) with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a trailer. It displaces 4,500 lb (2,041 kg) and carries 2,250 lb (1,021 kg) of ballast. A total of 115 of this model were built in Canada, the US and Germany. It was marketed in a number of countries under several names. In Sweden it was sold as the Runn Racer 912.[1][2]
See also
Similar sailboats
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Browning, Randy (2017). "Mega 30 OD (C&C) sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for C&C - Mega 30 OD". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ Browning, Randy (2017). "Peter Barrett 1935-2000". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "C&C Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ↑ Browning, Randy (2017). "MEGA 30 (C&C) FK sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for C&C - MEGA 30 Fixed Keel". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
External links
- Media related to C&C Mega 30 at Wikimedia Commons
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