Beautiful lines, extremely well mannered with predictable, safe performance. Very fast and easy to make it sail to its phrf ratings (typically 222).

I changed to a furling jib & have never regreted it. Some "old salt purist" still swear by hank on sails and claim better sail shape efficiency, but that efficiency goes down the tube every time they have to change sails because of too much or too little sail . . . I just reef in 5 seconds & ease right by them while they're "efficiently" changing sails.

These older C&C's have their mast set back more than the modern boats, which means a 150% jib is about equal to a 160 or 165 on modern boats, so if you like a lot of foresail, you'll love this one, especially since the furler makes it a piece of cake to handle.

The main is small and easy to handle. The boom is high and well out of your way. Many of the current production boats use an excessively large main which makes it harder to single hand, and a boom so low it amounts to a "cockpit sweeper" . . . a great way to lose a mate all in the name of design (poor design in my opinion).

The shin kicker masquerades as a main traveler - don't worry, you'll get used to it after the second time you tear your skin off. I've seen one C&C 24 'home made retrofitted' by removing the boom end cap, inserting a spar extension appx 12", then mounting the mainsheet to the top of the transom in an upside down V fashion, thus eliminating the traveler totally, but getting the main sheet and traveler out of the cockpit. Some C&C 24s have no travelers, others are mounted on the cabin top, still others mounted between the seats in the cockpit.

Some C&C 24s have split backstays, some don't.

C&C goes overboard with excessive quality, such as 3/16 rigging (most dealers say this is overkill) but I do get a lot of peace of mind from the heavy rigging - maybe that's why it's there.

Overall, I'd rate the boat a B+ or A-. Certainly way ahead of Catalinas, Hunters, O'Days etc in both overall quality, looks, and especially manners. This boat sails past other boats with longer water lines & their higher theoretical hull speed, but C&C's good hull design helps counter the longer water line on bad hull designs.

Feel free to call if you want more information, or just email chat.

Charles 501-253-8439

Charles Goodwin [beaverlake@ipa.net]