The C&C Landfall 38 was one of a series of boats bearing the "Landfall" designation to seperate them from the main line of C&C production racer/cruisers. The Landfall boats were aimed more at the cruising market. The boats had a higher degree of fit and finish than other C&C's with extensive use of teak below and on deck - and also expanded accomodations. The Landfall 38 in particular was built on the same IOR hull as the standard C&C 38 of the same vintage but the doghouse was extended approx 8 inches aft to increase interior volume below. The deep fin keel of the standard 38 was modified to a longer based, shallower fin having a draft of 5ft 0in. On deck, a tall, keel-stepped, double spreader masthead rig with Navtec rod rigging and hydraulic backstay adjuster was standard as were Barient winches. The rig was set somewhat further aft than the standard 38, increasing the foretriangle area so that headsails are large and rollerfurling is, in my opinion, a must for shorthanded sailing. The mainsail is a typical high aspect ratio IOR type and represents a small percentage of the overall sail area (when sailing with a 130 - 140% genoa). Consequently, "jib-reaching" downwind with no main when shorthanded results in a negligible loss of performance under sail. Below, there are berths for five in three seperate cabins but all are singles (except the forward Vee). Unusual for boats of the era, the Landfall 38 placed the galley and head in the center of the boat at the point of widest beam. The result is a head with a true seperate shower stall and a truly huge U-shaped galley with cavernous storage. (An alternate interior, with no shower stall and longer setee was offered but was apparently less popular) This trade off places the saloon settees and table more forward in the boat and they are consequently smaller but quite adequate. Aft, an adequate nav station is immediatly below and starboard of the slightly offest companionway. H&C pressure water was standard as was CNG gas on most models. Interior ventila tion is superb with four hatches and four dorades and interior lighting is equally good with both regular incandesant and low-draw flouresant fixtures throughout the boat. Strengths: Excellent construction, comperable to custom and semi-custom marques. Excellent sailing boat, stiff, with a good turn of speed (avg PHRF 120)and easily balanced. Comfortable cruiser for a couple or small family for extended periods with adequate storage and tankage (104gal water/32 gal diesel). Handles well under power and the Yanmar 30hp standard diesel easily pushes to hull speed with plenty of reserve power while burning less than 1 gal/hr. Visually beautiful to look at - fine entry at the bow,wide beamed midships and tapered aft quarters to a wineglass transom. The deep cockpit and coamings make for security in heavy weather Weaknesses: The large foretriangle area makes for large headsails. A 150% Genoa is probably too large for average cruising couples to handle and is best left to a racing crew ( the average owner w ill be better served by a 135% on a roller ). The extensive use of teak on deck ( toerail, 4 dorade boxes, 6 sets handrails, doghouse trim ) looks gorgeous but is maintainance intensive if varnished. There is no true accomodation for a guest couple other than on single berths - the aft port quarterberth which was listed by C&C as a double is really a wide single. Overall Satisfaction: My wife and I have extensivly cruised our Landfall 38 in New England waters from L.I. Sound to Nantucket. We have been out in everything from calms to 50+ knots. We feel that the Landfall 38 is one of the best boats under forty feet ever built - bar none!

John Bert [jjb_13@home.com]