Found some more info. Looks like not many were made. Same hull and sail plan as the 33 MK I but a very different deck and interior. My boat has 3 deck hatches but I sacrifice cockpit size, forward headroom, V-berth and other comforts like a real galley, separate shower and head, pressurized potable water… the list is long. I don’t know if the changes result in a lot more performance but I now have 33 MK1 envy. Although the simplicity is kind of nice. Very little to break and maintain. With the help of the Admiral we will find a way to make her comfortable (enough).
The follow on review says this boat points very well and performs fairly well off the wind but tends to yaw a bit in a following sea. I have experienced the upwind performance, especially with Kevlar sails but have not had the opportunity to run in a decent sea although she seems stable running with a strong breeze on relatively flat water. The first C&C 33's were designed by the original C&C design group and made in the C&C custom shop in 1974 as custom, three-quarter tonners. But after producing just three boats, C&C yielded to market demands and began building the C&C 33 in the factory. One hundred and sixty five C&C 33s (MK I) were built in production, according to C&C expert, Rob MacLachlan from Southshore Yachts. Construction continued right up until 1977, when the C&C 34 came along to replace it. (Note, this generation of C&C 33 is not to be confused with or compared to the post-80s, Rob Ball-designed C&C 33 MK II, which was a totally different design. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 7:36 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Some background on possibly the first c&c 34 3/4 ton For a few years we raced against a ¾ ton Special. We could beat them boat-for-boat, but saving our time against them was hard. The PHRF ratings of the time made the ¾ Ton look a lot slower than the 35 than it really was. Boat for boat we were very close. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I
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