C&C 115
C&C · Tim Jackett · 2005
Updated
The C&C 115 is a 11.50 m displacement racing yacht designed by Tim Jackett and built by C&C, first launched in 2005. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 82% of the designs it races against. It is at its best in light air and struggles to hold that once it blows.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 82% of the boats it races against.
17th of 92 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 5 starts across 5 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
11.50 m
37′ 9″
Beam
3.65 m
Draft
2.03 m
Displacement
6.5 t
Sail area
84 m²
On the podium
Where a C&C 115 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
5
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 5 starts by 3 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a C&C 115 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Raymarine OneStar2026
76. Glückstadt Regatta2026- Hollænderseilasen2025
151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2016- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2015
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a C&C 115 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (3 meetings), Farr 30 (3 meetings), X-35 (6 meetings), 11 Metre (2 meetings), J/109 (2 meetings), Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), X-332 (3 meetings), X-41 (3 meetings), Sun Fast 3600 (2 meetings), Comet 41 (2 meetings), First 36.7 (2 meetings), Dufour 34 (2 meetings), Tripp 40 (2 meetings), Arcona 385 (1 meeting), Xp 38 (1 meeting), First 40.7 (3 meetings), Seaquest 36 (1 meeting), Elan 350 (2 meetings), Arcona 345 (1 meeting), Neo 350 (1 meeting), Bavaria Match 38 (1 meeting), Elan 40 (1 meeting), X-40 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), Dehler 30 OD (1 meeting), Hanse 400 (1 meeting), Albin Nova (1 meeting), First 34.7 (1 meeting), Italia 9.98 (1 meeting), J/92 (2 meetings), Elan 340 (1 meeting), Diva 34 (1 meeting), Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), First 31.7 (1 meeting), First 24 (Manuard) (1 meeting), Scanmar 33 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 35 (1 meeting), Seascape 24 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 3300 (Andrieu) (3 meetings), Sinergia 40 (1 meeting)
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.49
38°
Beam reach
8.61
90°
Broad reach
10.11
135°
Downwind VMG
8.06
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
It does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a broad reach when it blows, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short on a reach when it blows, giving away time it never gets back. That is a displacement hull working to its designed speed.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the broad reach.
How fast is a C&C 115
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.64 | 4.97 | 5.37 | 5.49 |
| 52° | 5.58 | 7.13 | 7.50 | 7.65 |
| 60° | 5.88 | 7.31 | 7.69 | 7.87 |
| 75° | 6.10 | 7.47 | 7.96 | 8.23 |
| 90° | 6.13 | 7.61 | 8.06 | 8.61 |
| 110° | 6.17 | 7.82 | 8.52 | 9.26 |
| 120° | 6.04 | 7.79 | 8.64 | 9.74 |
| 135° | 5.43 | 7.46 | 8.43 | 10.11 |
| 150° | 4.57 | 6.73 | 7.88 | 9.13 |
| Run VMG | 3.96 | 5.84 | 6.96 | 8.06 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 730 kg.
Rigging
C&C 115 rig and sail dimensions
A C&C 115 carries 15.04 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.98 m boom, a forestay 15.90 m above the deck and a 5.18 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 18 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 95 to 150 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.