According to the stability diagram on the Photo Album, the 25 (Mk1) is above average for stiffness vs. other C&C models. The mk2, not so much. The mk2 ranks below the 27s, which I perceive to be on the tender size.
I have had my toerail in the water over the years, and as you say it was usually the result of a mistake. I even had water coming in over the cockpit coming once – the result of a 60 or 70 knot microburst that preceded a thunder storm. I was a bit too busy to see what that translated to in terms of heel angle. But I did notice that the J/24 just ahead of me had his lee spreader tip in the water during the same event. I only have a little bit of experience on a friend’s Pearson 26 during a daysail out to Cape Lookout from Beaufort, NC. So I can’t really comment on the stiffness. But I wasn’t particularly impressed with the deck layout or the seakeeping abilities of the boat. I prefer my 25 (and the 38 even more). YMMV Rick Brass Imzadi C&C 38 mk 2 la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Mark G via CnC-List Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 11:40 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Mark G <mjg...@comcast.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 25 leak But I've never seen the toe rail of my boat in the water, and I've had the boat heeled as far as 40 degrees. (I wouldn't have believed that number had my friend not got a photo of the compass.) I've put the toe rail of a Pearson 26 in the water, I know what it looks like. The C&C 25 is not all that stiff. I'd say the Pearson 26 is stiffer. So what is the difference? The beam, the freeboard, the shear, a combination of all of them? Mark C&C 25 Mk 1 Mattapoisett, MA
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