C&C Mega 30 One Design

The C&C Mega 30 One Design is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by American Peter Barrett as a one design racer and first built in 1977.^[1][2][3]

Mega 30 One Design

Development
Designer	Peter Barrett
Location	Canada
Year	1977
No. built	115 (plus 27 fixed keel)
Builder(s)	C&C Yachts
Name	Mega 30 One Design
Boat
Displacement	4,500 lb (2,041 kg)
Draft	5.00 ft (1.52 m) with keel down
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	29.92 ft (9.12 m)
LWL	27.33 ft (8.33 m)
Beam	7.92 ft (2.41 m)
Engine type	Outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	lifting keel with weighted bulb
Ballast	2,250 lb (1,021 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
General	Fractional rigged sloop
I foretriangle height	33.30 ft (10.15 m)
J foretriangle base	11.00 ft (3.35 m)
P mainsail luff	35.70 ft (10.88 m)
E mainsail foot	13.70 ft (4.18 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	244.55 sq ft (22.719 m2)
Jib/genoa area	183.15 sq ft (17.015 m2)
Total sail area	427.70 sq ft (39.735 m2)
Racing
PHRF	147 (average)

Production

The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada and also in the United States and Kiel, Germany, but it is now out of production.^[1][4]

Design

C&C Mega 30 One Design

The Mega 30 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a lifting or fixed fin keel.^[1][2]

The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.^[1]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 147 with a high of 171 and low of 132. It has a hull speed of 7.01 kn (12.98 km/h).^[1][2]

Variants

Mega 30 One Design

The initial model was designated as the Mega 30 One Design and features a lifting keel with a weighted bulb. It has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the keel extended and 1.75 ft (0.53 m) with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a trailer. It displaces 4,500 lb (2,041 kg) and carries 2,250 lb (1,021 kg) of ballast. A total of 115 of this model were built in Canada, the US and Germany. It was marketed in a number of countries under several names. In Sweden it was sold as the Runn Racer 912.^[1][2]

Mega 30 FK

The second model was designated as the Mega 30 FK and features a fixed keel with a draft of 5.20 ft (1.58 m). All 27 examples of this type were built in the US and were last of the series built. It displaces 6,589 lb (2,989 kg) and carries 2,860 lb (1,297 kg) of ballast.^[5][6]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Aloha 30
• Annie 30
• Catalina 30
• Catalina 309
• Cal 9.2
• C&C 30
• C&C 30 Redwing
• CS 30
• Hunter 306
• Mirage 30
• Santana 30/30