page_title: C&C 27 Mk V
section_title: Design
hierarchical_section_title: C&C 27 Mk V / Design
caption_attribution_description: English: A C&amp;C 27 Mk V sailboat in the crane bay after launching.
context_page_description: The C&C 27 Mk V, or Mark V, is a Canadian sailboat, designed by the C&C Design Group led by Neil Gilbert and first built in 1984.
  Despite its name, the C&C 27 Mk V was a new design, unrelated to the original C&C 27. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the "new C&C 27", but is now usually referred to as the Mark V to differentiate it from the earlier C&C 27 Mark I, II, III and IV designs.
  The C&C 26 Wave is a sailboat derived from the C&C 27 Mk V, but with a wing keel and shorter mast.
context_section_description: The Mark V was introduced to refresh the out-of-date, 1970-vintage styling of the earlier C&C 27 series and also to improve the manufacturing profitability of the boat. The previous C&C 27 series cost as much to built as the larger C&C boats, but commanded a lower retail price.
  The C&C 27 Mk V is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a masthead sloop rig and a fixed keel, available in standard fin and shoal draft. The design features a raked stem, a reverse transom and a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller. The fin keel version displaces 4,420 lb (2,005 kg) and carries 1,715 lb (778 kg) of lead ballast. The shoal draft keel version displaces 5,080 lb (2,304 kg) and carries 2,075 lb (941 kg) of ballast.
  The boat has a draft of 4.83 ft (1.47 m) with the standard keel and 3.5 ft (1.1 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.
  The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 1GMF diesel engine of 7.5 hp (6 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 10 U.S. gallons (38 L; 8.3 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 15 U.S. gallons (57 L; 12 imp gal).
  The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 174 with a spinnaker and 192 without.
caption: C&C 27 Mk V
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