The boat not only has a short cabin superstructure, but also a completely new, simpler cockpit layout that is also suitable for solo sailors. The sporty and powerful genes are nevertheless retained. The C-32 daysailer/weekender has the same rig as the sports boat and can be equipped with an overlapping genoa as well as a self-tacking jib. A top gennaker with an area of almost 100 square metres and/or a rollable code zero are naturally part of the sporty concept. In the YACHT test, the sports version of the Comuzzi C-32 demonstrated considerable performance potential, particularly under sail, and was able to impress.
The long T-shaped fixed keel with the torpedo-shaped lead bomb offers a high ballast ratio of 45 per cent and is therefore correspondingly efficient. The fin is available in three versions with draughts of 1.80, 2.00 or 2.20 metres. A version with an electro-hydraulic lifting keel (1.40 to 2.00 metres draught) is also available on request. In this case, the boat would also be equipped with a retractable cassette rudder. With a width of just 2.50 metres and a weight of 2.5 tonnes, the C-32 could easily be transported on a road trailer with a suitably motorised towing vehicle.
The engine is installed under the cockpit floor and is easily accessible from the outside through a large hatch. For the series, the Italians have opted for the smallest built-in diesel engine from Volvo Penta with 13 hp and Saildrive drive. The alternative is an electric drive with corresponding power. The hull and deck are built as GRP sandwich constructions using a vacuum infusion process with vinyl ester resin. The floor assembly is manufactured monolithically and is subsequently glued and laminated into the hull. The bulkheads are made of plywood.
More living space below deck
Up to four people can now sleep below deck. A small galley block with sink and cooker completes the living space below deck. The basic price with built-in engine is around 162,400 euros gross, without sails. This makes the boat around 12,000 euros more expensive than the standard version as a sports boat.
By the way: Alessandro Comuzzi has developed another version of the C-32 for people with disabilities. The boat is equipped with a huge steering wheel without spokes integrated into the hull, which wheelchair users can easily pass through. In addition, the cockpit is cut out at the front and the layout is supplemented with appropriate fittings. The Comuzzi shipyard has already built and delivered a C-32 type boat as an inclusion boat. It should work very well.
Technical data C-32 Daysailer
- Designer: Alessandro Comuzzi
- Hull length: 9.70 m
- Width: 2.50 m
- Standard draught: 2.00 m
- Alternative draughts: 1.80 / 2.20 m
- Weight ready to sail: 2.2 tonnes
- Ballast/proportion: 1.0 t / 45 %
- Mainsail: 32.0 m2
- Self-tacking jib: 27.0 m2
- Gennaker: 98.0 m2
- Engine: Built-in diesel 13 hp / Saildrive
