Mystic Star is a 30 foot sailboat made in 1987 by C&C Yachts of Ontario Canada.
Specifically it is a "C&C 30, Mark II" design by Robert Ball:
https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-30-2
After years of chartering and sailing on other people's boats, I decided this was the make and model I wanted for my 'first boat'. Here are some of the key features I found attractive in a sailboat based on my experience:
- Headroom down below better than 6 foot 2 inches (this is a MUST HAVE based on my height)
- Sleeps 4
- Sits 6
- 'Eats' 6 (at dinner table)
- AFT Head location (prevents persons traipsing through the length of the saloon with wet swim or rain gear on, also much less disorienting when in use underway)
- Winches close to the helm (for short- or single-handing)
- Aft bunks face fore-and-aft, not athwartships (easier to sleep/nap underway)
- At least 50 gallons of freshwater tankage (about enough for 5-7 days for 4 persons).
- Fits in a 32 foot marina slip (much easier to find than a 34 or 36 foot slip).
- 'Conventional' shaft drive (I don't want to deal with saildrive maintenance issues with my first boat).
- 'Conventional' Main sail rig (halyard). I have found that furling mains tend to jam at the worst possible moment, plus they are more difficult to trim than a conventional main.
- SOLID fiberglass hull (no coring). I don't want to deal with repairing soggy balsa core beneath the waterline.
- Some kind of swim step or walk-through transom for summertime swimming/snorkeling without climbing over lifelines.
- As an added bonus, the C&C30 Mark II is a relatively fast boat. It has the speed rating (PHRF) of boats 4 to 6 foot longer (!)
More info about the C&C 30 MkII is available at the C&C Photo Album/resource page:
