The Lancer 29 Mark III, also called the Lancer 29-3, is an American sailboat that was designed by C&C Design as a cruiser and first built in 1977. In 1982 the boat was renamed the Lancer 30.
The Lancer 29 Mark III is thought to have been built using the molds for the C&C 30, hence the design credit to C&C Design. There was no Lancer 29 Mark I or II, but the C&C 30 was produced in Mark I and Mark II versions.
The Lancer 29 Mark III is sometimes confused with the unrelated Lancer 29 PS power sailer.
Production
The design was built by Lancer Yachts in the United States from 1977 until 1981, but it is now out of production.
Design
The Lancer 29 Mark III is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a skeg-mounted rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional shoal draft keel.
The boat may be optionally fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of , or , or a gasoline engine for docking and maneuvering. It could also be equipped with a small, well-mounted outboard motor.
Cabin headroom is . The fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The design has a hull speed of .