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CAL 2-24
Built by Jensen Marine (USA)
• Designed by C. William Lapworth
General Information
Hull Type:
Fin w/spade rudder
Rigging Type:
Fractional Sloop
Construction:
FG
First Built:
1967
Last Built:
1971
Number Built:
185
Dimensions
Length Overall (LOA):
7.32 m
Length Waterline (LWL):
5.84 m
Beam:
2.36 m
Draft (Max):
1.22 m
Weight & Ballast
Displacement:
1,678 kg
Ballast:
635 kg
Ballast Type:
Lead
Sail Plan
Foresail Area:
12.45 m²
Mainsail Area:
12.68 m²
Total Sail Area (calculated):
25.13 m²
Sail Area (reported):
25.18 m²
I (Fore Triangle Height):
8.38 m
J (Fore Triangle Base):
2.97 m
P (Mainsail Hoist):
7.92 m
E (Boom Length):
3.20 m
Engine & Systems
Performance Ratios
Hull Speed:
5.87 knots
SA/Displacement (Calculated):
17.80
SA/Displacement (Reported):
18.17
Ballast/Disp Ratio:
37.84%
Displacement/Length:
234.47
Comfort Ratio:
18.12
Capsize Screening:
2.01
S-Number:
2.44
Notes
A completely new design replacing the CAL 24 that Bill Lapworth had turned out in 1958. It is the first in a line of what Lapworth himself called his 'finer-bow' models which (according to him) had a slight advantage sailing to windward in a seaway.