The Cal 2-27 is an American
sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Types
Although sailboat terminology ...
, that was designed by
William Lapworth
Charles William Lapworth (12 December 1919 – 3 April 2006) was an American naval architect who designed a large number of sailboats, many of them for Cal Yachts. He was active as a designer from the early 1950s until the 1980s. Described as ...
and first built in 1974.
The Cal 2-27 design replaced the earlier
Cal 27
The Cal 27 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1971.
Production
The boat was built by Jensen Marine in the United States, who completed 306 examples between 1971 and 1974. It is now out of produc ...
and was replaced in turn in the Cal Yachts line, by the
Cal 3-27
The Cal 3-27 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1983.
The Cal 3-27 is a development of the Cal 2-27, which was in turn a development of the Cal 27.
The Cal 3-27 was also marketed as the Cal 27 M ...
in 1983.
Production
The Cal 2-27 was built by
Cal Yachts (Jensen Marine) in the
United States
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between 1974 and 1980, but it is now out of production. During its six-year production run 656 examples were built.
The boat was also developed into the
Crown 28 in Canada by
Calgan Marine.
Design

The Cal 2-27 is a small recreational
keelboat
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, built predominantly of
fiberglass
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, with wood trim. It has a
masthead sloop
A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.
The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, a ...
rig, an internally-mounted spade-type
rudder
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and a fixed fin
keel
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. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted.
The boat was initially factory-fitted with a
Universal Atomic 4
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gasoline engine
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, although later in the production run a
Farymann diesel engine
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became an option. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The boat has a
hull speed
Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel. As boat speed increases from rest, the wavelength of the bow wave increases, and usually its crest-to-t ...
of .
See also
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List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies and multihull ( catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht Racing ...
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Cal 27
The Cal 27 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1971.
Production
The boat was built by Jensen Marine in the United States, who completed 306 examples between 1971 and 1974. It is now out of produc ...
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Cal 3-27
The Cal 3-27 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1983.
The Cal 3-27 is a development of the Cal 2-27, which was in turn a development of the Cal 27.
The Cal 3-27 was also marketed as the Cal 27 M ...
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Crown 28
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References
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