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The Cal 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 and first built in 1971.


Production

The boat was built by Jensen Marine in the
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, who completed 306 examples between 1971 and 1974. It is now out of production. The Cal 27 design was replaced in the company line by the Cal 2-27 in 1974.


Design

The Cal 27 is a small recreational
keelboat A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open w ...
, built predominantly of
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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 A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally air or water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adverse yaw a ...
and a fixed fin
keel The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a vessel. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose, as well. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in the construction of a ship, in B ...
. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 210 with a high of 210 and low of 210. It 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 . A version was also built with a taller mast.


See also

*
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 ...
Related development * Cal 2-27 * Cal 3-27 Similar sailboats *
Aloha 27 The Aloha 27 is a series of Canada, Canadian sailboats, that were designed by Americans, American Naval architecture, yacht designer Robert Perry (yacht designer), Robert Perry and first built in 1979 under the designation Aloha 26. The Aloha ...
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C&C 27 The C&C 27 is a family of Canadian sailboats, that was designed by Robert W. Ball and first built in 1970. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, with some also produced in the United States. ...
* Catalina 27 * Catalina 270 * Catalina 275 Sport * CS 27 * Edel 820 * Express 27 *
Fantasia 27 The Fantasia 27 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Philippe H. Harlé and first built in 1981. In 1987 the design was developed into the cruising-optimized Sun Way 27. Production The boat was built by Jeanneau in France between 19 ...
* Halman Horizon * Hotfoot 27 * Hullmaster 27 * Hunter 27 * Hunter 27-2 * Hunter 27-3 *
Island Packet 27 The Island Packet 27 is an American sailboat that was designed by Robert K. Johnson as a cruiser and first built in 1984.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 224-225. Houghton Mifflin Co ...
* Mirage 27 (Perry) *
Mirage 27 (Schmidt) The Mirage 27 (Schmidt) is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Peter Schmitt and first built in 1975. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada starting in 1975. It is not related to the la ...
* Mirage 275 *
O'Day 272 The O'Day 272 is an American sailboat that was designed by C. Raymond Hunt of C.R. Hunt & Associates and first built in 1985. Production The design was built by O'Day Corp., a division of Lear Siegler, in the United States from 1985 until 198 ...
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Orion 27-2 The Orion 27-2, also called the Orion 27 Mk II, is an American sailboat that was designed by Henry Mohrschladt as a cruiser and first built in 1981.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 19 ...
* Watkins 27 *
Watkins 27P The Watkins 27P, also known as the W27P, is an American sailboat that was designed by naval architect Walter Scott and first built in 1981. The Watkins 27P design was developed from the commercially successful Watkins 27, by adding a pilothou ...


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{{Cal Yachts Keelboats 1970s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Bill Lapworth Sailboat types built by Cal Yachts