Cal 27

Cal 27

Development
Designer	William Lapworth
Location	United States
Year	1971
No. built	306
Builder(s)	Jensen Marine
Name	Cal 27
Boat
Displacement	5,400 lb (2,449 kg)
Draft	4.50 ft (1.37 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	27.34 ft (8.33 m)
LWL	22.33 ft (6.81 m)
Beam	9.00 ft (2.74 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	2,725 lb (1,236 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
General	Masthead sloop
I foretriangle height	34.50 ft (10.52 m)
J foretriangle base	12.00 ft (3.66 m)
P mainsail luff	27.75 ft (8.46 m)
E mainsail foot	10.25 ft (3.12 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	142.22 sq ft (13.213 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	207.00 sq ft (19.231 m^2)
Total sail area	349.22 sq ft (32.444 m^2)
Racing
PHRF	210 (average)

The Cal 27 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1971.^[1][2][3][4]

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 production.^[1][4][5]

The Cal 27 design was replaced in the company line by the Cal 2-27 in 1974.^[1][4]

Design

The Cal 27 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,400 lb (2,449 kg) and carries 2,725 lb (1,236 kg) of ballast.^[1][2][4]

The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the standard keel.^[1][4]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 210 with a high of 210 and low of 210. It has a hull speed of 6.33 kn (11.72 km/h).^[2][4]

A version was also built with a 3 ft (0.91 m) taller mast.^[1][4][6]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Cal 2-27
• Cal 3-27

Similar sailboats

• Aloha 27
• C&C 27
• Catalina 27
• Catalina 270
• Catalina 275 Sport
• CS 27
• Edel 820
• Express 27
• Fantasia 27
• Halman Horizon
• Hotfoot 27
• Hullmaster 27
• Hunter 27
• Hunter 27-2
• Hunter 27-3
• Island Packet 27
• Mirage 27 (Perry)
• Mirage 27 (Schmidt)
• Mirage 275
• O'Day 272
• Orion 27-2
• Watkins 27
• Watkins 27P

References

1. Browning, Randy (2017). "Cal 27 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
2. InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Cal 27". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
3. Browning, Randy (2017). "C. William Lapworth 1919-2006". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Cal 27". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jensen Marine/Cal Boats". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
6. InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Cal 27 TM". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.