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CAL 2-24

Fractional Sloop • Fin w/spade rudder • Built 1967–1971

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Dimensions

LOA
24 ft
LWL
19.17 ft
Beam
7.75 ft
Max Draft
4 ft
Displacement
3,700 lbs
Ballast
1,400 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
2.00 (use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
18.1
D/L Ratio ⓘ
234
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
37.8%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
271 sq ft
I
27.5 ft
J
9.75 ft
P
26 ft
E
10.5 ft

Construction

Hull Type
Fin w/spade rudder
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type
Lead

Production

First Built
1967
Last Built
1971
Number Built
185
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.

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