CAL 34
Masthead Sloop • Fin w/spade rudder • Built 1968–1975
Dimensions
- LOA
- 33.24 ft
- LWL
- 26 ft
- Beam
- 10 ft
- Max Draft
- 5 ft
- Displacement
- 9,500 lbs
- Ballast
- 3,750 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.89 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 17.9
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 241
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 39.5%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 503 sq ft
- I
- 39 ft
- J
- 13.75 ft
- P
- 33.5 ft
- E
- 14 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/spade rudder
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1968
- Last Built
- 1975
- Number Built
- 347
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Universal
- Engine Model
- Atomic 4
- Power
- 30 hp
- Engine Type
- Gas
- Water
- 23 gal
- Fuel
- 25 gal
Notes:
Jack Jensen, founder of Jensen Marine owned and regularly sailed a CAL 34. Later versions (2-34, 34-III) share the same hull but with different rigs and other details. Production of the final version continued until 1979.
Designer
- C. William Lapworth (1919–2006)
Builder
- Jensen Marine/Cal Boats (1956–1989)
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAL 2-34 | 33.25 | 1975 | Masthead Sloop |
| CAL 34-III | 33.24 | 1977 | Masthead Sloop |