Cal 40 Ft Classy Classic Fiberglass Yacht: Sailing Boats
The Cal 40 Used Boat Review
Cal 40: A Speedy Bit of History
Cal 40
Class 40 Racing Yachts on Casco Bay, Maine
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CAL 40
The rig dimensions above are from the 1963 sail plan drawing. Current class rules (2005) allow a max of: I - 46.7'. J - 15.3'. P - 40.1'. E - 17.55'. The accolades for this particular boat are many. Certainly one of the most influential designs and successful racing boats ever. With 160 built, it was also a commercial success for Jensen Marine.
The Cult of the Cal 40: The Classic 1960s Ocean Racing Legend
The Cal 40 was created as the combined work of three men. George Griffith, a successful racing sailor and member of the Los Angeles Yacht Club, reportedly drew the outline of a new kind of racing yacht hull on the back of a napkin, and showed it to his friend, naval architect C. William Lapworth.
Cal 40
The Cal 40 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, transom; an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 15,000 lb (6,804 kg) and carries 6,000 lb (2,722 kg) of lead ballast.
Cal 40
Thunderbird, a Cal 40 owned by IBM president T. Vincent Learson, took first in fleet over 167 boats in the 1966 Bermuda Race. Because this was the first computer-scored Bermuda Race, Learson got a lot of gaff about the IBM computer that had declared him the winner—and about beating out his boss. Thomas J. Watson, IBM's chairman of the board ...
Cal 40: A Speedy Bit of History
While the Cal 40 was known as a "downwind surfing machine," owners say that the design actually is a good all-around performer, proven by Cal 40 wins in upwind, long-distance races—not just in downwind runs. There are several notable things to say about sailing a Cal 40 versus sailing a newer, lighter boat.
Cal 40: The 1960s US classic that deserves restoration
Prices vary considerably, but even tired examples are becoming more expensive, while very well equipped and maintained boats can change hands for much higher figures than most boats of this era. Cal 40 specification. LOA: 12.00m / 39ft 4in LWL: 9.25m / 30ft 4in Beam: 3.35m / 11ft 0in Draught: 1.70m / 5ft 7in Displacement: 6,800kg / 15,000lb
Revisiting the Classic Cal 40
This is one versatile vessel. From the outset, the Cal 40 was considered a radical, ultra-light design, displacing just 15,000 pounds with 6,000 pounds of ballast and a flat, canoe-shaped hull that was ideal for prolonged downwind surfs. What really separated it from other boats of its era—hulls with long overhangs and deep, full keels from ...
Welcome to Cal40.com
Nearly 18,000 boats were built under the Cal brand name. There were many different models, but perhaps the most famous is the Cal 40. The first of the ultra-light, production ocean racers, the Cal 40 was inspired by ocean racing legend, George Griffith, of the Los Angeles Yacht Club, and was purportedly first sketched by him in 1962 on the back ...
World's coolest yachts: Cal40
The Cal40 remains competitive in racing and an easy-to-sail, well-mannered cruising boat, perfect for a couple. A Cal40 surfing into the finish of the Transpac. Photo: Betsy Senescu/Ultimate Sailing
Cal 40
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize. Formula. 40.01. <40: less stiff, less powerful.
CAL 40 Sailboat tour
The Cal 40 is a 39'4" fiberglass production racing and cruising sailboat. Abou... #cal40 #retroboat #sailinganarchyIn this video we check out a Cal 40 sailboat. The Cal 40 is a 39'4" fiberglass ...
Caliber 40 boats for sale
Find Caliber 40 boats for sale in your area & across the world on YachtWorld. Offering the best selection of Caliber boats to choose from.
Welcome to Cal40.com
In 1963 racing boats were all over the map in terms of design, and many of them were not good boats. The Cal-40 has endured as an efficient and handsome design. This modest appearing design changed the direction of racing boat design forever." ~ Robert H. Perry Naval Architect [email protected]. Contact Information. Cal40.com [email protected]
A Modern Classic: The Cal 40 Turns Sixty
For me, one of those boats was Illusion, the Cal 40 from Larchmont, pitch black. The black Cal 40, a Left Coast design that transported to the East in overnight and distance racing and became the gold standard of its time. The Cal 40 was born in a Southern California boatyard off the drawing board of one William Lapworth.
Keeping Up With The Cal 40
These bullet points add up to a terrible solution that mostly results in drag on the boat. Cross-section comparison of the Cal 40 and Cal 4040 keel and rudder design. In the proposal, the dated keel is removed and the boat is fitted with a modern foil-shaped fin that's more suited to the job of responding to the sail area above.
Cal 40: World's coolest yachts
"The Cal 40 revolutionized yacht design," says Honey. "All ocean racers that came after had the fin keel and spade rudder that the Cal 40 proved in the mid-1960s, dominating the sport ...
The Cal 40 Used Boat Review
The IOR was not kind to the Cal 40, and production ended in 1972 after about 170 boats had been built. The Cal 40 was a collaboration of designer Bill Lapworth, California sailor George Griffith and Jack Jensen, owner of Cal-Jensen Marine of Costa Mesa, CA. Principal dimensions are 39'4" LOA, 30'4" LWL, 11' beam, 5'7" draft and 15,000 ...
Cal 40
The late Bill Lapworth designed the Cal 40 to the CCA rule and the boats were built by Jensen Marine in California. The dominant types of the day designed under the CCA rule had short waterlines and were relatively heavy with D/Ls around 320 due to their short DWL. The 40 has a relatively long DWL at 30.5 feet and is light at 15,000 pounds ...
CAL boats for sale
CAL boats for sale on YachtWorld are listed for a variety of prices from $3,900 on the lower-cost segment, with costs up to $250,000 for the most luxurious yachts. What CAL model is the best? Some of the best-known CAL models now listed include: 2-46, 31, 33, 2-30 and 33-2. Various CAL models are currently offered for sale by specialized yacht ...
Documenting the Full Restoration of a Cal 40
Documenting the Full Restoration of a Cal 40. BMC. August 21, 2015. Boat Refit / Sail Boat / Yacht Racing. The boat yard has always been a place where sailors with a dream have started on projects to fulfill their dream. Fred Cook of Schaefer Marine is one of those sailors, and the complete restoration of a Cal 40 is his latest dream project.
CALIBER 40
40 to 50 indicates a heavy bluewater boat; over 50 indicates an extremely heavy bluewater boat. Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam^1.33), where displacement is expressed in pounds, and length is expressed in feet. Capsize Screening Formula (CSF): Designed to determine if a boat has blue water capability.
Cal 40: World's coolest yachts
"The Cal 40 revolutionized yacht design," says Honey. "All ocean racers that came after had the fin keel and spade rudder that the Cal 40 proved in the mid-1960s, dominating the sport ...
Cal 40 Boats for sale
Model -. Category -. Length -. Posted Over 1 Month. Cal 40's are classics, stable, fast, and still embarrassing some of those pricey newer boats. This Cal 40, s/v Moonday, has been owned by the same owner for 20 years, sailed locally, to Mexico, Hawaii & back to the PNW, and is waiting for a new owner.
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The rig dimensions above are from the 1963 sail plan drawing. Current class rules (2005) allow a max of: I - 46.7'. J - 15.3'. P - 40.1'. E - 17.55'. The accolades for this particular boat are many. Certainly one of the most influential designs and successful racing boats ever. With 160 built, it was also a commercial success for Jensen Marine.
The Cal 40 was created as the combined work of three men. George Griffith, a successful racing sailor and member of the Los Angeles Yacht Club, reportedly drew the outline of a new kind of racing yacht hull on the back of a napkin, and showed it to his friend, naval architect C. William Lapworth.
The Cal 40 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, transom; an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 15,000 lb (6,804 kg) and carries 6,000 lb (2,722 kg) of lead ballast.
Thunderbird, a Cal 40 owned by IBM president T. Vincent Learson, took first in fleet over 167 boats in the 1966 Bermuda Race. Because this was the first computer-scored Bermuda Race, Learson got a lot of gaff about the IBM computer that had declared him the winner—and about beating out his boss. Thomas J. Watson, IBM's chairman of the board ...
While the Cal 40 was known as a "downwind surfing machine," owners say that the design actually is a good all-around performer, proven by Cal 40 wins in upwind, long-distance races—not just in downwind runs. There are several notable things to say about sailing a Cal 40 versus sailing a newer, lighter boat.
Prices vary considerably, but even tired examples are becoming more expensive, while very well equipped and maintained boats can change hands for much higher figures than most boats of this era. Cal 40 specification. LOA: 12.00m / 39ft 4in LWL: 9.25m / 30ft 4in Beam: 3.35m / 11ft 0in Draught: 1.70m / 5ft 7in Displacement: 6,800kg / 15,000lb
This is one versatile vessel. From the outset, the Cal 40 was considered a radical, ultra-light design, displacing just 15,000 pounds with 6,000 pounds of ballast and a flat, canoe-shaped hull that was ideal for prolonged downwind surfs. What really separated it from other boats of its era—hulls with long overhangs and deep, full keels from ...
Nearly 18,000 boats were built under the Cal brand name. There were many different models, but perhaps the most famous is the Cal 40. The first of the ultra-light, production ocean racers, the Cal 40 was inspired by ocean racing legend, George Griffith, of the Los Angeles Yacht Club, and was purportedly first sketched by him in 1962 on the back ...
The Cal40 remains competitive in racing and an easy-to-sail, well-mannered cruising boat, perfect for a couple. A Cal40 surfing into the finish of the Transpac. Photo: Betsy Senescu/Ultimate Sailing
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize. Formula. 40.01. <40: less stiff, less powerful.
The Cal 40 is a 39'4" fiberglass production racing and cruising sailboat. Abou... #cal40 #retroboat #sailinganarchyIn this video we check out a Cal 40 sailboat. The Cal 40 is a 39'4" fiberglass ...
Find Caliber 40 boats for sale in your area & across the world on YachtWorld. Offering the best selection of Caliber boats to choose from.
In 1963 racing boats were all over the map in terms of design, and many of them were not good boats. The Cal-40 has endured as an efficient and handsome design. This modest appearing design changed the direction of racing boat design forever." ~ Robert H. Perry Naval Architect [email protected]. Contact Information. Cal40.com [email protected]
For me, one of those boats was Illusion, the Cal 40 from Larchmont, pitch black. The black Cal 40, a Left Coast design that transported to the East in overnight and distance racing and became the gold standard of its time. The Cal 40 was born in a Southern California boatyard off the drawing board of one William Lapworth.
These bullet points add up to a terrible solution that mostly results in drag on the boat. Cross-section comparison of the Cal 40 and Cal 4040 keel and rudder design. In the proposal, the dated keel is removed and the boat is fitted with a modern foil-shaped fin that's more suited to the job of responding to the sail area above.
"The Cal 40 revolutionized yacht design," says Honey. "All ocean racers that came after had the fin keel and spade rudder that the Cal 40 proved in the mid-1960s, dominating the sport ...
The IOR was not kind to the Cal 40, and production ended in 1972 after about 170 boats had been built. The Cal 40 was a collaboration of designer Bill Lapworth, California sailor George Griffith and Jack Jensen, owner of Cal-Jensen Marine of Costa Mesa, CA. Principal dimensions are 39'4" LOA, 30'4" LWL, 11' beam, 5'7" draft and 15,000 ...
The late Bill Lapworth designed the Cal 40 to the CCA rule and the boats were built by Jensen Marine in California. The dominant types of the day designed under the CCA rule had short waterlines and were relatively heavy with D/Ls around 320 due to their short DWL. The 40 has a relatively long DWL at 30.5 feet and is light at 15,000 pounds ...
CAL boats for sale on YachtWorld are listed for a variety of prices from $3,900 on the lower-cost segment, with costs up to $250,000 for the most luxurious yachts. What CAL model is the best? Some of the best-known CAL models now listed include: 2-46, 31, 33, 2-30 and 33-2. Various CAL models are currently offered for sale by specialized yacht ...
Documenting the Full Restoration of a Cal 40. BMC. August 21, 2015. Boat Refit / Sail Boat / Yacht Racing. The boat yard has always been a place where sailors with a dream have started on projects to fulfill their dream. Fred Cook of Schaefer Marine is one of those sailors, and the complete restoration of a Cal 40 is his latest dream project.
40 to 50 indicates a heavy bluewater boat; over 50 indicates an extremely heavy bluewater boat. Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam^1.33), where displacement is expressed in pounds, and length is expressed in feet. Capsize Screening Formula (CSF): Designed to determine if a boat has blue water capability.
"The Cal 40 revolutionized yacht design," says Honey. "All ocean racers that came after had the fin keel and spade rudder that the Cal 40 proved in the mid-1960s, dominating the sport ...
Model -. Category -. Length -. Posted Over 1 Month. Cal 40's are classics, stable, fast, and still embarrassing some of those pricey newer boats. This Cal 40, s/v Moonday, has been owned by the same owner for 20 years, sailed locally, to Mexico, Hawaii & back to the PNW, and is waiting for a new owner.