CAL 39
Masthead Sloop • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1970–1971
Dimensions
- LOA
- 38.67 ft
- LWL
- 31.25 ft
- Beam
- 11.67 ft
- Max Draft
- 6 ft
- Displacement
- 14,600 lbs
- Ballast
- 6,600 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.91 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 19.8
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 214
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 45.2%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 738 sq ft
- I
- 50 ft
- J
- 17 ft
- P
- 41.75 ft
- E
- 15 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin with rudder on skeg
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG (solid laminate)
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1970
- Last Built
- 1971
- Number Built
- 29
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Perkins
- Engine Model
- 4108
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 64 gal
- Fuel
- 35 gal
Notes: This, the first of several CAL 39's, was introduced just before the adoption of the IOR, (replacing the CCA rule) which may have caused sales to falter in the first year. It was soon replaced with another version, the CAL 39 MII (1979), an entirely new design, also by Lapworth, and one that, presumably, the rule treated more kindly.\nYet another, completely different CAL 39 was introduced in 1988, this time designed by Hunt and Associates, of which, relatively few were built.\n\nDeep Draft: 6.50'/1.98m (ballast +600 lbs.)\nTall Rig:\nI: 54.00'/16.46m\nJ: 17.00'/5.18m\nP: 45.60'/13.90m\nE: 15.00'/4.57m\nUpwind/working SA: 801 ft2/74.41 m2\nThanks to Gay Morris for images and corrected information concerning the different versions of the CAL 39.
Designer
- C. William Lapworth (1919–2006)
Builders
- Bangor Punta Corp. (1964–1984)
- Jensen Marine/Cal Boats (1956–1989)