CAL 21
Fractional Sloop • Swing Keel • Built 1969–1976
Dimensions
- LOA
- 20.5 ft
- LWL
- 16.67 ft
- Beam
- 6.67 ft
- Max Draft
- 4.3 ft
- Min Draft
- 0.8 ft
- Displacement
- 1,100 lbs
- Ballast
- 360 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.58 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 29.4
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 106
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 32.7%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 196 sq ft
- I
- 23 ft
- J
- 8.5 ft
- P
- 23 ft
- E
- 8.5 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Swing Keel
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Iron
Production
- First Built
- 1969
- Last Built
- 1976
- Number Built
- 500
Notes: The CAL 21 was equipped with a swing keel that could be completely raised inside a slot/cavity below the cockpit sole. When the keel was down, a plug was dropped into place to cover the opening and make a flush surface around the keel 'root'. A cable had to be attached or re-attached, to raise or lower the keel.\nBesides reducing drag while sailing, the system allowed the hull to sit lower on a trailer.
Designer
- C. William Lapworth (1919–2006)
Builders
- Bangor Punta Corp. (1964–1984)
- Jensen Marine/Cal Boats (1956–1989)