| Cal 29 | |
| Designer: | William Lapworth |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1971 |
| No Built: | 624 |
| Builder: | Cal Yachts Calgan Marine |
| Displacement: | 80000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 29feet |
| Lwl: | 24feet |
| Beam: | 9.25feet |
| Hull Draft: | 4.5feet |
| Engine: | Universal Atomic 4 300NaN0 gasoline engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 33500NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rigs: | Masthead sloop |
| I: | 37feet |
| J: | 12.33feet |
| P: | 31.67feet |
| E: | 12.25feet |
| Sailarea Main: | 193.98square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 228.11square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 422.08square feet |
| Phrf: | 183 (average) |
The Cal 29 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1971.[1] [2] [3]
A special cruising version was designated as the Cal 2-29.[1] [3]
The boat was built by Cal Yachts in the United States, between 1971 and 1974, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4]
The design was also built under licence by Calgan Marine in North Vancouver, Canada.[1] [3] [5]
A total of 624 examples of the type were completed, making the Cal 29 one of the most commercially successful models built by Cal Yachts.[1] [3]
The Cal 29 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 80000NaN0 and carries 33500NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 4.5feet with the standard keel fitted.[1] [3]
The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 300NaN0 gasoline engine. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank also has a capacity of .[1] [3]
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 183 with a high of 198 and low of 180. It has a hull speed of 6.562NaN2.[3] [6]
The Cal 2-29 was a special cruising version of the basic Cal 29, with the same hull and rigging. It added a Farymann 120NaN0 diesel engine, a pressurized shower, pedestal steering, a vanity with medicine chest, electric bilge pump, an extra water tank giving a total of of fresh water and a shore power system, all as standard equipment. A total of 387 of this model were built between 1974 and 1974-1978.[7] [8]
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