Cal 21 | |
Designer: | C. William Lapworth |
Location: | United States |
Year: | 1969 |
No Built: | 500 |
Builder: | Jensen Marine/Cal Yachts |
Role: | Cruiser |
Draft: | 4.3feet with the keel down |
Displacement: | 11000NaN0 |
Hull Type: | monohull |
Construction: | fiberglass |
Loa: | 20.5feet |
Lwl: | 16.67feet |
Beam: | 6.67feet |
Engine: | outboard motor |
Keel Type: | swing keel |
Ballast: | 3600NaN0 |
Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
I: | 23feet |
J: | 8.5feet |
P: | 23feet |
E: | 8.5feet |
Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop |
Sailarea Main: | 97.75square feet |
Sailarea Headsail: | 97.75square feet |
Sailarea Total: | 195.5square feet |
Phrf: | 258 |
The Cal 21 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by C. William Lapworth as a cruiser and first built in 1969.[1] [2] [3]
The design was built by Jensen Marine/Cal Yachts, a division of Bangor Punta Corp. in the United States. Production ran from 1969 to 1976, with 500 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4] [5]
The Cal 21 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig; a raked stem; a reverse transom; a transom-hung mahogany, non-folding rudder, controlled by a tiller and a swing keel. It displaces 11000NaN0 and carries 3600NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 4.3feet with the keel extended and 10inches with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [3]
The swing keel is lowered from a slot in the hull, which is then plugged with a cover that sealed the opening to reduce drag. The cable to raise the keel had to be reattached to lower or raise the keel.[1]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1] [3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two quarter berths in the main cabin. The head is located under the "V"-berth in the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 49inches.[1] [3]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 258 and a hull speed of 5.5kn.[3]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "In good weather a pair of sleepers can be accommodated on her unusually spacious (eight feet long) cockpit seats, Worst features: The mahogany rudder is detachable but not folding, a potential problem in shallows. The iron keel is subject to pitting and rust. The keel hoisting system is said by some owners to be a weakness."[3]