Cal 22 Explained

Cal 22
Designer:C. R. Hunt Associates
Location:United States
Year:1984
Builder:Cal Boats
Role:Cruiser
Draft:3.5feet
Displacement:21000NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:fiberglass
Loa:22feet
Lwl:19.5feet
Beam:7.75feet
Engine:outboard motor
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:7750NaN0
Rudder Type:transom-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:24.6feet
J:8.4feet
P:25.8feet
E:9.3feet
Sailplan:fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Main:119.97square feet
Sailarea Headsail:103.32square feet
Sailarea Total:223.29square feet
Phrf:234

The Cal 22 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by C. R. Hunt Associates as a cruiser and first built in 1984.[1] [2] [3]

Production

The design was built by Cal Boats in the United States between 1984 and 1997, but it is now out of production. Cal Boats was a brand of Jensen Marine, which was owned by the Bangor Punta Corporation, itself owned by Lear Siegler.[1] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Design

The Cal 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop or optional masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal draft keel.[1] [3]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee quarter berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on the port side just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located under the bow cabin berth. Cabin headroom is 54inches and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [3]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a spinnaker.[3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 234 and a hull speed of 5.9kn.[3]

Variants

Cal 22 Fin Keel
  • This model displaces 21000NaN0 and carries 7750NaN0 of ballast. The boat has a draft of 3.5feet with the standard fin keel.[1] [3]
    Cal 22 Shoal Draft
  • This model displaces 22750NaN0 and carries 9250NaN0 of ballast. The boat has a draft of 2.83feet with the shoal draft fin keel.[1] [3]

    Operational history

    In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: The deck layout is admirably simple, with all lines led to cockpit. Worst features: The Cal 22 came with either a deep (3' 5") or shoal (2' 10") fin keel. The deep keel doesn't match the performance of the Capri 22, a comp[etitor], as is evidenced in the PHRF ratings The shoal-draft version is too shallow to sail adequately upwind, and too deep to make launching as easy as, say the swing keel Beneteau First 235. Headroom and space are better in the Beneteau, too. Altogether, judged against her comp[etitor]s, the Cal does not shine."[3]

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Cal 22 sailboat. 24 January 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20210124165242/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cal-22. 24 January 2021. live.
    2. Web site: Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt & Assoc.) 1908 - 1978. 24 January 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20201121160842/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/hunt-cr-hunt-assoc-raymond. 21 November 2020. live.
    3. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 154. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010.
    4. Web site: Jensen Marine/Cal Boats 1956 - 1989. 24 January 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20210123212642/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jensen-marinecal-boats. 23 January 2021. live.
    5. Web site: Bangor Punta Corp. 1964 - 1984. 23 January 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20210123212435/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/bangor-punta-corp. 23 January 2021. live.
    6. Web site: Lear Siegler Inc. 1961 - 2002. 24 January 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20201016152624/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lear-siegler-inc. 16 October 2020. live.