Cal 29
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Cal 29
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|designer = William Lapworth
|location = United States
|year = 1971
|no built = 624
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|builder = Cal Yachts
Calgan Marine
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|displacement = {{convert|8000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|29.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|24.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|9.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|hull draft = {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Universal Atomic 4 {{convert|30|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} gasoline engine
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|3350|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
|rigs = Masthead sloop
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|I = {{convert|37.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|12.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|31.67|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|12.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea main = {{convert|193.98|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|228.11|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|422.08|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 183 (average)
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The Cal 29 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1971.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cal-29|title = Cal 29 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 20 February 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324172706/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cal-29|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/lapworth-c-william|title = C. William Lapworth|accessdate = 7 February 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210123212527/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/lapworth-c-william|archive-date= 23 January 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/cal/29|title= Cal 29|access-date= 24 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324172850/https://sailboat.guide/cal/29|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The boat was built by Cal Yachts in the United States, between 1971 and 1974, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jensen-marinecal-boats|title =Jensen Marine/Cal Boats 1956-1989 |accessdate = 7 February 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210123212642/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jensen-marinecal-boats|archive-date= 23 January 2021|url-status= live}}
The design was also built under licence by Calgan Marine in North Vancouver, Canada.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/calgan-marine-ltd-can|title = Calgan Marine Ltd. (CAN) 1962-1979 |accessdate = 7 February 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324164743/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/calgan-marine-ltd-can|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}
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.
Design
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 {{convert|8000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|3350|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted.
The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 {{convert|30|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} gasoline engine. The fuel tank holds {{convert|20|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank also has a capacity of {{convert|20|u.s.gal}}.
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 {{convert|6.56|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/947/cal-29|title = Sailboat Specifications for Cal 29|accessdate = 20 February 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100246/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/947/cal-29|archive-date = 21 February 2018|url-status = dead}}
Variants
The Cal 2-29 was a special cruising version of the basic Cal 29, with the same hull and rigging. It added a Farymann {{convert|12|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine, a pressurized shower, pedestal steering, a vanity with medicine chest, electric bilge pump, an extra water tank giving a total of {{convert|40|u.s.gal}} 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.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cal-2-29|title = Cal 2-29 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 20 February 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324172706/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cal-2-29|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/cal/2-29|title= Cal 2-29|access-date= 24 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324173214/https://sailboat.guide/cal/2-29|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}