Cal 22

Cal 22

Development
Designer	C. R. Hunt Associates
Location	United States
Year	1984
Builder(s)	Cal Boats
Role	Cruiser
Name	Cal 22
Boat
Boat weight	2,100 lb (953 kg)
Draft	3.50 ft (1.07 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	22.00 ft (6.71 m)
LWL	19.50 ft (5.94 m)
Beam	7.75 ft (2.36 m)
Engine type	outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	775 lb (352 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	24.60 ft (7.50 m)
J foretriangle base	8.40 ft (2.56 m)
P mainsail luff	25.80 ft (7.86 m)
E mainsail foot	9.30 ft (2.83 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	119.97 sq ft (11.146 m2)
Jib/genoa area	103.32 sq ft (9.599 m2)
Total sail area	223.29 sq ft (20.744 m2)
Racing
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 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) 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 54 in (140 cm) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal). ^{[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 5.9 kn (10.9 km/h). ^[3]

Variants

Cal 22 Fin Keel

This model displaces 2,100 lb (953 kg) and carries 775 lb (352 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the standard fin keel. ^{[1] [3]}

Cal 22 Shoal Draft

This model displaces 2,275 lb (1,032 kg) and carries 925 lb (420 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 2.83 ft (0.86 m) 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

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Cal 22 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt & Assoc.) 1908 - 1978". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
3. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 154. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
4. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Jensen Marine/Cal Boats 1956 - 1989". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Bangor Punta Corp. 1964 - 1984". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Lear Siegler Inc. 1961 - 2002". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.