Cal 39 (Hunt/O'Day)

Cal 39 (Hunt/O'Day)

Class symbol
Development
Designer	C. Raymond Hunt and Associates
Location	United States
Year	1988
Builder(s)	Jensen Marine/Cal Boats O'Day Corp George Crowell
Role	Racer-Cruiser
Name	Cal 39 (Hunt/O'Day)
Boat
Displacement	17,500 lb (7,938 kg)
Draft	7.00 ft (2.13 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	39.00 ft (11.89 m)
LWL	31.67 ft (9.65 m)
Beam	12.58 ft (3.83 m)
Engine type	Yanmar diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	7,000 lb (3,175 kg)
Rudder(s)	spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	52.50 ft (16.00 m)
J foretriangle base	15.25 ft (4.65 m)
P mainsail luff	46.66 ft (14.22 m)
E mainsail foot	15.00 ft (4.57 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead sloop
Mainsail area	349.95 sq ft (32.511 m2)
Jib/genoa area	400.31 sq ft (37.190 m2)
Total sail area	750.26 sq ft (69.701 m2)
←  Cal 39 Mark III

The Cal 39 (Hunt/O'Day) is an American sailboat that was designed by C. Raymond Hunt and Associates as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1988. ^{[1] [2]}

The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Cal 39, but is now usually referred to as the Cal 39 (Hunt/O'Day) to differentiate it from the earlier unrelated C. William Lapworth-designs: the 1970 Cal 39, the 1978 Cal 39 Mark II and 1983 Cal 39 Mark III, which were all marketed under the same Cal 39 name. ^{[1] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Production

The design was built by Jensen Marine/Cal Boats and the O'Day Corp. in the United States, both divisions of the Bangor Punta conglomerate. In 2001 George Crowell bought the molds for the design and built a limited number of boats in Little Compton, Rhode Island. ^[1]

Design

The Cal 39 (Hunt/O'Day) is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wooden trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom with a cut-out for a ladder and swimming platform, a spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 17,500 lb (7,938 kg) and carries 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) of ballast. ^[1]

The boat has a draft of 7.00 ft (2.13 m) with the standard keel and 5.33 ft (1.62 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel. ^[1]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel inboard engine for docking and maneuvering. ^[1]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a bow cabin with a "V"-berth, a U-shaped dinette table berth and settee berth and an aft cabin on the starboard side, under the cockpit. The head is located on the port side at the foot of the companionway steps, opposite the galley. The gallery includes a three-burner stove, double sinks and an icebox. ^[1]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Baltic 40
• Cal 39
• Cal 39 Mark II
• Corbin 39
• Freedom 39
• Freedom 39 PH
• Islander 40
• Nautical 39
• Nordic 40

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Cal 39 (Hunt/O'Day) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt & Assoc.)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Cal 39 Mk II sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "C. William Lapworth". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Cal 39 Mk III sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
6. Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 330-331. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1