- Length
- 8.1 m
- Beam
- 2.82 m
- Draft
- 1.3 m
- Sail area
- 34.75 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 8.1 m
- Waterline length
- 6.73 m
- Beam
- 2.82 m
- Draft
- 1.3 m
- Displacement
- 3,039 kg
- Ballast
- 1,406 kg
- Mast height above water
- 12.12 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 34.75 m²
- Mainsail area
- 14.74 m²
- Foresail area
- 20.07 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 10.97 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.66 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.39 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.14 m
- Forestay length
- 11.57 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 11 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Universal
- Engine model
- Atomic 11
Layout & accommodation1
- Headroom
- 1.85 m
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 57 L
- Fresh water tank
- 76 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1974
- Production ended
- 1980
- Hulls built
- 656
- Designer
- William Lapworth
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.89
- Displacement / length
- 277.86
- Ballast / displacement
- 46.3 %
- Comfort ratio
- 22.83
- Capsize screening
- 1.97
- Hull speed
- 6.3 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Cal 2-271 generation
01
1974–1980