- Length
- 7.62 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.22 m
- Sail area
- 26.57 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 7.62 m
- Waterline length
- 6.1 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.22 m
- Displacement
- 1,814 kg
- Ballast
- 771 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 26.57 m²
- Mainsail area
- 12.77 m²
- Foresail area
- 13.84 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 9.08 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.05 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 7.62 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.35 m
- Forestay length
- 9.58 m
Engine & propulsion1
- Engine type
- Outboard
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1965
- Production ended
- 1976
- Hulls built
- 1848
- Designer
- C. William Lapworth
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 18.21
- Displacement / length
- 223.21
- Ballast / displacement
- 42.5 %
- Comfort ratio
- 18.01
- Capsize screening
- 2.02
- Hull speed
- 5.99 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Cal 251 generation
01
1965–1976