- Length
- 8.33 m
- Beam
- 2.74 m
- Draft
- 1.37 m
- Sail area
- 32.52 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.33 m
- Waterline length
- 6.81 m
- Beam
- 2.74 m
- Draft
- 1.37 m
- Displacement
- 2,449 kg
- Ballast
- 1,236 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 32.52 m²
- Mainsail area
- 13.21 m²
- Foresail area
- 19.23 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 10.52 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.66 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.46 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.12 m
- Forestay length
- 11.13 m
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
Tanks1
- Fresh water tank
- 45 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1971
- Production ended
- 1974
- Hulls built
- 306
- Designer
- William Lapworth
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 18.25
- Displacement / length
- 216.51
- Ballast / displacement
- 50.5 %
- Comfort ratio
- 18.76
- Capsize screening
- 2.06
- Hull speed
- 6.33 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Cal 271 generation
01
1971–1974