- Length
- 8.53 m
- Beam
- 2.74 m
- Draft
- 1.37 m
- Sail area
- 32.7 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.53 m
- Waterline length
- 6.86 m
- Beam
- 2.74 m
- Draft
- 1.37 m
- Displacement
- 2,722 kg
- Ballast
- 998 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 32.7 m²
- Mainsail area
- 15.22 m²
- Foresail area
- 17.48 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 10.06 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.47 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.53 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.57 m
- Forestay length
- 10.64 m
Engine & propulsion1
- Engine type
- Petrol
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 68 L
- Fresh water tank
- 106 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1963
- Production ended
- 1969
- Hulls built
- 347
- Designer
- C. W. Lapworth
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 17.11
- Displacement / length
- 235.16
- Ballast / displacement
- 36.7 %
- Comfort ratio
- 20.57
- Capsize screening
- 1.98
- Hull speed
- 6.36 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Cal 281 generation
01
1963–1969