- Length
- 8.84 m
- Beam
- 2.82 m
- Draft
- 1.37 m
- Sail area
- 39.21 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 8.84 m
- Waterline length
- 7.32 m
- Beam
- 2.82 m
- Draft
- 1.37 m
- Displacement
- 3,629 kg
- Ballast
- 1,520 kg
- Mast height above water
- 12.5 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 39.21 m²
- Mainsail area
- 18.02 m²
- Foresail area
- 21.19 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 11.28 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.76 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.65 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.73 m
- Forestay length
- 11.89 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 30 hp
- Engine type
- Petrol
- Engine make
- Universal
- Engine model
- Atomic 4
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 76 L
- Fresh water tank
- 76 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1968
- Production ended
- 1974
- Hulls built
- 624
- Designer
- William Lapworth
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.93
- Displacement / length
- 258.35
- Ballast / displacement
- 41.9 %
- Comfort ratio
- 25.04
- Capsize screening
- 1.85
- Hull speed
- 6.56 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Cal 291 generation
01
1968–1974