BoatsCal 22

Cal 22

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1984–1997

A fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, also available in a shoal draft configuration

Designed by C. R. Hunt Assoc, Raymond Hunt (C. R. Hunt & Assoc.), built by Bangor Punta Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.36 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 953 kg of hull, so roughly 1,550 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 1.07 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 10 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 10
CoastalBluewater

At 2.42 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.42
LightHeavy

126 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 126
EasygoingPowered-up

21.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.8
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 946 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.8
Displacement / length
126.4
Comfort ratio
10.5
Capsize screening
2.42
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
540
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1984–1997
Designer
C. R. Hunt Assoc, Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt, Assoc.)
Builder
Bangor Punta Marine

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