BoatsCal 24 (Hunt)

Cal 24 (Hunt)

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1983

Designed by C. Raymond Hunt, this masthead sloop features a fin keel and spade rudder for responsive, light-displacement sailing

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

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,497 kg of hull, so roughly 2,100 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

2.15 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.15
LightHeavy

184 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 184
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.9
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

  • Narrower than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1475 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.9
Displacement / length
184.2
Comfort ratio
14.9
Capsize screening
2.15
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
572
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1983
Designer
C. Raymond Hunt, Assoc.), Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt
Builder
Bangor Punta Marine

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