Cal 22 Sailboat Manuals
SA/Disp.:A sail area/displacement ratio below 16 would be considered under powered;16 to 20 would indicate reasonably good performance;above 20 suggests relatively high performance.Bal./Disp.:A Bal./Disp. Ratio of 40 or more translates into a stiffer, more powerful boat that will be better able to stand up to the wind.Disp./Len.:The lower a boat's D/L ratio, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed.less than 100 = Ultralight;100-200 = Light;200-275 = Moderate;275-350 = Heavy;350+ = Ultraheavy;Comfort Ratio:This is a ratio created by Ted Brewer as a measure of motion comfort. It provides a reasonable comparison between yachts of similar type. It is based on the fact that the faster the motion the more upsetting it is to the average person. Consider, though, that the typical summertime coastal cruiser will rarely encounter the wind and seas that an ocean going yacht will meet.Numbers below 20 indicate a lightweight racing boat;20 to 30 indicates a coastal cruiser;30 to 40 indicates a moderate bluewater cruising boat;40 to 50 indicates a heavy bluewater boat;over 50 indicates an extremely heavy bluewater boat.Capsize Screening Formula (CSF):Designed to determine if a boat has blue water capability. The CSF compares beam with displacement since excess beam contributes to capsize and heavy displacement reduces capsize vulnerability. The boat is better suited for ocean passages (vs coastal cruising) if the result of the calculation is 2.0 or less.
The lower the better.S#:S# first appeared (that we know of) in TellTales, April 1988, “On a Scale of One to Ten” by A.P. The equation incorporates SA/Disp (100% fore triangle) and Disp/length ratios to create a guide to probable boat performance vs.
Other boats of comparable size. For boats of the same length, generally the higher the S#, the lower the PHRF.Under 2 - Slow, under powered.2-3 - Cruiser3-5 - Racer Cruiser5+ - Fast/Racing.
Hi Everyone-A friend is looking to buy his first sailboat and has found a Cal 22 that seems to fit the requirements.Can anyone shed any light on this 4ksb? Are they Balsa cored? On the one he is looking at the travelor and Main Sheet aft of the helmsmen. Is this the set up they all had.Thanks in advance.In a boat that size and age, that's not a bad choice at all.As far as I know the smaller Cals of that era only had cored decks, but I'm by no means sure. BUT - the practical way to look at it is 1) is the hull sound today? And 2) if so, don't worry about it.
(If not, pass.) Thousands of cored hulls out there 30+ years old now doing just fine. It isn't like this boat will cost a fortune, or need to last 30 years of cruising the world's oceans.Traveler was at the transom, yes. Yes, the Cal 22 has the traveler mounted on the transom.
Takes a little getting used to but it works. I've never seen one with a different arrangement.I'd actually steer the 'friend' to a Cal 20 - should be no trouble finding one, they're a little more forgiving for learning on, and still plenty of boat for weekend sailing as a beginning. Lots of parts, used sails, etc.
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Available for Cal 20s out there, too. They'll be older but they're popular race boats so there's a solid community built around them. I'd actually steer the 'friend' to a Cal 20 - should be no trouble finding one, they're a little more forgiving for learning on, and still plenty of boat for weekend sailing as a beginning. Lots of parts, used sails, etc. Available for Cal 20s out there, too. They'll be older but they're popular race boats so there's a solid community built around them.They are not 'older.' They are ancient.
Back when I was in college (late '60's), I thought they were cool. By the time I was in a position to buy a boat (early '60s), they were already out of date.
I do remember seeing one about that time. I have never seen one sailing. I doubt there are more than one or two in all of New England is usable condition. If a guy asks you about a car, do you suggest an MG-B?The Cal 22 is miles faster and has a usable interior. And is much prettier.There are lots of other models out there that can be had for not much more than new sails for the Cal 20, say Capri 22, Santana 20, etc.
Hell, an Etap 20 changed hands at our club last year for a very low sum. Hi Everyone-A friend is looking to buy his first sailboat and has found a Cal 22 that seems to fit the requirements.Can anyone shed any light on this 4ksb?
Are they Balsa cored? On the one he is looking at the travelor and Main Sheet aft of the helmsmen. Is this the set up they all had.Thanks in advance.I know of a Rhodes 22 that can be had for the cost of hauling it out of the current owners yard.It is located in downeast Maine.or try these guys.Let me know I'll get the details to you.on the Rhodes. I'd actually steer the 'friend' to a Cal 20 - should be no trouble finding one, they're a little more forgiving for learning on, and still plenty of boat for weekend sailing as a beginning. Lots of parts, used sails, etc. Available for Cal 20s out there, too. They'll be older but they're popular race boats so there's a solid community built around them.They are not 'older.'
They are ancient. Back when I was in college (late '60's), I thought they were cool.
By the time I was in a position to buy a boat (early '60s), they were already out of date. I do remember seeing one about that time. I have never seen one sailing.
I doubt there are more than one or two in all of New England is usable condition. If a guy asks you about a car, do you suggest an MG-B?The Cal 22 is miles faster and has a usable interior.
And is much prettier.There are lots of other models out there that can be had for not much more than new sails for the Cal 20, say Capri 22, Santana 20, etc. Hell, an Etap 20 changed hands at our club last year for a very low sum.The Cal 20 is easy to learn on - both to sail and to maintain. There's an active racing one-design fleet in Annapolis (or was three years ago) but I don't know how many other boats or fleets on the east coast, many on the west coast as Jose mentioned.
The Cal 22 is faster relatively, but not a lot, and not as easy to learn how to sail. I might not have been as quick to recommend the 20 if I'd realized we were talking east coast, but for someone already looking at and familiar with the Cal name it's an obvious recommendation. Got anything useful to add? Add the Tuna 22 to the list. The Santana 22 and the CAL 20 are west coast legends regarding being tough - good sailing boats. Even now they often race outside the Golden Gate and are viewed as a possible trophy winner in the right conditions. Both are cheap to buy and are good sailing boats.
I don't know a thing about the CAL 22. Make sure the CAL 22 isn't a middle of the road half effort to update the 20 yet not invest resources yet for a full on 25footer design. Which I suspect the CAL 22 was simply an effort to compete with the Tuna 22. Given back in the hey days of glass boats the game of producing longer boats in many cases was simply doing an over night tweak to a proven design with results that often were less than desirable.The boats I would have on that list are as followsRanger 23Santana ie Tuna 22And Cal 20All highly respected good sailing boats from the same era and size. I was actually in search of a catalina 22 and came across a cal 22 yesterday and went down to take a look. At 1st glance, after looking at so many really really really bad Catalinas, I knew this was our new boat.
The one I bought is rigged to race with a center cockpit mounted traveller, roller furling jib, spinnaker, even a spinnaker pole launcher. I am going to pick it up this Sunday, it seems to be in fine shape and I plan to race/cruise it in the Houston area.
The cabin is big enough for the weekend and its much more livable than the Catalina 22's I looked at. I have been around sailing for nearly 40 years and it still amazes me what some people consider to be good condition.
I looked at 1 boat that was in great race condition, new paint and topsides, nice equiptment and such a horrible pig in all other departments I could not believe it. Another I looked at was so bad that the swing keel was corroding beyond repair, it was missing a 4'x10' acryllic plate in the foredeck, the bottom was trashed, the Gelcoat on the bow was trashed, the trailer unusable, and it looked OK in the pictures. It said great condition in the ad. My point is to beware, lots of bad ones out there.
The Cal 22 I purchased seems to have held up very well since 1985. The topsides are strong and th hull sound. The keel is in great shape. Great sail inventory.
I hope you find one as nice.