P - 40.1' E - 17.55' The accolades for this particular boat are many. Certainly one of the most influential designs and successful racing boats ever. With 160 built, it was also a commercial …

The Cal 40 has endured because it is not only a relatively quick downwind raceboat, but also a sweet-sailing light cruiser that, in the words of Cal 40 owner Stan Honey, 'has no bad habits.' It …

2000年6月14日 · New building materials and techniques have changed the meaning of terms such as “light displacement,” “long waterline,” “fin keel,” and “fast sailboat.” Today the Cal 40 is …

2020年4月27日 · The first mass-produced sailboat that was capable of sustained surfing on waves, the Cal 40 dominated ocean racing during the 1960s like no other design before or …

But no boat made its mark like the Cal 40. The elite sailed them: Turner, Conner, Mosbacher. And in 2022, in the hands of perhaps the most seasoned of crews, Stan Honey and his sailing …

Among other ocean racing classics, Cal 40s still compete as a class in the Transpac from Los Angeles to Honolulu and in 2005 recorded 14 entries, more than any other production sailboat …

2014年12月14日 · The Cal 40 developed a reputation for being a fast, downwind sailing machine very early in its history. It’s easy to see why. The first hull, Persephone , was an instant …

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 …

2017年3月27日 · The Cal 40 was one of the best performing sailboats of her time, and even today she is likely to embarrass some newer designs particularly in heavy air off the wind where she …

2023年11月20日 · From the outset, the Cal 40 was considered a radical, ultra-light design, displacing just 15,000 pounds with 6,000 pounds of ballast and a flat, canoe-shaped hull that …