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Cal 2-29
The Cal 29 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1971. A special cruising version was designated as the Cal 2-29. Production The boat was built by Cal Yachts in the United States, between 1971 and 1974, but it is now out of production. The design was also built under licence by Calgan Marine in North Vancouver, Canada. A total of 624 examples of the type were completed, making the Cal 29 one of the most commercially successful models built by Cal Yachts. Design The Cal 29 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank also has a capacity of . The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 183 with a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lapworth
Charles William Lapworth (12 December 1919 – 3 April 2006) was an American naval architect who designed a large number of sailboats, many of them for Cal Yachts. He was active as a designer from the early 1950s until the 1980s. Described as "one of the foremost West Coast naval architects in the post-World War II period", he has been nominated to the US National Sailing Hall of Fame. Early life Born on 12 December 1919 in Detroit, Michigan. He went to the University of Michigan, completing a degree in marine engineering and naval architecture. He went on to serve in the US Navy in World War II as an officer in the bureau of ships at Quincy, Massachusetts. He later served at naval repair base at San Diego. Professional life After the war Lapworth moved to California and became partners in a yacht design business with Merle Davis in Los Angeles. In less than a year Davis had died, leaving Lapworth to run the business alone. He earned some income by doing marine surveyor work. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Performance Handicap Racing Fleet
Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) is a handicapping system used for yacht racing in North America. It allows dissimilar classes of sailboats to be raced against each other. The aim is to cancel out the inherent advantages and disadvantages of each class of boats, so that results reflect crew skill rather than equipment superiority. PHRF is used mainly for larger sailboats (i.e., 7 meters and above). For dinghy racing, the Portsmouth yardstick handicapping system is more likely to be used. The handicap number assigned to a class of yachts is based on the yacht's speed relative to a theoretical yacht with a rating of 0. A yacht's handicap, or rating, is the number of seconds per mile traveled that the yacht in question should be behind the theoretical yacht. Most boats have a positive PHRF rating, but some very fast boats have a negative PHRF rating. If Boat A has a PHRF rating of 15 and Boat B has a rating of 30 and they compete on a 1 mile course, Boat A should finish a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzer 29
The Tanzer 29 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by the French company of Joubert-Nivelt and first built in 1986. Production Production of the boat was commenced in 1986 by Tanzer Industries of Dorion, Quebec. The company entered bankruptcy in May of that same year and production ended. Design The Tanzer 29 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel or optionally, a shoal-draft keel. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 174 with a high of 177 and low of 171. It has a hull speed of . Variants ;Tanzer 29 :With the standard keel it has a draft of , displaces and carries of ballast. ;Tanzer 29 SD :With the shoal-keel it has a draft of , displaces and carries of ballast. See also * List of sailing boat types ;Similar sailboats * Alberg 29 * Bayfield 29 * C&C 29 *Cal 29 * Hunter 290 *Island Packet 29 The Island Packet 29 is an American sailbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwind 29
The Northwind 29 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by C&C Design and first built in 1969. Production The design was built by Paceship Yachts in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, who completed 104 examples between 1969 and 1972, but it is now out of production. Design The Northwind 29 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub keel, with a retractable centreboard. The design displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the centreboard extended and with it retracted. The production boats were delivered with a factory-fitted Universal Atomic 4 gasoline inboard engine. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has a hull speed of . Operational history The boat is supported by an active class club, ''The Paceship''. See also * List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirage 29
The Mirage 29 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Philippe Harlé and first built in 1986. The Mirage 29 design is often confused with an unrelated design, the British Thames Marine Mirage 29 first built in 1983. Production The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada, which completed 290 examples, starting in 1986, but it is now out of production. Design The owners of Mirage Yachts, Dick and Irene Steffen, were looking for a newer design to replace the Robert Perry-designed Mirage 27 in the product line. In 1985 the Steffens asked a number of different designers to provide preliminary designs for a boat in the same class. The winner was Philippe Harlé, who was selected to complete his design. It was introduced in the spring of 1986 as the Mirage 29 and became a quick success, with 50 boats sold before the first one had been delivered and 290 built in total. As a result of this success, Harlé went onto design the Mirage 275 in 1986 and Mirage 39 in 1989. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
