Calgan Marine was a Canadian

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that had its factory on Crown Street in North Vancouver. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of

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s. The company was founded by Al Nairne in 1962 and ceased operations in 1979.

History

Nairne saw a Cal 20 sailboat, built by

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, while on a visit to

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and convinced Jack Jensen of Jensen Marine to allow him to produce the boats under licence in Canada. The first design produced was the Cal 20, introduced in 1961. During its 17 years in business, Calgan produced 300 examples of Cal Yachts designs. The company also developed its own designs, including the

Crown 28 The Crown 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by naval architect C. William Lapworth in conjunction with Calgan Marine founder Al Nairne and first built in 1976. Calgan Marine had produced several Cal Yachts designs under licence a ...

, based on the

Cal 2-27 The Cal 2-27 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1974. The Cal 2-27 design replaced the earlier Cal 27 and was replaced in turn in the Cal Yachts line, by the Cal 3-27 in 1983. Production The Cal ...

Boats

Summary of boats built by Calgan Marine: * Cal 20 - 1961 * Cal 28 - 1963 *

Cal 25 The Cal 25 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by C. William Lapworth and first built in 1965. Production The boat was built by Jensen Marine/Cal Yachts in the United States between 1965 and 1976, and also by Calgan Mari ...

- 1965 * Crown 23 - 1969 * Calgan 23 - 1970 *

Cal 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 ...

- 1971 *

Crown 34 The Crown 34 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Hein Driehuyzen and first built in 1975. The Crown 34 design was later developed into the San Juan 34 in 1980. Production The boat was built by Calgan Marine in North Vancouver, BC ...

- 1975 *

- 1976

References

{{Calgan Marine Calgan Marine

History

Boats

See also

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