Cal 28

The Cal 28 is an American sailboat, that was designed by C. William Lapworth and first built in 1963. It was originally marketed as the California 28.

Production
The boat was built by Cal Yachts in the United States between 1963 and 1969, but it is now out of production.

The design was also built under licence by Calgan Marine in North Vancouver, Canada.

A total of 347 examples of the type were completed.

Design
The Cal 28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6000 lb and carries 2200 lb of lead ballast.

The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft with the standard keel fitted.

A Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine with a "V" drive was a factory option. The fuel tank holds 18 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 28 u.s.gal.

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 183 with a high of 186 and low of 180. It has a hull speed of 6.36 kn.