Cal 3-27

The Cal 3-27 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1983.

The Cal 3-27 is a development of the Cal 2-27, which was in turn a development of the Cal 27.

The Cal 3-27 was also marketed as the Cal 27 Mk III and then later just as the Cal 27.

Production
The boat was built by Cal Yachts/Jensen Marine in the United States between 1983 and 1985, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Cal 3-27 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an inboard motor, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5200 lb and carries 2000 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft with the standard keel and 4.00 ft with the optional shoal draft keel. A tall mast was also an option with a main sail luff ("P" parameter) 1.5 ft higher.

The boat has a hull speed of 6.46 kn.