Cal 35 Cruise

The Cal 35 Cruise is an American sailboat that was designed by C. William Lapworth as a cruiser and first built in 1973.

The Cal 35 Cruise is sometimes confused with the later Cal 35 series of sailboats.

Production
The design was built by Cal Yachts in the United States. Production was started in 1973 and ended in 1974, with a total of 120 examples of the design produced.

Design
The Cal 35 Cruise is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig or optional ketch rig, with a keel-stepped mast. The boat has a raked stem, a plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 15000 lb and carries 5000 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 4.67 ft with the standard keel fitted.

The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 4-107 diesel engine of 50 hp for docking and maneuvering. The engine is located under the companionway steps.

The design has a raised saloon top, with the galley on the port side at the foot of the companionway steps. The head is located forward, just aft of the bow "V"-berth and also on the port side. A dinette table is fitted in the main cabin. Opening hatches are provided for ventilation in the forward cabin and the main cabin.

The design has a hull speed of 7.18 kn.

Variants

 * Cal 35 Cruise Sloop
 * This model was introduced in 1973 and has a masthead sloop rig.


 * Cal 35 Cruise Ketch
 * This model was also introduced in 1973 and has a mizzen mast with a sail luff of 18.00 ft and a foot of 6.36 ft.