Cal 46

Cal 46

Description

The Cal 46 sometimes called the Cal Cruising 46 is a sailboat, designed by C. William Lapworth and initially produced by Jensen Marine/Cal Boats as a custom one-off in 1966 before entering limited production from 1967 to 1972. Intended for long-distance cruising with a focus on performance, it served as the foundation for the later Cal 2-46. Approximately 18 units were built, making it a rare model in the Cal lineup.

Construction Details

Designer C. William Lapworth
Builder Jensen Marine (USA)
Length 46.000 ft
LOA 45.500 ft
LWL 37.500 ft
Beam 12.500 ft
Displacement 30000 lb
Ballast 8000 lb
Max Draft 5.000 ft
Year Built 1966
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The standard boat dimensions

i 47.50 ft
j 18.50 ft
p 40 ft
e 17 ft
p2 -
e2 -
i2 -
j2 -

Sails

Cal 46 - MAINSAIL

Luff * 40 ft - (12192 mm)
Foot * 17 ft - (5182 mm)
Leech * 42.65 ft - (13000 mm)
Tack Angle * 87.99 °
Diagonal * 42.91 ft - (13079 mm)
Head (inches) * 6 in - (152 mm)
Area * 348.93 ft²
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Cal 46 - JIBSAIL

Luff 40.78 ft - (12430 mm)
Foot * 25.46 ft - (7760 mm)
Leech * 34.22 ft - (10430 mm)
Percentage LP * 115.03 %
Length Perpendicular * 21.28 ft - (6486 mm)
Deck Angle * 12.03 °
Area * 433.87 ft²
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Cal 46 - GENOA

Luff 48.43 ft - (14761 mm)
Foot * 30.69 ft - (9354 mm)
Leech * 44.92 ft - (13692 mm)
Percentage LP * 150 %
Length Perpendicular * 27.75 ft - (8458 mm)
Deck Angle * 4 °
Area * 671.98 ft²
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Cal 46 - ASYMMETRICAL

Luff * 48.43 ft - (14761 mm)
Foot * 30.53 ft - (9306 mm)
Leech * 44.56 ft - (13582 mm)
Perc LP * 165 %
Area * 1108.93 ft²
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.

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