Boat models · Cal
Cal 39-2 MK II
Sailboat, bluewater cruiser · built 1978-1982 · designed by C. William Lapworth
Key figures
Comfort27.9moderate
Capsize screen1.87passes for offshore
SA/D17.4cruiser
D/L230moderate
Ballast ratio0.41stiff
Hull speed7.6kt
- Built
- 1978-1982
- Designer
- C. William Lapworth
- Builder
- Jensen Marine/Bangor Punta
- Rig
- Masthead Sloop
- Keel
- Fin w/spade rudder
- Length
- 39.0 ft
- Beam / draft
- 12.0 ft · 6.7 ft
- Displacement
- 17,000 lb
Design figures as published, not for any one hull. Full specifications on sailboatdata.com.
Reputation
Classbluewater cruiseras owners use it
Forumsrespectedpicked over its peers
Fast, well-balanced Lapworth cruiser that owners take to Mexico and beyond; layout fights singlehanders
- Coastal cruising
- respected · balanced, quick, points high for its era
- Offshore passages
- respected · used for Mexico and Pacific cruising
- Liveaboard
- respected · roomy, liveaboard owners document it widely
- Singlehanding
- mixed · winches, traveler, halyards spread far from wheel
- Loved
- well balanced, light helm · good PHRF speed, points high · handsome lines · good value for a 39-footer
- Gripes
- cockpit layout poor for shorthanding · windvane mounting awkward with aft rudder · aging systems on most hulls
- Survey for
- deck core moisture · original engine and wiring condition · standing rigging age · keel bolts and rudder bearings
- Cross-shopped
- Ericson 38-200 · Beneteau First 38 · Valiant 37 · Pearson 365
Owner opinion from sailnet.com, forums.sailboatowners.com, sailnet.com, sailnet.com, cruisersforum.com
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