Wing and wing with a Cal 20 is a blast. Excellent little boat. Cruised one for an entire month on Lake Michigan. Raced it too , loved everything about it.
New to the wholesaling thing but I have a question Is the bow supposed to be that low a couple times it looked dangerously low Is that a ballast thing or is that the way this thing was designed cuz you just wait for it to nose into a wave and cause problems Please someone educate me
Great question! Short answer is yes, the bow is supposed to be that low in that situation, or at least it's not terrible. But also yes they could take some water over the bow, but also the worst that will generally cause is getting you wet in this situation. Longer answer, small sailboats like the Cal don't really have ballast in the traditional sense of a tank or shiftable weight that can go fore or aft etc. The Cals (and most sailboats) have a weighted keel that weighs like 500+ pounds, in the case of a Cal 20, like 1000 pounds probably. The effect of this is that they actually have a lot of inertia and weight low down, so even if they nose deep into the water, it's nearly impossible to tip them forward like you see in some racing boats or little dinghys without a weighted keel. So the boat isn't in any mortal danger (although you definitely would want lifelines and life jackets, which it looks like they have). As to WHY the bow is so low, it's sailing directly downwind, with the sails set "wing on wing," meaning each the sails are spread to either side like a bird spreading its wings, catching the wind from almost directly behind. Notice the mainsail is actually wide out to the left and the headsail is out to the right. Because the mast is stepped forward and the sails are out wide, the wind pushing those sails exerts both a forward and rotational force. Best bet in this case would be to get everyone aft and try to counter the force, keep the bow up. But assuming everything else is squared away, worst case you stuff the bow, get a bit wet, lose a lot of speed, and look a bit foolish. Generally speaking, sailboats are pretty tough and pretty forgiving, unless you're into super high performance racing boats and stuff.
Agreed both and my knowledge is less than the initial answer but I was thinking as viewing that overall bodies could be further back. Even if not as dramatic (as in a pure racer) a nose dive probably wouldn’t be fun
@@dimitrikemitsky Great answer. I have a Cal 14 which is an Australian only version designed by Hood. It looks identical to this and has about 160 kg of lead ballast.
@@dimitrikemitsky Good explanation. The wind is trying to tip the boat down in front because of the high load at the top of the sails. But, no problem in a Cal20. Just scoot everyone aft to get the chin up, and that boat will go like a rocket. I almost bought one years ago. But got a Chrysler 20 instead for more room in the cabin and ahuge cockpit. Al ot heavier and not as fast, but very sturdy boat.
Apparently you know very little about sailboats. The Cal 20 does not have traditional graceful lines - but in terms of function it is an excellent design. Durable , fast , forgiving, and really likes to be pushed hard. Remarkably seaworthy as well. When getting caught out in heavy weather I felt as secure on my Cal 20 as I did on boats of twice the displacement.
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Wing and wing with a Cal 20 is a blast.
Excellent little boat. Cruised one for an entire month on Lake Michigan.
Raced it too , loved everything about it.
Cal 20s are awesome boats. Used to sail one out of Morro Bay.
And yes , it would be advisable to move some crew weight aft.
now I know what my Cal 20 looks like when going fast down wind.
My grandpa is the one in the yellow shirt. It so fun to face
Had a 1968 Cal 20 awesome boat was destroyed during super storm sandy sailed it out of Raritan Yacht club Perth Amboy NJ great memories
loved my Cal20! great boats
I love the wind sounds.
Nice Job---Little more weight shifted aft would help surf....I enjoyed the ride...Thanks
You guys should sit back a little further. You might go even faster. From my angle the bow is definitely digging in.
Great boat one of the first sailboats I was on owned by a friend of my dad's
Surfing down those waves! Heaps of fun.
New to the wholesaling thing but I have a question
Is the bow supposed to be that low a couple times it looked dangerously low
Is that a ballast thing or is that the way this thing was designed cuz you just wait for it to nose into a wave and cause problems
Please someone educate me
Great question! Short answer is yes, the bow is supposed to be that low in that situation, or at least it's not terrible. But also yes they could take some water over the bow, but also the worst that will generally cause is getting you wet in this situation.
Longer answer, small sailboats like the Cal don't really have ballast in the traditional sense of a tank or shiftable weight that can go fore or aft etc. The Cals (and most sailboats) have a weighted keel that weighs like 500+ pounds, in the case of a Cal 20, like 1000 pounds probably.
The effect of this is that they actually have a lot of inertia and weight low down, so even if they nose deep into the water, it's nearly impossible to tip them forward like you see in some racing boats or little dinghys without a weighted keel. So the boat isn't in any mortal danger (although you definitely would want lifelines and life jackets, which it looks like they have).
As to WHY the bow is so low, it's sailing directly downwind, with the sails set "wing on wing," meaning each the sails are spread to either side like a bird spreading its wings, catching the wind from almost directly behind. Notice the mainsail is actually wide out to the left and the headsail is out to the right.
Because the mast is stepped forward and the sails are out wide, the wind pushing those sails exerts both a forward and rotational force.
Best bet in this case would be to get everyone aft and try to counter the force, keep the bow up. But assuming everything else is squared away, worst case you stuff the bow, get a bit wet, lose a lot of speed, and look a bit foolish.
Generally speaking, sailboats are pretty tough and pretty forgiving, unless you're into super high performance racing boats and stuff.
Agreed both and my knowledge is less than the initial answer but I was thinking as viewing that overall bodies could be further back. Even if not as dramatic (as in a pure racer) a nose dive probably wouldn’t be fun
@@dimitrikemitsky Great answer. I have a Cal 14 which is an Australian only version designed by Hood. It looks identical to this and has about 160 kg of lead ballast.
@@dimitrikemitsky Good explanation. The wind is trying to tip the boat down in front because of the high load at the top of the sails. But, no problem in a Cal20. Just scoot everyone aft to get the chin up, and that boat will go like a rocket. I almost bought one years ago. But got a Chrysler 20 instead for more room in the cabin and ahuge cockpit. Al ot heavier and not as fast, but very sturdy boat.
Did I hear a "stay out of the way" from the windward boat?
Wicked! Hope I'll be able to glide downwind like this in my Cal 2-30!
Where is that? Looks like fun.
Is that Ted’s old boat ?
Looks like fun
I love wind noise.
lol bro its a sail boat what do u expect wind makes the fucken thing go idiot
Wing and wing.
Maybe 6 o clock wind
随分前に、日本ではオートバイで有名な「ヤマハ」がプロダクション契約を取って、「ヤマハ20」として販売してましたね。ヤマハは最後、MUM30のライセンスも取得するのですが、その後日本の景気後退により、セーリング事業から撤退してしまいました。まあ、ちょっと反発していた自分もいますけどね、なんでヤマハ？ってな感じで。ほぼ、無意味な反発ですけど。
Yamaha a aussi construit des voiliers conçu par l'architecte nautique français Jean-Marie Finot... le Yamaha 27
What a horrible little sailboat
Nasty comment
Apparently you know very little about sailboats.
The Cal 20 does not have traditional graceful lines - but in terms of function it is an excellent design. Durable , fast , forgiving, and really likes to be pushed hard.
Remarkably seaworthy as well.
When getting caught out in heavy weather I felt as secure on my Cal 20 as I did on boats of twice the displacement.
what fun !! @Sailingandscuba