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34

1968–1975
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SA/D
18.4
Moderate
Balanced performance for coastal cruising.
D/L
241.3
Moderate
Typical cruising boat displacement.
Comfort ratio
24.3
Moderate bluewater
Reasonable offshore comfort.
Capsize screening
1.9
More resistant
Generally considered more resistant to capsize/inversion offshore.

Dimensions

Hull typeMonohull
LOA33.25 ft (10.13 m)
LWL26.00 ft (7.92 m)
Beam10.00 ft (3.05 m)
Draft5.00 ft (1.52 m)
Displacement9,500 lbs (4,309 kg)
Ballast3,750 lbs (1,701 kg)
Sail area (total)515 sq ft (47.8 m²)
Rig typesloop
Keel typefin
Rudder typeSpade
Fuel capacity25 gal
Water capacity23 gal
DesignerC. William Lapworth

Construction

Sources

sailboatdata.com's 'Cal 34' entry (33.2 ft LOA / 10.0 ft beam / 9,500 lb displacement) matches the 'Cal 2-34' row exactly in Jensen Marine's own factory specification sheet (33'3" LOA, 26'0" LWL, 10'0" beam, 5'0" draft, 9,500 lb displacement, 3,750 lb ballast, 515 sqft sail area) -- treated as the same boat/naming variant. Fin keel, spade rudder, low-aspect masthead sloop rig, hand-laid solid fiberglass hull; resin type not explicitly confirmed for this specific model in available sources (only inferred by association with the related Cal 40), so left not_specified rather than guessing. Mast explicitly confirmed aluminum in period marketing material. Verified 2026-07-09. [Rudder/tankage/electrical update, 2026-07-16]: Counter-balanced spade rudder standard (construction material not independently confirmed). This entry's 1968 year_start/9,500lb displacement matches the original Cal 34 (not the later, heavier Cal 34-III, which had larger 35gal fuel/60-70gal water tanks) -- used the original model's 25gal fuel/23gal water. No holding-tank or electrical-system data found.