Scot sent me a couple snapshots. One scanned mediocre but the other one scanned just great! So here it is. A scanned copy of a snapshot. This image scan pleases me since the boat was fairly small in the photo and the scan needed to be cropped. The sun shining through the sails really helps this photo. This scan turned out to be one of my better Cal Yacht scans. Too bad Scott's jenny is cut so low, it covers the shape of the cabin. The other photo showed less of the cabintop.

Here are the specs for the Cal 2-30

• Yacht name = Freedom
• Sail number = 3081
• Hull number = 151
• Rig = sloop
• Model year = 1969
• Designer = Jansen (is this right?)
• LOA = 30' 8"
• LWL = 25' 0"
• Beam = 9' 0"
• Draft = 5' 0"
• Displacement = 10.300 pounds
• Ballast = 4500 pounds
• I = 37'
• J = 12.33'
• P = 35'
• E = 13.5'
• Engine = inboard
• Keel = fin
• Rudder = spade
• Rig = fractional (7/8 rig)
• PHRF = 180

The PHRF form gives the designer of this 2-30 as Jansen? I don't quite understand this... Did a fellow by the name of Jansen design this boat or are they confusing this fellow Jansen with Jensen Marine, the builder of Cal Yachts at the time this boat was built. If I were a bettin' man, I'd bet on Bill Lapworth as the designer and Jensen Marine as the builder.

Looks like this Cal is holding it's own, racing down near Hendersonville, Tennessee. She took a first in her class in the first two races of their 1998 March Winds Regatta and a second place in the last race. There were 10 boats in her class, 2 Swiftsure 33s, an Albin Ballad 30, a Nonsuch 26, 3 Beneteaus, a 28, 34.5 and a 35.5, a C&C 35, Pearson 35, and a Morgan 30. Not bad for a boat that nearly 30 years old.

As I check out the race result sheet closer, I see that in the first race, this little Cal 30 beat everything "boat for boat" except for the two big Beneteaus. Even then, the Beneteau 35.5 only crossed the finish line 37 seconds in front of the little Cal. The 34.5 crossed almost 5 minutes in front of the Cal but the PHRF rating put the Cal in front. But, in the last race, the Albin Ballad 30 used the same PHRF rating to beat the Cal out of first place. A tit for a tat. Like I said before, not bad for a 30 year old boat. Keep up the good work, Scott.

Thanks again to L. Scott Howard CMFC of Hendersonville, TN and his 1969 Cal 2-30 for these photos and impressive race results. We are always glad to hear and view Cal owners that do well with their old Cals. Send me some photos and copies of your Cal's specs and I'll put you on the web. Dan Dalrymple, editor, Old Cal Yacht homepage.

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