On 19 Mar 2007 14:15:35 -0700, "druid" wrote:

Hi

Anybody know the relationship/history of Cal and Crown sailboats? They
seem pretty much identical: the Cal 20, Crown 23 and Cal 25 can only
be told apart at a distance by counting the windows. And now the Cal
2-27 and Crown 28 look pretty much identical (particularly below the
waterline!) except for a foot of waterline.

Are they related somehow? Or do they just happen to share a good hull
shape?

druid
http://www.bcboatnet.org


I have some recollection that the company that had a licence to build
Cal-20s (and perhaps other Cals) in BC decided to build similar boats
on their own as well (there's also a Crown 18, if I recall correctly).

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