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CAL IBER 40LRC SEries Use arrow keys to turn pages Hit Escape (esc) key to return to Windows view. Page 1 of 53 CALIBER. A YACHT CREATED TO MEET DESIGN THE RIGOROUS DEMANDS OF THE SEA, A SERIOUS OFFSHORE AND THE QUALITY MINDED SAILOR. CRUISER , pOSSESSING ExCELLENT ALL -AROUND CApABILITIES . What sets a Caliber Caliber Performance Cruising Underbody ™ apart from the fleet of her rivals? Is it her swif tness? Her seaworthine ss and durability? Her e xceptional stability and comfort? As Caliber owners know, it is the artful combination of these qualities, which enables a Caliber to perform beyond the limits that constrain so many others. 6 How swiftly a boat sails, how well she handles, and how she weathers the sea are the direct 8 3 1 2 creates double bottom safety effect. 4. High Ballast / Displacement Ratio for stability, and higher positive righting moment for increased safety. 5 7 4 5. Bottom of Skeg/Rudder located higher than keel for grounding 2 protection. 6. Watertight Collision Bulkhead for added protection against 1. Skeg/Rudder combination designed to maximize both striking submerged objects. maneuverability and strength. 7. The best of fin and full keel designs merge to create the Caliber 2. Impact Resistant Zones for added protection. performance cruising keel. 3. Integral Long Range Tanks, under cabin sole, dramatically 8. Super-strong, chafe-free attachment point for emergency storm increase cruising distances and useable storage in cabin. Plus, sea anchor, or emergency towing point. LNGRANGE CRUISERS DESIGN Page 2 of 53 result of her design. At Caliber, efforts at the drawing board How a Caliber feels is as important as how she sails. have produced the ideal underbo dy configuration for Long When rough water makes most sailors miserable, a Caliber Range Cruising, but not at the cost of ma neuverability or owner can cruise in comfort and with confidence. The Caliber moves speed. more stea dily in heavy seas. And because of her high ballast-to- A modified fin keel with skeg-hung rudder makes a displacement ratio, the Caliber is very stable. Caliber e xcep tionally re sponsive and quick. And she has What's more, because much of the Caliber's weight is due to outstanding directional stability, which enables her to keep a her superior construction and not just added ballast, Caliber owners true course, even t hrough pounding seas. Together, these can be extra certain that their boat can take what the s ea dishes out. characteri stics add up to crui sing perfor mance unmatched by Other builders may extol their use of ex ot ic new building materials to a racing fin or full-keel design. save weight. Caliber sticks with hefty, hand-crafted lamination. A LNGRANGE CRUISERS DESIGN Page 3 of 53 time-tested construction method that provides layer upon layer of strength against tough offshore conditions. It’s the From “ Ted Brewer Explains Sailboat Design” by Ted Brewer reason why a Caliber is, and feels, so solid. “In this regard, I must add that a fin keel yacht with a skeg hung rud - der of adequate size can have all the directional stability of a full keel cruiser Special features enhance your safety at sea. and yet be more quickly tacked or maneuvered when the necessity arises.” Caliber hulls are b uilt for outstan ding re sistance to From “ Readers Design the Ideal Bluewater Cruiser” by Quentin Warren collisions, with extra layers of solid fiberglass at potential for Cruising World Magazine impact points. In case of damage to the bow or rudder, a “In spite of the anticipated variety of opinions and replies generated Watertight Collision Bulkhead and a Rudder Dam are by this survey, what emerged was a remarkably defined set of parameters. designed to minimize flooding. The keel is not only of a one The tallied results indicated a moderate displacement, medium-draft piece integral construction, but it’s also double-sealed for an fiberglass cutter with a two-spreader aluminum spar, integral lead ballast, full added layer against grounding damage. keel with cutaways and an inboard skeg-hung rudder.” Elsewhere on a Caliber, thoughtful features add Combination of Best Underbody Design Characteristics Equals... High performance fin keel is fast, but at the Full keel adds control, but at great expense of directional stability. Hull shape sacrifice to performance, windward creates a quick, uncomfortable motion pointing ability, and maneuverability. offshore and limited load carrying capacity. Has high load carrying capability. C35LRC shown The Caliber Performance Cruising Underbody TM is a combination of the two extremes, resulting in a proven hull design with these characteris - tics: great performance, high pointing ability, excellent directional stability, easy tacking, high maneuverability, and load carrying capacity. LNGRANGE CRUISERS DESIGN Page 4 of 53 flexibility and control, which makes for extra safety. For instance, the spade type system. optional Convertible Cutter Rig™ with a retractable inner forestay, The stall angle of the Rudder is instantly lets a Caliber change with the weather, from a swift sloop substantially higher, during times when into an easily controlled cutter. It’s a real lifesaver when winds turn it is needed most- in heavy seas, or tight heavy. docking situations. A powerful turning Seaworthiness and good looks. moment can be generated because a skeg increases the stall angle of the Can a single boat have it all? The Caliber does. From the rudder, resulting in higher turning moments. substantial anchor roller platform to her stately quarter and stern, the The skeg also offers protection for the rudder. Adding a Caliber’s lines are fresh and graceful, without a hint of trendiness. third, structural bearing at the lower end helps reduce vibration. She’ll be every bit as attractive years from now, long after today’s A skeg allows the water to sweep past across the rudder flashier designs have been forgotten. in a more gentle fashion. This not only increases the stall angle, but also helps reduce vibration feedback through the steering Full Length Skeg -- powerful control and strength. wheel. The Rudder/Skeg Combination is an important element of the Caliber steering system. A full length structural skeg, located directly From “ Yacht Designed Explained” by Steve Killing, Douglas Hunter in front of the rudder, has many advantages over a partial skeg or “The skeg, which sits solidly in front of the rudder, per - forms two functions--the first hydrodynamic, the second structur - Rudder/Skeg Combination al. Because the skeg is mounted on centerline and is at a con - stant angle to the incoming flow, it never sees a very high angle of attack, and the likelihood of stalling is greatly reduced. When the rudder is turned, it forms with the skeg a shape approximat - ing that of an efficient, cambered foil, which can produce high lift Spade Type Rudder values. Rudder/Skeg Combination From “ Ted Brewer Explains Sailboat Design” by Ted Brewer “The benefits of a skeg ahead of a rudder are numerous. The skeg raises the stall angle at which the rudder will lose its Smooth Laminar Flow Stalled Turbulent Flow lift; it provides a greater control surface area thereby adding to (Strong Turning Moments) (Low Turning Moments) directional stability; it offers better control than a spade rudder when there is a high flow angle of attack, i.e., in case of a seri - ous broach.” LNGRANGE CRUISERS DESIGN Page 5 of 53 Keel Design -- It’s all about lift and drag. A fine balance. Seaworthy Stability -- Avoiding the Big Three; It’s important that the section shape of a keel is scaled using a Broach, pitch-pole, and Capsize. NACA (forerunner of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) A sailor’s worst nightmares are broaching, pitch- series airfoil section. Yet, it still does not mean it will create lift as choosing poling, and capsizing. The Caliber hull form minimizes the the proper thickness ratio of a keel is just as important. chance of all three because of its careful blend of moderate Maintaining thickness of the keel as a percentage of its length is characteristics; beam, section shape, and balanced ends. A important because the proper ratio will allow the keel to develop lift with Caliber, has a more sea kindly motion while underway. minimum drag. Testing has shown that 12% to 13% is an optimum number And even more important, in storm conditions too. for moderate displacement cruising hulls. A Caliber seaworthy hull does not carry the max Ratios less than 12% result in a keel that will tend to stall when beam into the extreme stern of the hull. Balanced ends and going to windward. Hence tacking angles are forced into the 100º - overhangs keep the Caliber hull on a more level plane in 110º range to prevent stalling. A fine balance was achieved in designing the fore and aft direction (trim). As heeling increases, the the Caliber keel section. longitudinal center of bouyancy (LCB) in a Caliber design, does not move aft. So as the wind increases, her hull 12% NACA Foil Keel Sections remains trimmed. In the case of a wide stern yacht with a fine bow, the LCB does move aft, which results in the bow pitching down. This has a nasty result of a possible broach Width or pitch-pole. Either can be scary and sometimes danger - Thickness Ratio (%) Length ous for the off-shore sailor. (continued page 8) Width Length Optimum NACA Foil 12% Thickness Ratio for cruising yachts. High Lift for A modern ultra-fast rac - windward sailing / low drag for offwind sailing. Tacking angles of 85º - 90º ing hull and the possible. unavoidable conse - quence of too much beam aft-- a plunging Narrow NACA Foil on cruising yachts tends to stall out, forcing yacht to fall off bow.

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