Author Archive | John McAllister

The Very First Cal 25 (Part 1 of 3)

The Very First Cal 25 (Part 1 of 3) Art and Scott Melendres are now the proud owners of the elusive and coveted Cal 25 Hull #1. For years now I have heard the rumor that the Cal 25 bearing the distinction of being Hull #1 has been moored in the Naples community of Long Beach, […]

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One Time tops the Wet Wednesdays Series

The first Wet Wednesday series is in the books (May-20 – Jun-24, 2015). Congratulations to One Time. They came out with their hair on fire with three bullets in the first three races. Tiburon tried to fight back with 2 bullets of their own in the ensuing two races. So it was really a match […]

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Never Alone wins the 2016 Bayview One Design Regatta

Never Alone owned by Paul and Ross Nuechterlein sailed an outstanding series and convincingly won the BOD. They came out on top of the seventeen Cal 25s registered to race over the three day event, Jun-6 through Jun-8. Day one provided light and variable winds for the racers to contend with. Never Alone dominated with […]

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Draco wins the 2016 (50th) Cal 25 National Championship

Draco, owned by Brian Shenstone and Bob Orr, won the 50th Cal 25 Nationals held in Annapolis, MD (Sept 3 through Sept 5). Hurricane Hermine threatened the Atlantic Coast over the Labor Day weekend and the winds ranged from heavy to light & variable with everything in between. The Draco crew of Brian Shenstone, Bob […]

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Draco Wins 50th Cal 25 Nationals

It’s Wednesday, August 31, 2016. We are on the Ohio Turnpike with Draco in tow when we receive the following text message:  “I see you are racing Tropical Storm Hermine to Annapolis.”  On Thursday, September 1, we arrive in Annapolis and spend the day launching, rigging and tuning Draco.  Hurricane Hermine is still in Northern […]

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Cal 25 Mast Rake & Shroud Tension

The Cal 25 mast doesn’t bend fore and aft so we only need to concentrate on mast rake and upper & lower shroud tension. Rake will affect the balance of the boat in regards to the helm. In general, more rake – more weather helm.   Less rake – neutral or potential lee helm. My thinking […]

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Looking for repair assistance

I recently bought a Cal25 in Louisiana. It is my first boat and I plan to use it to learn to sail, do some cruising and thought restoring it would be a fun project. I looked at your site before I purchased the boat to check against common problems and didn’t find the mast to […]

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