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Catalina Yachts is a U.S.-based builder of fiberglass monohull sloop-rigged sailboats ranging in sizes from eight to 54 feet in length. It was founded in 1969 in Hollywood, California by Frank Butler. [1] Catalina Yachts is one of the largest boat manufacturers in the world, with over 80,000 boats manufactured to date. [2]
By 1977 Butler had designed and produced three more models: the Catalina 25, Catalina 27, and the Catalina 30. In 1978 Catalina developed the Catalina 38 based on molds for a Sparkman & Stephens racing design purchased from the bankrupt Yankee Yacht Company. Butler redesigned the interior, moved the rudder, and gave it a "Catalina deck", a ...
At least 17 sailboat designs were produced before the company ceased operations after 20 years in business, in 1990. [1] [2] [4] In a 1983 review of the company's products in Cruising World, Dan Spurr wrote, "all the Cooper yachts have a bit of a different look to them, tailored as they are to the climatic conditions in which they are built ...
The Coronado 15 is a recreational planing sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with black anodized aluminum spars. The mast is flexible and supported by stainless steel standing rigging. The hull has a spooned plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable ...
The boat is fairly well balanced, and according to several owner reports, thrives upwind in moderate conditions. In heavy air the 27 is a bit tender and one owner suggests putting the first reef in the main at 12 knots." He concluded, "The Catalina 27 didn't become one of the most popular boats ever built without good reason.
The Catalina 30 is a series of American sailboats, ... Catalina 309; Similar sailboats. Aloha 30; Alberg 30; Alberg Odyssey 30; Annie 30; Bahama 30; Bristol 29.9; Cal ...
The Catalina 16.5 is a small recreational sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a centerboard or fixed fin keel. All models in the series have a length overall of 16.33 ft (5.0 m), a waterline length of 15.67 ft (4.8 m). [1] The design can accommodate up to four adults. [3]
Catalina 22 A Catalina 22 with a wing keel, on its road trailer.. The Catalina 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a large self-bailing cockpit, with under-seat lockers, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel.