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Catalina 27 Standard

Sailboat specifications

The Catalina 27 is a 26’10” (8.18m) cruising sailboat designed by Frank Butler (United States) and Robert Finch (United States). She was built between 1971 and 1991 by Catalina Yachts (United States) with 6662 hulls completed.

The Catalina 27 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Wing keel and Tall rig version (see all the versions compared).

Catalina 27's main features

Model
Catalina 27
Version
Standard
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
United States
Construction
Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
Number of hulls built
6662
First built hull
1971
Last built hull
1991
Appendages
Keel : fin without bulb
Helm
Single tiller
Rudder
Single spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Catalina 27's main dimensions

Hull length
26’ 10”8.18 m
Waterline length
21’ 10”6.63 m
Beam (width)
6’ 10”2.08 m
Draft
4’1.22 m
Light displacement (MLC)
6845 lb3105 kg
Ballast weight
2701 lb1225 kg
Ballast type
Lead

Catalina 27's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
341 ft²31.65 m²
Mainsail area
151 ft²14 m²
Jib area
190 ft²17.65 m²
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
34’ 6”10.51 m
J
 iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
11’ 4”3.43 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
28’ 8”8.74 m
E
 iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
10’ 6”3.2 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
1
Spreaders angle
0 °
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire continuous

Catalina 27's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
160 ft²/T14.87 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
302
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
39 %
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
6.25 knots

Catalina 27's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine

Catalina 27's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
1
Berth(s) (min./max.)
2 / 6
Head(s)
1
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