Catalina 545

Sailboat specifications

The Catalina 545 is a 53’6” (16.3m) cruising sailboat designed by Gerry Douglas (United States). She is built since 2019 by Catalina Yachts (United States). She has been awarded "2020 - Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Overall Boat of the Year", "2020 - Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Full-Size Cruiser Over 55 Feet", "2020 - SAIL magazine - Best Large Monohull 51ft and Above" and "2020 - SAIL magazine - Best Systems".

Catalina 545's main features

Model

Catalina 545

Hull type

Monohull

Category

Offshore cruising sailboat

Sailboat builder

Catalina Yachts

Sailboat designer

Gerry Douglas

Sailboat range

Catalina 5 Series

Country

United States

Construction

Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)

First built hull

2019

Last built hull

Still in production

Award(s)

2020: Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Overall Boat of the Year
2020: Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Full-Size Cruiser Over 55 Feet
2020: SAIL magazine - Best Large Monohull 51ft and Above
2020: SAIL magazine - Best Systems

Appendages

Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)

Helm

Twin helm wheels

Rudder

Single spade rudder

Unsinkable

Trailerable

EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m

Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)

N/A €

Catalina 545's main dimensions

Overall length: 56’ 2”17.12 m
Hull length: 53’ 6”16.3 m
Waterline length: 50’ 6”15.39 m
Beam (width): 15’ 6”4.72 m
Draft: 6’ 4”1.91 m
Mast height from D_WL: 74’ 6”22.71 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 36001 lb16330 kg
Ballast weight: 13999 lb6350 kg

Catalina 545's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 1350 ft²125.4 m²
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 3
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire discontinuous

Catalina 545'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.: 210 ft²/T19.48 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.: 127
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.: 9.52 knots