Engineering:Catalina Catamaran
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Seymour Paul |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1960 |
| No. built | 54 |
| Builder(s) | W. D. Schock Corp |
| Role | Racer and day sailer |
| Boat | |
| Boat weight | 565 lb (256 kg) |
| Draft | 2.00 ft (0.61 m) with a centerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Catamaran |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 17.04 ft (5.19 m) |
| LWL | 16.50 ft (5.03 m) |
| Beam | 7.95 ft (2.42 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | twin centerboards |
| Rudder(s) | twin transom-mounted rudders |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Total sail area | 234.00 sq ft (21.739 m2) |
The Catalina Catamaran is an American catamaran sailboat that was designed by W. D. Schock Corp's in-house designer, Seymour Paul, as a racer and day sailer, It was first built in 1960.[1][2][3][4]
Production
The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp in the United States, from 1960 until 1964, with a total of 54 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6][7]
Design
The Catalina Catamaran is a recreational sailing dinghy, with the hulls built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig. The hulls have raked stems, plumb transoms, with twin transom-hung rudders controlled by a single tiller. Each hull has a retractable centerboard. The boat displaces 565 lb (256 kg).[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 2.00 ft (0.61 m) with a centerboard extended and 0.80 ft (0.24 m) with both retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.[1][2]
See also
Similar sailboats
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Catalina Catamaran sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/catalina-catamaran.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Catalina Catamaran". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/schock/catalina-catamaran.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Seymour Paul". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/paul-seymour.
- ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Seymour Paul". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/seymour-paul.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Schock W.D.". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/schock-wd.
- ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Schock W.D.". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/schock.
- ↑ W. D. Schock Corp. "Boats built by W.D. Schock". wdschock.com. http://wdschock.com/history/boatlist.htm.
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