Catalina Catamaran

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
Name	Catalina Catamaran
Boat
Displacement	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 m^2)

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

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Hobie 17

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Catalina Catamaran sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Catalina Catamaran". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Seymour Paul". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Seymour Paul". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Schock W.D." sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Schock W.D." sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
7. W. D. Schock Corp. "Boats built by W.D. Schock". wdschock.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2022.