Catalina 270

Catalina 270

Development
Designer	Gerry Douglas
Location	United States
Year	1992
Builder(s)	Catalina Yachts
Name	Catalina 270
Boat
Displacement	6,400 lb (2,903 kg)
Draft	5.00 ft (1.52 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	27.00 ft (8.23 m)
LWL	23.00 ft (7.01 m)
Beam	9.83 ft (3.00 m)
Engine type	Perkins Engines Model 20 diesel engine 18 hp (13 kW)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	2,000 lb (907 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
General	Masthead sloop
I foretriangle height	33.58 ft (10.24 m)
J foretriangle base	9.25 ft (2.82 m)
P mainsail luff	28.42 ft (8.66 m)
E mainsail foot	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	163.42 sq ft (15.182 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	155.31 sq ft (14.429 m^2)
Total sail area	318.72 sq ft (29.610 m^2)
Racing
PHRF	198 (average, SD model)
← Catalina 27

The Catalina 270 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gerry Douglas and first built in 1992. The design is out of production.^[1][2][3][4]

Production

The boat was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States and replaced the Catalina 27 in the company line.^[1][4][5]

Design

Catalina 270

Catalina 270

The Catalina 270 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,400 lb (2,903 kg) and carries 2,000 lb (907 kg) of ballast.^[1][2][4]

The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel and 3.5 ft (1.1 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel.^[1][4][6]

The boat is fitted with a Perkins Engines Model 20 diesel engine of 18 hp (13 kW).^[1][4]

The boat has a hull speed of 6.43 kn (11.91 km/h).^[2][4]

Variants

Catalina 270

Model with fin keel, giving draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m).^[1][2][4]

Catalina 270 LE

Luxury Edition model.^[1][4]

Catalina 270 SD

Model with a shoal draft wing keel, giving a draft of 3.5 ft (1.1 m). The SD model has a PHRF racing average handicap of 198 with a high of 192 and low of 204. It has a hull speed of 6.43 kn (11.91 km/h).^[1][4][6]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club, the Catalina 27-270 Association.^[7]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Aloha 27
• Cal 27
• Cal 2-27
• Cal 3-27
• C&C 27
• Catalina 275 Sport
• Crown 28
• CS 27
• Edel 820
• Express 27
• Fantasia 27
• Halman Horizon
• Hotfoot 27
• Hullmaster 27
• Hunter 27
• Hunter 27-2
• Hunter 27-3
• Mirage 27 (Perry)
• Mirage 27 (Schmidt)
• Mirage 275
• O'Day 272
• Orion 27-2

References

1. Browning, Randy (2016). "Catalina 270 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
2. InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 270". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
3. Browning, Randy (2016). "Gerry Douglas". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Catalina 270". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Catalina Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
6. InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 270 SD". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
7. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Catalina 27-270 Association". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

External links

• Media related to Catalina 270 at Wikimedia Commons