Is a Catalina 30 a good coastal cruiser?

Is a Catalina 30 a good coastal cruiser?

A Catalina 30 is fine for cruising the Caribbean.

How good is a Catalina sailboat?

Conclusion. The distillation of her designer’s decades of boat design and building experience, the Catalina 425 is an excellent cruising boat that will carry you just about anywhere in comfort, safety and, yes, speed and style. She’s a worthy winner of a SAIL Best Boats award.

Is a Catalina 30 a bluewater boat?

It was built to be a coastal cruiser, not a blue water boat.

How well does Catalina 30 sail?

A combination of wide beam, good ballast/displacement ratio of . 42, and relatively low sail area/displacement ratio of 15.1 makes the Catalina 30 a very stiff boat under sail. This is a feature many sailors find comforting.

Can a Catalina sail around the world?

Realistically yes, a 22 foot sailboat can do it – but you’d want the 8,000 lb full keel, heavy-built kinds, not a C22, if you were asking for a personal reason. You’d have to do more modifications to it all over that it would just make sense to buy a sturdy sailboat.

Is the Catalina 25 Trailerable?

The Catalina 25 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Frank Butler and first built in 1978.

How stiff is a Catalina 30 under sail?

A combination of wide beam, good ballast/displacement ratio of .42, and relatively low sail area/displacement ratio of 15.1 makes the Catalina 30 a very stiff boat under sail. This is a feature many sailors find comforting.

How many Catalina 30 yachts have been sold?

Est. Forestay Len.: With more than 6000 sold, the Catalina 30 is one of the most successful production sailing yachts in history. During the long production run of this basic model there were a great number of variations with standard and tall rig configurations, each with a bowsprit option, and also including shoal, wing and deep fin keels.

What kind of engine does a Catalina 30 have?

There is also sometimes delamination and damage along the vulnerable deck to hull joint caused generally by minor docking incidents over the years. The engine of the Catalina 30, upgraded from 11 hp to 23 hp, is located midship beneath the dinette seat.

Is the Catalina 30 a success story?

The Catalina 30 is a remarkable success story. We suspect that more Catalina 30s have been built than any other boat of that size anywhere in the world.