Catalina 30 Explained
Catalina 30 |
Image Boat: | File:Catalina 30 sailboat Walkabout 0820.jpg |
Image Caption: | A Catalina 30 with the optional bowsprit fitted |
Designer: | Frank Butler |
Location: | United States |
Year: | 1972 |
No Built: | 6430 |
Builder: | Catalina Yachts |
Displacement: | 102000NaN0 |
Hull Type: | Monohull |
Construction: | Fiberglass |
Loa: | 29.92feet |
Lwl: | 25feet |
Beam: | 10.83feet |
Hull Draft: | 5.25feet |
Keel Type: | fin keel |
Ballast: | 42500NaN0 |
Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
Rigs: | Masthead sloop |
I: | 41feet |
J: | 11.5feet |
P: | 35feet |
E: | 11.5feet |
Sailarea Main: | 201.25square feet |
Sailarea Headsail: | 235.75square feet |
Sailarea Total: | 437square feet |
Successor: | Catalina 309 |
The Catalina 30 is a series of American sailboats, that were designed by Frank Butler and later by Gerry Douglas.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The Catalina 30 design was replaced in the company's line by the Catalina 309 in 2010.[1]
Production
The boat was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States, but it is now out of production. During its production run from 1972 to 2008 in many versions, the design sold 6,430 boats, making it one of the most successful keelboat designs ever built.[1]
Design
The Catalina 30 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel.[1] [2]
The design was initially fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine or a Universal 5411 or Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine, but by the mid-1980s these had been replaced by the three-cylinder Universal M-25 diesel.[1]
Variants
- Catalina 30
This model was introduced in 1972 and was designed by Frank Butler. It has a length overall of 29.921NaN1, a waterline length of 251NaN1, displaces 102000NaN0 and carries 42500NaN0 of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.25feet with the standard keel, 4.3feet with the optional shoal draft keel and 3.83feet with the optional wing keel. The boat has a hull speed of 6.72NaN2. An optional tall rig has a mast about 22NaN2 taller. A bowsprit was optional.[1] [2] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
- Catalina 30 Mark II
This model was built between 1986-1991 and was designed by Gerry Douglas. Improvements include a T-shaped cockpit and a new deck and liner design. It has a length overall of 29.921NaN1, a waterline length of 251NaN1, displaces 102000NaN0 and carries 42000NaN0 of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.25feet with the standard keel and 3.83feet with the optional wing keel. An optional tall rig has a mast about 22NaN2 taller. The boat has a hull speed of 6.72NaN2.[15]
- Catalina 30 Mark III
This model was built between 1990-2008 and was designed by Gerry Douglas. Improvements include a re-designed cockpit, an open transom with a boarding and swimming platform, an updated galley and new topside windows. It has a length overall of 29.921NaN1, a waterline length of 251NaN1, displaces 101850NaN0 and carries 41890NaN0 of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.25feet with the standard keel and 3.83feet with the optional wing keel. An optional tall rig has a mast about 22NaN2 taller. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 186 with a high of 201 and low of 180. The boat has a hull speed of 6.72NaN2.[16] [17] American Sailboat Hall of Fame
The Catalina 30 was inducted into the now-defunct Sail America American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 2001. In honoring the design, the hall cited, "Designer and builder Frank Butler is in many ways a contradiction in terms. On the one hand he's an innovator and a risk taker. On the other, he takes those risks and uses those innovations to build boats for the common man; good solid boats that combine performance and comfort without costing an arm and a leg ... This design philosophy is perhaps best expressed in the Catalina 30, a racer-cruiser that set the trend for many of today's most successful lines and is itself still going strong after a production run of 25 years and more than 6,500 boats."[18]
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
Notes and References
- Web site: Catalina 30 sailboat specifications and details. 3 April 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017 . https://archive.today/20220310230228/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/catalina-30. 10 March 2022. live.
- Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 30 . 3 April 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170404044325/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1290/catalina-30. 4 April 2017. dead.
- Web site: Frank V. Butler. 3 April 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017 . https://archive.today/20210209223807/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/butler-frank-w. 9 February 2021. live.
- Web site: Gerry Douglas. 3 April 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017 . https://archive.today/20220305161418/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/douglas-gerry. 5 March 2022. live.
- Web site: Catalina 30 with bowsprit sailboat specifications and details. 3 April 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017 . https://archive.today/20220310230800/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/catalina-30-wbowsprit. 10 March 2022. live.
- Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 30 with bowsprit . 3 April 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170404044130/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1303/catalina-30-w-bowsprit. 4 April 2017. dead.
- Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 30 TM . 3 April 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017.
- Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 30 TM SD. 3 April 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130413/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1519/catalina-30-w-bowsprit-tm-sd. 4 April 2017. dead.
- Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 30 TM WK. 3 April 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170404043805/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1520/catalina-30-w-bowsprit-tm-wk. 4 April 2017. dead.
- Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 30 SD. 3 April 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130322/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1291/catalina-30-sd. 4 April 2017. dead.
- Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 30 SD TM. 3 April 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170404043621/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1509/catalina-30-sd-tm. 4 April 2017. dead.
- Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 30 TM. 3 April 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170404044249/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1508/catalina-30-tm. 4 April 2017. dead.
- Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 30 TM WK. 3 April 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170404044247/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1507/catalina-30-tm-wk. 4 April 2017. dead.
- Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 30 WK. 3 April 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130411/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1289/catalina-30-wk. 4 April 2017. dead.
- Web site: Catalina 30 MK II sailboat specifications and details. 3 April 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017 . https://archive.today/20220310231617/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/catalina-30-mkii. 10 March 2022. live.
- Web site: Catalina 30 MK III sailboat specifications and details. 3 April 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017 . https://archive.today/20220310231838/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/catalina-30-mkiii. 10 March 2022. live.
- Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 30 Mk III . 3 April 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130556/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5872/catalina-30-mkiii. 4 April 2017. dead.
- Web site: Catalina 30. 24 October 2018. Sail America. www.sailamerica.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20091226222456/http://www.sailamerica.com/halloffame/catalina30.asp. 26 December 2009. live.