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Catalina 355 Fin keel

Sailboat specifications

The Catalina 355 is a 34’5” (10.49m) cruising sailboat designed by Gerry Douglas (United States). She is built since 2011 by Catalina Yachts (United States). The Fin keel version displays a deeper fin allowing a lower center of gravity and extra performance especially upwind. She has been awarded "2011 - Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Domestic Boat" and "2011 - Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Midsize Cruiser".

The Catalina 355 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Wing keel version (see all the versions compared).

Catalina 355's main features

Model
Catalina 355
Version
Fin keel
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
United States
Construction
Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
First built hull
2011
Last built hull
Still in production
Award(s)
  • 2011: Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Domestic Boat
  • 2011: Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Midsize Cruiser
    Appendages
    Keel : fin without bulb
    Helm
    Single helm wheel
    Rudder
    Single spade rudder
    Unsinkable
    No
    Trailerable
    No
    EC design category
     iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)

    A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
    B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
    C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
    D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m
    A
    Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
    N/A €

    Catalina 355's main dimensions

    Overall length
    35’ 4”10.76 m
    Hull length
    34’ 5”10.49 m
    Waterline length
    30’ 1”9.17 m
    Beam (width)
    12’3.65 m
    Draft
    6’ 7”2.02 m
    Mast height from DWL
    54’ 7”16.64 m
    Light displacement (MLC)
    13781 lb6251 kg
    Ballast weight
    5192 lb2355 kg
    Ballast type
    Lead

    Catalina 355's rig and sails

    Upwind sail area
    669 ft²62.15 m²
    I
     iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
    44’ 11”13.68 m
    J
     iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
    12’ 4”3.75 m
    P
     iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
    43’ 7”13.3 m
    E
     iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
    13’ 6”4.1 m
    Rigging type
    Sloop Marconi (in-mast furling mainsail) 9/10
    Mast configuration
    Deck stepped mast
    Rotating spars
    No
    Number of levels of spreaders
    2
    Spreaders angle
    Swept-back
    Spars construction
    Aluminum spars
    Standing rigging
    1x19 strand wire

    Catalina 355's performances

    Upwind sail area to displacement
     iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

    The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

    Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
    197 ft²/T18.32 m²/T
    Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
     iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
    The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

    a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
    230
    Ballast ratio
     iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

    The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
    38 %
    Critical hull speed
     iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
    The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
    7.35 knots

    Catalina 355's auxiliary engine

    Engine(s)
    1 inboard engine
    Engine(s) power
    29 HP
    Fuel type
    Diesel
    Fuel tank capacity
    29.9 gal113 liters

    Catalina 355's accommodations and layout

    Cockpit
    Closing aft cockpit with opening system
    Cabin(s)
    2
    Berth(s) (min./max.)
    4 / 6
    Head(s)
    1
    Freshwater tank capacity
    89.8 gal340 liters
    Holding tank capacity
    26.9 gal102 liters
    Boiler capacity
    11.1 gal42 liters
    Maximum headroom
    6’ 5”1.95 m

    Catalina 355's fore cabin

    Berth length
    6’ 5”1.94 m
    Berth width
    5’ 5”1.64 m

    Catalina 355's aft cabin

    Berth length
    7’ 6”2.28 m
    Berth width
    4’ 8”1.44 m
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