| Catalina Catamaran | |
| Designer: | Seymour Paul |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1960 |
| No Built: | 54 |
| Builder: | W. D. Schock Corp |
| Role: | Racer and day sailer |
| Draft: | 2feet with a centerboard down |
| Displacement: | 5650NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Catamaran |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 17.04feet |
| Lwl: | 16.5feet |
| Beam: | 7.95feet |
| Keel Type: | twin centerboards |
| Rudder Type: | twin transom-mounted rudders |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Total: | 234square feet |
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]
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]
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 5650NaN0.[1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 2feet with a centerboard extended and 0.8feet 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]
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