Catalina 309

Catalina 309

Development
Designer	Gerry Douglas
Location	United States
Year	2005
Builder	Catalina Yachts
Name	Catalina 309
Boat
Displacement	9,800 lb (4,445 kg)
Draft	6.25 ft (1.91 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	32.75 ft (9.98 m)
LWL	26.50 ft (8.08 m)
Beam	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Engine type	Yanmar 3YM20 diesel engine 21 hp (16 kW)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	4,000 lb (1,814 kg)
Rudder	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
General	Fractional rigged sloop
I foretriangle height	42.75 ft (13.03 m)
J foretriangle base	12.00 ft (3.66 m)
P mainsail luff	38.75 ft (11.81 m)
E mainsail foot	13.75 ft (4.19 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	266.41 sq ft (24.750 m2)
Jib/genoa area	256.50 sq ft (23.830 m2)
Total sail area	522.91 sq ft (48.580 m2)
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The Catalina 309 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gerry Douglas and first built in 2005. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Production

The boat was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States starting in 2005, but is now out of production. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Design

Catalina 309

The Catalina 309 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 9,800 lb (4,445 kg) and carries 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [3]}

The boat has a draft of 6.25 ft (1.91 m) with the standard keel and 4.4 ft (1.3 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel. ^{[1] [3]}

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3YM20 diesel engine of 21 hp (16 kW). The fuel tank holds 27 U.S. gallons (100 L; 22 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 46 U.S. gallons (170 L; 38 imp gal). ^{[1] [3]}

The design has a hull speed of 6.9 kn (12.8 km/h). ^[3]

Operational history

The design was named a Boat of the Year winner by Cruising World magazine for 2007, including "top overall Domestic Boat of the Year award". ^[5]

See also

Catalina 309

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. Browning, Randy (2016). "Catalina 309 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
2. Browning, Randy (2016). "Gerry Douglas". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
3. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Catalina 309". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Catalina Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
5. "Catalina 309, Malö 40 Win CW's Boat of the Year Contest". Cruising World. 6 December 2006. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

External links

• Media related to Catalina 309 at Wikimedia Commons