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C-Cat 3014

Catamaran, twin keels · Cat (Marconi) · First built 1992

A 9.14-metre catamaran with a shallow 0.86m draft, originally produced as the AmeriCat 3014 and later built by Hutchins

Designed by Bill Symons, built by Hutchins Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel

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The C-Cat 3014, on the water

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Character

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Shoal draftDraws 0.86 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

144 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 144
EasygoingPowered-up

20.9 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.9
  • Draws less than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 117 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The C-Cat 3014, as the fleet has seen it

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The C-Cat 3014 is a 9.1-meter catamaran sailboat designed by Bill Symons, built from 1992 to the present. It features a Marconi cat rig and a twin keel hull, with a 4.5-meter beam and a 0.9-meter draft. The boat displaces 2721 kg. Originally produced as the AmeriCat 3014 by America Cruising Yacht Corp., the molds were later acquired by Hutchins Co. and Com-Pac Yachts, and the model is also known as the Symons 30. Lady K Sailing mentioned the C-Cat 3014 in a discussion about selecting 30-foot sailboats under $30,000.0:17

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The C-Cat 3014 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cat (Marconi)
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.9
Displacement / length
143.9
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
FG w/vinylester resin
Production
Years built
First built 1992
Designer
Bill Symons
Builder
Hutchins Co, Com-Pac Yachts

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