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Catalina Yachts Capri 23.5

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1996–2000

A high-performance fractional sloop with an aggressive sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for a short four-year run

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.51 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 817 kg of hull, so roughly 1,400 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 7 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 7
CoastalBluewater

At 2.72 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.72
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 66
EasygoingPowered-up

32.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 32.8
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~92% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1190 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
32.8
Displacement / length
66.0
Comfort ratio
7.2
Capsize screening
2.72
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
678
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1996–2000
Builder
Catalina Yachts

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