Catalina Yachts 25

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The Catalina Yachts 25, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Acorn To Arabella

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19

CoastalBluewater

1.93 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.93

LightHeavy

186 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 186

EasygoingPowered-up

15.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.8

TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

Narrower than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1547 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Catalina Yachts 25, as the fleet has seen it

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The Catalina Yachts 25 is a masthead sloop designed by Frank W. Butler and built by Catalina Yachts from 1976 to 1991, becoming one of the most popular sailboats of its size range in the US. It features a fin keel with a transom-hung rudder, measures 7.6 meters LOA with a 2.4-meter beam, a 1.2-meter draft, and displaces 2063 kg. Variants include a swing keel version with a draft range of 0.8 to 1.5 meters, a wing keel version with a 0.86-meter draft, and a tall rig option. Aboard *Acorn To Arabella*, the Catalina 25 is used for American Sailing Association 101 certification training, focusing on man-overboard drills and close-quarters maneuvering under power.5:43 The model, like other older Catalina designs, can develop a "Catalina Smile," a crack at the hull-to-keel joint, which typically requires repair with thickened epoxy and biaxial glass after inspecting keel bolts.7:03

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

41.8%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

15.8

Displacement / length

186.4

Comfort ratio

19.1

Capsize screening

1.93

Hull speed

6.3 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

634

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/transom hung rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

1976–1991

Units built

6031

Designer

Frank W. Butler

Builder

Catalina Yachts

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Catalina Yachts 250A masthead sloop designed for coastal cruising, featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder for responsive handling Catalina Yachts 22A swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser Catalina Yachts 30One of the most successful production yachts in history, with over 6,000 hulls built during a 32-year run Catalina Yachts Capri 25A high-performance masthead sloop with a light displacement-to-sail area ratio, designed for spirited club racing Catalina Yachts 27A masthead sloop with 6,662 hulls produced over two decades, serving as a staple of coastal cruising since 1971 Catalina Yachts Capri 26A masthead sloop designed by Butler and Douglas, balancing a fin keel with a spade rudder for coastal cruising

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