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Catalina Yachts 250 (Water Balllast)

Masthead Sloop · Centerboard (Trunk) · First built 1995

A trailerable 7.62-metre sloop featuring a water-ballast system and centerboard for easy transport and shoal-water access

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Centerboard (Trunk)

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.51 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14
CoastalBluewater

2.22 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.22
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 167
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.1
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

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

  • Draws more than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 608 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.1
Displacement / length
167.5
Comfort ratio
14.4
Capsize screening
2.22
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
645
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard (Trunk)
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Water
Production
Years built
First built 1995
Builder
Catalina Yachts

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Hunter Marine 2407.34 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA trailerable swing-keel cruiser featuring a B&R rig and water ballast, also marketed as the Hunter Legend 240
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
Macgregor 26X7.87 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA water-ballasted sail-power hybrid designed for versatile coastal cruising and easy trailering
O'day 257.57 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA successful decade-long production run defines this 25-foot masthead sloop, built with a versatile keel-centerboard

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