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Catalina Yachts 275 Sport

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 2013–2024

A sleek 8.38-metre fractional sloop designed for day sailing with a narrow beam and a high-performance fin keel

Designed by Gerry Douglas, built by Catlina Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The Catalina Yachts 275 Sport, on the water

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Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 119
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.2
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Catalina Yachts 275 Sport, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Catalina Yachts 275 SPORT is a fractional sloop designed by Gerry Douglas, built by Catalina Yachts from 2013 to 2024. This 8.4-meter sailboat has a fin keel with a spade rudder, a beam of 2.6 meters, and a draft of 1.5 meters, displacing 2268 kg. It features an SA/disp of 18.2 and a comfort ratio of 16.6. An optional diesel inboard engine is available.2:56 The Catalina Yachts 275 SPORT competes in the North American trailer-sailor market against boats like the Maxus 26, Beneteau First 24, and J9.5:56

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.2
Displacement / length
119.0
Comfort ratio
16.6
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
807
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
2013–2024
Designer
Gerry Douglas
Builder
Catlina Yachts, Catalina Yachts

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