Catalina Yachts 310

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See her sail

The Catalina Yachts 310, on the water

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

Footage from Lady K Sailing

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 beamy beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.12

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 247

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.7

TenderStiff

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

Ballast 39%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2631 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Catalina Yachts 310, as the fleet has seen it

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The Catalina Yachts 310 is a masthead sloop designed by Gerry Douglas and built by Catalina Yachts from 1999 to 2011, featuring a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. It has an LOA of 9.4 meters, a beam of 3.5 meters, a draft of 1.8 meters, and a displacement of 4672 kg. The model typically includes a wing keel and a Universal engine, though hull #1 was equipped with a 27 hp Yanmar. Lady K Sailing notes that a Catalina 310 can cost between $20,000 and $50,000, offering a pre-constructed living space with a galley, bathroom, and sleeping quarters.9:03 The Catalina 310 was succeeded by the Catalina 315 in 2012.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

1channel looked into buying

A specific boat for sale in New York with a new engine, recommended for purchase
from Lady K Sailingseen April 20243:14

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

38.8%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

16.7

Displacement / length

247.1

Comfort ratio

22.1

Capsize screening

2.12

Hull speed

6.9 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1089

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

1999–2011

Designer

Gerry Douglas

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 315A 2012 masthead sloop featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, designed as the successor to the Catalina 310 Catalina Yachts 309A 9.98-metre fractional sloop with a 1.91-metre draft, built between 2005 and 2012 for performance-oriented coastal cruising Catalina Yachts 320A 9.91-metre masthead sloop featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, produced in a Mark II version since 2007 Catalina Yachts 316A 2024 6 Series fractional sloop featuring a deep-draft fin keel and spade rudder for precise coastal handling Catalina Yachts 350A masthead sloop with a 2.03-metre draft and a high-volume hull designed for comfortable coastal cruising

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