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Catalina Yachts 355

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2008

A 10.8-metre cruiser with a 37% ballast ratio and a 2.03-metre draft, built for stability and ease of handling

Designed by Gerry Douglas.

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

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 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 224
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.0
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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

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

Compared with 2956 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

On the water

The Catalina Yachts 355 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.0
Displacement / length
224.3
Comfort ratio
24.6
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1294
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2008
Designer
Gerry Douglas
Builder
Catalina Yachts

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Hunter Marine 3610.95 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, designed for stable coastal cruising during a short early-eighties production run
Beneteau First 36.710.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Farr-designed racer-cruiser with a 2.2-metre draft and a balanced sail-area-to-displacement ratio for club competition
Moody 36S10.97 mSame hull family0.2 m longerAn aft-cockpit variation of the Moody 36, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for balanced coastal cruising
Beneteau First 34511.00 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 36-foot masthead sloop from the mid-eighties, designed for offshore speed with a stiff 36% ballast ratio
Sirius 35 DS10.60 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 35-foot fractional sloop featuring a deep 1.98-metre draft and a balanced displacement-to-ballast ratio for offshore stability

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