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Catalina Yachts 37

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1990

A purpose-built match racer for the Congressional Cup, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for agility

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

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.16
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 175
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.6
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

  • Draws more than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2964 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

On the water

The Catalina Yachts 37 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.6
Displacement / length
174.8
Comfort ratio
19.2
Capsize screening
2.16
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1303
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1990
Units built
31
Designer
Gerry Douglas
Builder
Catalina Yachts

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