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Catalina Yachts 385

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2012

A 2012 fractional sloop featuring a performance-oriented fin keel with bulb and a comfortable 21.77 comfort ratio

Designed by Gerry Douglas.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & 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 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.10
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 170
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.5
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2896 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Displacement / length
169.7
Comfort ratio
21.8
Capsize screening
2.10
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1609
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2012
Designer
Gerry Douglas
Builder
Catalina Yachts

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Beneteau First 40.711.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1997 Bruce Farr design featuring a 2.36-metre draft and a stiff, performance-oriented displacement-to-ballast ratio
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