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Catalina Yachts 445

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2009

A 13.5-metre fractional sloop featuring a deep 2.11-metre fin keel with bulb and spade rudder for coastal stability

Designed by Gerry Douglas.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Catalina Yachts 445, on the water

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Character

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LivelyComfort 28Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.90Bluewater
LightD/L 186Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.8Powered-up
TenderBallast 31%Stiff

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2399 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
30.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
186.3
Comfort ratio
28.0
Capsize screening
1.90
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1860
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2009
Designer
Gerry Douglas
Builder
Catalina Yachts

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Beneteau Oceanis 44013.66 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bruce Farr-designed masthead sloop sharing its performance-oriented hull with the Beneteau First 45f5
Catalina Yachts Morgan 4513.79 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1991 Nelson Marek design distinct from the 1966 original, featuring a partial skeg rudder and a deep keel option
Beneteau 42 CC13.23 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA cutter-rigged cruiser produced from 2003 to 2007, widely utilized in the charter trade for its accessible layout
Dufour Yachts 430 Grand Large13.24 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 2019 Umberto Felci design with a 2.1-meter bulb keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited cruising

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