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Catalina Yachts 545

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2020

A 17-metre flagship fractional sloop from 2020, offering a powerful sail-to-displacement ratio for long-range cruising

Designed by Gerry Douglas.

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

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The Catalina Yachts 545, on the water

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

Footage from All About 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 light displacement on a narrow beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

1.88 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.88
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 125
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.4
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 39%

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

  • Draws less than ~78% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1033 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Catalina Yachts 545, as the fleet has seen it

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The Catalina Yachts 545 is a 17.1-meter fractional sloop designed by Gerry Douglas and built by Catalina Yachts from 2020. It displaces 16,329 kg, has a 4.7-meter beam, and draws 1.9 meters with its fin and bulb keel and spade rudder.5:24 Catalina Yachts, founded by Frank Butler in 1969, produced over 85,000 sailboats, including the Catalina 22.4:03 After Butler's death in 2020 and Douglas's retirement, the company faced leadership changes and a 2026 bankruptcy.7:12 C&T Composites acquired the brand in July 2026, planning to restart production in Largo, Florida, and continue existing designs while launching an Explore Yachts line.11:25

On the water

The Catalina Yachts 545 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.4
Displacement / length
124.8
Comfort ratio
27.7
Capsize screening
1.88
Hull speed
9.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2797
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2020
Designer
Gerry Douglas
Builder
Catalina Yachts

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