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Catalina Yachts (Morgan) 50

Masthead Sloop · Wing Keel · First built 2001

A 15-metre masthead sloop built from 2001 specifically for the charter trade, featuring a shallow 1.7-metre wing keel

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Wing Keel

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 narrow beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.79
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 185
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.3
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

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

  • Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1656 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
185.5
Comfort ratio
33.5
Capsize screening
1.79
Hull speed
8.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2332
Hull
Hull type
Wing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2001
Builder
Catalina Yachts

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