Catana 53

BoatsCatana 53

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 92

EasygoingPowered-up

30.2 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 30.2

Draws more than ~99% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 216 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Catana 53, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Catana 53 is a fractional sloop catamaran designed by Bureau detudes Catana, built by Catana since 2013. It measures 16.2 meters LOA with an 8.7-meter beam, a 3.6-meter draft, and a light displacement of 14,000 kg. The model is available with two 75 hp engines. Aboard WEsail, a delivery crew prepared a 15-year-old Catana 55 for a 2,400-nautical-mile passage from Tahiti to Hawaii.1:07 The crew experienced multiple mechanical failures during a shakedown cruise from Raiatea, including autopilot malfunction, dead house batteries, and a lost mainsail batten.8:13 They replaced the entire battery bank and installed new solar controllers in Tahiti before the offshore transit.11:21

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

30.2

Displacement / length

92.1

Hull

Hull type

Catamaran Twin Dbrd.

Construction

GRP-infused Foam Sandwich w/Vinylester and Polyester resin

Production

Years built

First built 2013

Designer

Bureau detudes Catana

Builder

Catana

Boats like this, on the water

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Hh 5516.74 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 16.74-metre carbon catamaran with a high 33.37 SA/displacement ratio, built for rapid passage making since 2018

FILTERING THE LITERAL CRAP 💩 OUT OF THE OCEAN16:06 from Gone with the Wynns

Neel 5215.85 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA high-performance trimaran from Marc Lombard featuring a massive 8.8-meter beam and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

INFLATABLE SAILS! The Future of Sailing?14:25 from Sailing Nahoa

Seawind 160015.74 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA Reichel-Pugh designed performance catamaran featuring twin daggerboards and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio

Finding a secret 200ft waterfall in French Polynesia... (Episode 230)2:40 from Sailing Parlay Revival

Outremer 5215.73 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA VPLP-designed performance catamaran featuring twin daggerboards and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for speed

The Untold Story of the World's Top Performance Catamaran Builders11:08 from All About Sailing

Neel 5115.60 mSame hull family0.6 m shorter

SAILING TO BIMINI BAHAMAS & NEEL 51 Trimaran Walk Thru0:28 from Sailing Solé

Outremer 5115.65 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA 15.65-metre performance catamaran built since 2013, featuring a fractional sloop rig and a 2.35-metre draft

NOT Our Smartest Decision! Hauling in the Middle of NOWHERE9:19 from Sailing Nahoa

The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Catana 62A high-performance fractional catamaran with twin daggerboards and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for fast cruising

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