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Catalina Yachts Aero 20

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1999

Designed by Gary Mull for sailors with limited mobility, this 6.25-metre fractional sloop features a unique Aero Rig

Designed by Gary Mull.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,021 kg of hull, so roughly 1,600 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.44 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.44
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 180
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.4
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.4
Displacement / length
179.6
Comfort ratio
11.7
Capsize screening
2.44
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
507
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1999
Designer
Gary Mull
Builder
Catalina Yachts

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