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Catalina Yachts 315

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2012

A 2012 masthead sloop featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, designed as the successor to the Catalina 310

Designed by Gerry Douglas.

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

See her sail

The Catalina Yachts 315, on the water

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

Footage from American 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 moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

2.14 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.14
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 244
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.3
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 39%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Draws more than ~81% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2774 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Catalina Yachts 315, as the fleet has seen it

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The Catalina Yachts 315 is a masthead sloop designed by Gerry Douglas and built by Catalina Yachts from 2012 to the present, replacing the Catalina 310. It has an LOA of 9.7 meters, a beam of 3.5 meters, a draft of 1.9 meters, and a displacement of 4627 kg. The hull features a fin with a bulb and a spade rudder. A shallow draft wing keel option is available, reducing the draft to 1.32 meters.8:07

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
244.4
Comfort ratio
21.5
Capsize screening
2.14
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1097
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2012
Designer
Gerry Douglas
Builder
Catalina Yachts

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Catalina Yachts 310A 9.45-metre masthead sloop produced from 1999 to 2011, featuring a wing keel and a standard Universal engineCatalina Yachts 316A 2024 6 Series fractional sloop featuring a deep-draft fin keel and spade rudder for precise coastal handlingCatalina Yachts 309A 9.98-metre fractional sloop with a 1.91-metre draft, built between 2005 and 2012 for performance-oriented coastal cruisingCatalina Yachts 355A 10.8-metre cruiser with a 37% ballast ratio and a 2.03-metre draft, built for stability and ease of handlingCatalina Yachts 350A masthead sloop with a 2.03-metre draft and a high-volume hull designed for comfortable coastal cruisingCatalina Yachts 375A 2008 fractional sloop with a 2.08-metre draft and a balanced displacement-to-ballast ratio for coastal stability

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