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Catalina Yachts 400

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1994

A spacious masthead sloop designed by the Douglas team, featuring a high-volume hull and a stable fin-and-bulb keel

Designed by Frank Douglas & Gerry Douglas.

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

See her sail

The Catalina Yachts 400, on the water

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Footage from Practical Sailor

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 moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.06
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 190
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.9
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2744 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Catalina Yachts 400, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Catalina Yachts 400 is a masthead sloop designed by Frank Douglas and Gerry Douglas, built by Catalina Yachts since 1994. It has a fin keel with a bulb and spade rudder, measuring 12.3 meters LOA, 4.1 meters beam, and 2.1 meters draft, with a displacement of 8164 kg. Variants include a wing keel, which has a shallower draft of 1.52 meters or 1.68 meters, and a higher displacement of 9298 kg compared to the fin keel's 8935 kg. The Catalina Yachts 400 has a sail area-to-displacement ratio of 18.9 and a comfort ratio of 23.8.4:49

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The Catalina Yachts 400 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.9
Displacement / length
190.2
Comfort ratio
23.8
Capsize screening
2.06
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1680
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1994
Designer
Frank Douglas, 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 400 MK IIA 12.65-metre cruiser with a deep 2.11-metre bulb keel and a balanced displacement-to-length ratio for offshore stabilityCatalina Yachts 350A masthead sloop with a 2.03-metre draft and a high-volume hull designed for comfortable coastal cruisingCatalina Yachts 470A masthead sloop featuring a performance-oriented mast moved aft and an optional wing keel for shoal water accessCatalina Yachts 380A 1997-era masthead sloop derived from the Morgan-Catalina 381, offering optional shoal draft and tall rig configurationsCatalina Yachts 309A 9.98-metre fractional sloop with a 1.91-metre draft, built between 2005 and 2012 for performance-oriented 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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