- Length
- 7.62 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.22 m
- Sail area
- 25.08 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 7.62 m
- Waterline length
- 6.76 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.22 m
- Displacement
- 2,064 kg
- Ballast
- 862 kg
- Mast height above water
- 9.14 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 25.08 m²
- Mainsail area
- 10.97 m²
- Foresail area
- 14.14 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 8.84 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.2 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 7.52 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 2.92 m
- Forestay length
- 9.4 m
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, transom-hung rudder
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1976
- Production ended
- 1991
- Hulls built
- 6031
- Designer
- Frank Butler
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 15.78
- Displacement / length
- 186.41
- Ballast / displacement
- 41.8 %
- Comfort ratio
- 19.14
- Capsize screening
- 1.93
- Hull speed
- 6.31 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Catalina 251 generation
01
1976–1991