- Length
- 8.18 m
- Beam
- 2.69 m
- Draft
- 1.22 m
- Sail area
- 31.77 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.18 m
- Waterline length
- 6.63 m
- Beam
- 2.69 m
- Draft
- 1.22 m
- Displacement
- 3,107 kg
- Ballast
- 1,225 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 31.77 m²
- Mainsail area
- 13.98 m²
- Foresail area
- 18.03 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 10.52 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.43 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.74 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.2 m
- Forestay length
- 11.06 m
Layout & accommodation1
- Headroom
- 1.85 m
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1971
- Production ended
- 1991
- Hulls built
- 6662
- Designer
- Frank Butler/ Bob Finch
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 15.22
- Displacement / length
- 297.21
- Ballast / displacement
- 39.4 %
- Comfort ratio
- 24.99
- Capsize screening
- 1.86
- Hull speed
- 6.25 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Catalina 271 generation
01
1971–1991