Catana 38

Brand:

Catana

Designed by:

Crowther Design

Yard(s):

Catana

Description:

The Catana 38 is a high-performance cruising catamaran with slim hulls, lightweight construction, daggerboards and low windage bridgedeck cabin. Sail controls lead back to the cockpit, facilitating short-handed sailing. There is standing headroom in the bridgedeck cabins as well as in the hulls.

The 38 is an extended version of the Catana 36.

Type:

Cruiser-racer

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Sails and rigging:

• Fractional sloop rig with fully battened and fully roached mainsail.
• Roller furling genoa.

Deck layout and gear:

• Foredeck with large trampoline area in front of draining lockers
• Large cockpit

Keels, boards and rudders:

Inboard rudders and wheel steering

Accommodation:

Port hull: heads compartment aft with shower; stateroom forward with double berth that overlaps the bridgedeck; additional double berth in forepeak
Bridgereck cabin: dining area with U-shaped settee; galley ans navigation area
Starboard Hull: heads compartment aft with shower; stateroom forward with double berth that overlaps the bridgedeck; additional double berth in forepeak

Systems - Power, Navigation:

Twin 9 HP saildrives

LOA (length overall):

11.61 m (38 ft 1 in)

LWL (length at waterline):

11.51 m (37 ft 9 in)

Beam:

6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)

Draft minimum:

0.61 m (2 ft)

Draft maximum (e.g. boards down):

1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)

Windward sail area:

79.24 m² (853 ft²)

Mainsail area:

47.29 m² (509 ft²)

Genoa area:

31.96 m² (344 ft²)

Spinnaker area:

75.99 m² (818 ft²)

Mast height above water:

16.81 m (55 ft 2 in)

Daggerboard / centreboard:

2

Displacement, lightship (empty):

3636 kg (3.58 tons)

Displacement, maximum:

5241 kg (5.16 tons)

Payload:

1605 kg (1.58 tons)

Number of berths:

8

Cabin headroom:

1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)

Inboard engines:

2

Typical total engine HP:

18

In production:

No

Designer's/manufacturer's website:

• Catana website

Used boats for sale:

185 boats of this brand currently available!

Associations & newsgroups:

• Catana Owners Club

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