Catana 39

Brand:

Catana

Designed by:

Crowther Design

Yard(s):

Catana

Description:

The Catana 39 is a fast, lightweight cruiser with slender hulls and daggerboards suitable for off-shore or ocean cruising and racing. She performs well to windward, tacking through 90 degrees, and doesn't pound in 'lumpy seas'.

The accommodation is comfortable with standing headroom in the cabins, two heads compartments and well positioned sleeping areas.

Type:

Performance cruiser

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Deck layout and gear:

• Tiller steering
• Transom steps of wood and stainless steel (rather than moulded in)
• Fairly small cockpit with folding table

Accommodation:

Port hull: Heads compartment aft with door leading to the engine compartment in the stern; double cabin midships - the berths overlapping the bridgedeck; small double berth or single in the forepeak
Bridgedeck cabin: Large windows; dining area with U-shaped seating; galley and navigation station
Starboard hull: Same as port hull

LOA (length overall):

11.9 m (39 ft 1 in)

Beam:

6 m (19 ft 8 in)

Windward sail area:

76 m² (818 ft²)

Daggerboard / centreboard:

2

Number of berths:

6-8

Cabin headroom:

1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)

Inboard engines:

2

Typical total engine HP:

36

In production:

No

Degree of customisation:

Several options

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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