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Catalina 22 A Catalina 22 with a wing keel, on its road trailer.. The Catalina 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a large self-bailing cockpit, with under-seat lockers, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel.
The advent of mass production fibreglass boats in the mid 1960s saw an expansion of trailer sailer designs, such as the Aquarius 21 [9] Boomerang 20, [10] Cal 21, [11] Careel 18, [12] Neptune 16, [13] and Pearson 22. [14] The Catalina 22,launched in 1969, is particularly notable as it continues in production, with over 15,000 built. [15]
Standing rigging comprises the fixed lines, wires, or rods, which support each mast or bowsprit on a sailing vessel and reinforce those spars against wind loads transferred from the sails. This term is used in contrast to running rigging , which represents the moveable elements of rigging which adjust the position and shape of the sails.
Catalina 27 Standard model with a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m). [1] [2] Catalina 27 TM Tall mast model with a mast about 2.00 ft (0.61 m) higher and the mast moved aft, for use in locations that have lighter winds on average. [1] [7] [9] Catalina 27 SD Shallow draft model with a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m). [1] [10] Catalina 27 SD TM
It has a fractional sloop rig with black anodized aluminum spars. The mast is flexible and supported by stainless steel standing rigging. The hull has a spooned plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 385 lb (175 kg).
The topping lift indicated Topping lift on a US Yachts US 22 sailboat. The topping lift (more rarely known as an uphaul) is a line which applies upward force on a boom on a sailboat. Part of the running rigging, topping lifts are primarily used to hold a boom up when the sail is lowered. [1]
The Catalina 22 and the Catalina 30 were both inducted into the now-defunct Sail America American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 1995 and 2001 respectively. [ citation needed ] In 1978 Catalina developed the Catalina 38 based on molds for a Sparkman & Stephens racing design purchased from the bankrupt Yankee Yacht Company.
Catalina 34 TM WK Tall Mast and Wing Keel model introduced in 1985, with a mast about 2 ft (0.6 m) taller and draft of 3.83 ft (1.17 m) with the wing keel. It displaces 12,550 lb (5,693 kg). The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 150 with a high of 162 and low of 147. [1] [8] Catalina 34 Mk II