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Encyclopedia > Catalina 30

The Catalina 30 is a thirty foot-long fiberglass sailboat first produced in 1974 by the Catalina Yachts Company in California. It is a sloop-rigged boat with a fixed lead keel. It has a beam of 11 feet, and a draft of five feet, three inches. The Catalina 30 has been through three revisions: State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Important notice: This article is about the modern civilian boat type. ... For the lead in news writing, see news style. ... A keel is a large beam around which the hull of a ship is built. ... A beam of light is a light ray. ... The word draft (also draught) has multiple meanings: The draft is a synonym for conscription or peacetime national service. ...

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1979 Catalina Mark I
  • Mark I - Produced from 1975 to 1986
  • Mark II - Produced from September 1986 until 1993
  • Mark III - Produced from 1993 to current.

All three revisions refer largely to revisions of the cockpit, rather than the hull itself, which besides modernizing the keel, the wetted area of the boat has not changed. There are three types of keels; the original 5' 3" deep keel is still preferred for all-around performance where water depth is no problem. The early 4' 5" shoal keel has been replaced by the modern 3' 10" deep wing keel. Cockpit of a light aircraft, showing instrumentation dials and dual control yokes. ... A keel is a large beam around which the hull of a ship is built. ...


The Catalina 30 is the largest and longest continious production keel boat in the world, with over 6,500 hulls to date, and about a dozen being added every year, as it has been displaced by updated models. In 2001 it was inducted to the American Sailboat Hall of Fame. A hull is: the outer covering of a fruit or vegetable, may also be called a husk the body or frame of a ship; see hull (ship) Several places in the world are called Hull: Kingston upon Hull - a city in England usually referred to as simply Hull. ... The American Sailboat Hall of Fame was established in 1994 by Sail America to acknowledging the extraordinary skill and ingenuity of American boat builders. ...


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10 Metre | 11 Metre | 12 Metre | 2.4 Metre | 5 Metre | 5.5 Metre | 6 Metre | 8 Metre | Antrim 27 | Catalina Yachts | Catalina 30 | Colin Archer | Dragon | Etchells | Flying Fifteen | IOD | Folkboat | H-boat | International Americas Cup Class | J/22 | J/24 | Maxi Yacht | Melges 24 | Moore 24 | Open 60 Monohull | Ross 930 | Soling | Squib | Star |Sydney 38 | Tartan Ten | Tempest | Vindö | Yngling The 2. ... The International 5. ... Colin Archer (1832 - 3 February 1921) was a naval architect and shipbuilder from Norway. ... Etchells are a one design class of sailing boat. ... Categories: Stub | Keelboats ... The International J/24 is one of the worlds most popular one-design keelboats. ... A maxi yacht, or simply maxi, is a large racing sailboat. ... Ross 930 Fleet The Ross 930 is a class of fast cruiser-racer yachts named after its designer, New Zealander Murray Ross. ... A Squib is a type of small sailboat originally designed in 1967. ... A Star (or Starboat) is a 6. ...


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Catalina 30 Bylaws (2615 words)
A Catalina 30 is always subject to re-measurement by order of Fleet Officers, Board of Directors, Chief Measurer and/or Measurement Committee at the National Regatta.
A Catalina 30 shall carry ground tackle and lifesaving equipment conforming to USSA (USYRU) Rules #23 and #24 and U.S. Coast Guard requirements, with a minimum of 100 foot anchor line and a #13S Danforth (or anchor of equivalent power).
Catalina 30 one-design classes and specifications are included for the following four rigging configurations as manufactured by Catalina Yachts Inc.
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