I tore both of these boats apart before I bought my 2014 445. 2010 44′ Catalina 445. What I like best is the so-called utility cabin in the aft port quarter. For one the hull liner is NOT the support grid. The Catalina is a 5 part hull assembly vs 3 on the Jeanneau. Agent Location: Alameda. That gives me options and would be much easier to hole up for a Hurricane. jviss. I had a '77 C30. I went to the factories. Catalina Yachts is a U.S.-based builder of fiberglass monohull sloop-rigged sailboats ranging in sizes from eight to 47 feet in length. Catalina 445 #104, Island Starr, shake down from San Pedro to Catalina Island. Conventional mainsails are always going to out perform in-mast furling just due to shape restrictions. In 2009, the launch of the 445 signaled the coming of a new line for Catalina Yachts and a new direction for designer Gerry Douglas, who started with a … The cost to ship it was slightly more than the cost of the mast. I have 60' in my head as my conservative rounded up actual measurement- but can anyone verify what the official water to top-of-mast height is? Catalina 445 #70, SoundWave, sailing with Dolphins in Indian River, FL Depth-wise I'll be scraping by but concerned about mast height. 1070 Marina Village Parkway Suite # 101A Alameda, CA 94501. Catalina had a new mast for me in Florida for just under $2000. Catalina had a new mast for me in Florida for just under $2000. Agent Email: rogerg@cruisingyachts.net. Call Agent Email Agent About this Yacht. The 445 does owe us time thru PHRF. Alameda, CA. Feb 5, 2004 4,594 Tartan 3800 Westport, MA Sep 29, 2017 #13 AXEL said: I was dismasted last season. I remember the Catalina 25 tall mast being about 100lbs, and the Catalina 27 uses a similar extrusion that is a couple of feet longer. The Catalina 445 hasn’t even been around for a decade as of yet, but it’s proven quite popular and there are over two dozen on the brokerage market today. Sailing on Catalina 445 #39, Carpe Diem, in the North Channel of Canada. It was founded in 1969 in Hollywood, California by Frank Butler. This would limit me to a designed mast height of under 63 feet and a draft under 6 feet. Hands down the Catalina 445 is a far superior built boat and engineered. Catalina 445, Velocity, racing during the 2018 Bermuda Ocean Race. Has a fixed bridge that, on charts says high water height 65', mid 75' (trying to figure that since tidal variation only several feet). Looking on Rig-Rite the mast sections for other similar 27' boats appear to weigh 2.5-3lbs per foot. Money not an issue, I would still not get a sailboat any bigger than I could comfortably cruse the majority of the ICW and the Grand Bahama Banks. Why stop at an 80, Oyster makes a 125! Yacht Specs. There's a lot to admire in Catalina's new 445, and it's little wonder it won both SAIL's Best Boats and Cruising World's Boat of the Year competitions at the Annapolis show last fall. Interested in this yacht? Catalina 445, Mast Transit, sailing on Chesapeake Bay. The mast is about 33' long (standard mast, tall is longer), which would be about 85-100lbs. Roger Goodsell :(510) 710-6822. https://www.yachtworld.com › boats › 2021 › catalina-445-2845959 Current Price* US$259,000. Catalina Yachts is one of the largest boat manufacturers in the world, with over 80,000 boats manufactured to date. I would say the biggest performance differences are going to be the fractional rig/smaller headsail and the use of roller furling mainsail. I am prejudice on this one since I bought a custom Catalina 445.