One of our newest fleets has been the Catalina 27.

The Catalina 27 is an American sailboat designed by Frank V. Butler and Robert Finch. The design became one of the most popular sailing keelboats of all time and was built from 1971 to 1991.

The Catalina 27 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,850 lb (3,107 kg) and carries 2,700 lb (1,225 kg) of lead ballast.^[1][2]

Designed for inland sailing and not ocean passages, the boat’s hull is made from solid fiberglass, while the deck has a plywood core. The hull and other parts were built with molded headliners to streamline production. Early boats were all fitted with a tiller, but later ones had a wheel steering as optional.^[7]

The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the standard keel and 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel.^[1]

Brucy Budy is the fleet captain,  Brucediana1@comcast.net