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The '''Catalina 18''', formerly known as the '''Capri 18''', is an [[United States|American]] [[sailboat]] that was designed by [[Frank Butler (founder)|Frank Butler]] and Gerry Douglas and first built in 1985.<ref name="Data">{{cite web|url = http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=4856|title = Capri 18 (Catalina) sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 12 October 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =http://sailboatdata.com/view_designer.asp?designer_id=444|title = Gerry Douglas |accessdate = 12 October 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018}}</ref>
The '''Catalina 18''', formerly known as the '''Capri 18''', is a [[Trailer sailer|trailerable]] [[United States|American]] [[sailboat]] that was designed by [[Frank Butler (founder)|Frank Butler]] and [[Gerry Douglas]] and first built in 1985.<ref name="Data">{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/capri-18-catalina|title = Capri 18 (Catalina) sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 12 October 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220403202605/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/capri-18-catalina|archive-date = 3 April 2022|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/douglas-gerry|title= Gerry Douglas|accessdate= 12 October 2018|last= Browning|first= Randy|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220305161418/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/douglas-gerry|archive-date= 5 March 2022|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Henkel">Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 25. [[International Marine]]/[[McGraw-Hill]], 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-07-163652-0}}</ref>

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The design was built by [[Catalina Yachts]] in the [[United States]], but it is now out of production.<ref name="Data"/><ref>{{cite web|url =http://sailboatdata.com/view_builder.asp?builder_id=13|title = Catalina Yachts|accessdate = 12 October 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018}}</ref>


The design was originally marketed as the Capri 18, but the name was changed by the manufacturer to Catalina 18 in 2000.<ref name="Data"/>
The design was originally marketed as the Capri 18, but the name was changed by the manufacturer to Catalina 18 in 2000.<ref name="Data"/>

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==Production==
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The design was built by [[Catalina Yachts]] in the [[United States]], but it is now out of production.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Henkel"/><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/catalina-yachts|title = Catalina Yachts|accessdate = 12 October 2018|last = Browning|first = Randy|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20210209224049/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/catalina-yachts|archive-date = 9 February 2021|url-status = live}}</ref>


==Design==
==Design==
[[File:Catalina 18 sailboat Second Wind 4373.jpg|thumb|left|Catalina 18]]
[[File:Catalina 18 sailboat Second Wind 4373.jpg|thumb|left|Catalina 18]]
The Catalina 18 is a small recreational [[keelboat]], built predominantly of [[fiberglass]]. It has a [[Fractional rig|fractional]] [[sloop]] rig, a [[raked stem]], a vertical [[Transom (nautical)|transom]], a transom-hung [[rudder]] controlled by a [[tiller]] and a fixed [[wing keel]]. It displaces {{convert|1500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|425|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.<ref name="Data"/>
The Catalina 18 is a small recreational [[keelboat]], built predominantly of [[fiberglass]]. It has a [[Fractional rig|fractional]] [[sloop]] rig, a [[raked stem]], a vertical [[Transom (nautical)|transom]], a transom-hung [[rudder]] controlled by a [[tiller]] and a fixed [[wing keel]] or fin keel. It displaces {{convert|1500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|425|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Henkel"/>


The boat has a draft of {{convert|2.33|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard wing keel fitted.<ref name="Data"/>
The boat has a draft of {{convert|2.33|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard wing keel fitted or {{convert|2.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with fin keel. The wing keel was originally an option, but became standard equipment during the production run and the fin keel removed as an option.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Henkel"/>


The boat is normally fitted with a small [[outboard motor]] for docking and maneuvering.<ref name="Data"/>
The boat is normally fitted with a small {{convert|3|to|6|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[outboard motor]] for docking and maneuvering.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Henkel"/>


The design has sleeping accommodation for two adults and two children with two straight settees in the main cabin that can be joined with filler cushions and a "children's berth" in the forepeak. There is no [[Galley (kitchen)|galley]]. Instead, there is a [[cooler]] stowed just aft of the [[companionway]] ladder. The [[Head (watercraft)|head]] is a portable type, located just aft of the bow cabin. Cabin headroom is {{convert|42|in|cm|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Henkel"/>
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The design has a [[hull speed]] of {{convert|5.41|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Joy">{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4414/capri-18-catalina|title = Sailboat Specifications for Catalina - Capri 18 |accessdate = 12 October 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018}}</ref>

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The design has a [[hull speed]] of {{convert|5.41|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Henkel"/><ref name="Joy">{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4414/capri-18-catalina|title = Sailboat Specifications for Catalina - Capri 18|accessdate = 12 October 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181013014514/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4414/capri-18-catalina|archive-date = 13 October 2018|url-status = dead}}</ref>

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==Operational history==
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "The Capri 18 is one step up from her little sister, the [[Capri 16]]. Whether it is worth spending roughly 40% more (new) to gain two feet of length and 150 more pounds of displacement is up to the customer. Best features: She sleeps only two—perhaps a plus on a boat this small—and on a very big double berth, when the two filler cushions are in place. Foam flotation is standard, Worst features: Low headroom, and the fact that she sleeps only two adults (plus two children forward), may deter some potential buyers (but the "children’s berth" is an ideal place to store personal gear when two are cruising). The lead ballast wing keel with a 2' 3" draft, which was an option early in the boat's production history but later was made standard, will make retrieving at a ramp more difficult than with the wingless 2' 0" fin keel, but won't much improve her so-so performance to weather. The mainsheet lead is poor, and there is no provision for a boom vang."<ref name="Henkel"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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'''Similar sailboats'''
'''Similar sailboats'''
*[[Drascombe Lugger]]
*[[Hunter 18.5]]
*[[Hunter 18.5]]
*[[Hunter 19-1]]
*[[Hunter 19-1]]
*[[Hunter 19 (Europa)]]
*[[Hunter 19 (Europa)]]
*[[Mercury 18]]
*[[Naiad 18]]
*[[Naiad 18]]
*[[Sanibel 18]]
*[[Sanibel 18]]
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 19:42, 27 May 2024

Catalina 18
Class symbol
Development
DesignerFrank Butler and Gerry Douglas
LocationUnited States
Year1985
Builder(s)Catalina Yachts
NameCatalina 18
Boat
Displacement1,500 lb (680 kg)
Draft2.33 ft (0.71 m)
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA18.00 ft (5.49 m)
LWL16.33 ft (4.98 m)
Beam7.58 ft (2.31 m)
Engine typeOutboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typewing keel
Ballast425 lb (193 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height20.00 ft (6.10 m)
J foretriangle base6.50 ft (1.98 m)
P mainsail luff20.25 ft (6.17 m)
E mainsail foot8.50 ft (2.59 m)
Sails
SailplanFractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area86.06 sq ft (7.995 m2)
Jib/genoa area65.00 sq ft (6.039 m2)
Total sail area151.06 sq ft (14.034 m2)
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The Catalina 18, formerly known as the Capri 18, is a trailerable American sailboat that was designed by Frank Butler and Gerry Douglas and first built in 1985.[1][2][3]

The design was originally marketed as the Capri 18, but the name was changed by the manufacturer to Catalina 18 in 2000.[1]

Production

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The design was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4]

Design

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Catalina 18

The Catalina 18 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed wing keel or fin keel. It displaces 1,500 lb (680 kg) and carries 425 lb (193 kg) of ballast.[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 2.33 ft (0.71 m) with the standard wing keel fitted or 2.00 ft (0.61 m) with fin keel. The wing keel was originally an option, but became standard equipment during the production run and the fin keel removed as an option.[1][3]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for two adults and two children with two straight settees in the main cabin that can be joined with filler cushions and a "children's berth" in the forepeak. There is no galley. Instead, there is a cooler stowed just aft of the companionway ladder. The head is a portable type, located just aft of the bow cabin. Cabin headroom is 42 in (110 cm).[3]

The design has a hull speed of 5.41 kn (10.02 km/h).[3][5]

Operational history

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In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "The Capri 18 is one step up from her little sister, the Capri 16. Whether it is worth spending roughly 40% more (new) to gain two feet of length and 150 more pounds of displacement is up to the customer. Best features: She sleeps only two—perhaps a plus on a boat this small—and on a very big double berth, when the two filler cushions are in place. Foam flotation is standard, Worst features: Low headroom, and the fact that she sleeps only two adults (plus two children forward), may deter some potential buyers (but the "children’s berth" is an ideal place to store personal gear when two are cruising). The lead ballast wing keel with a 2' 3" draft, which was an option early in the boat's production history but later was made standard, will make retrieving at a ramp more difficult than with the wingless 2' 0" fin keel, but won't much improve her so-so performance to weather. The mainsheet lead is poor, and there is no provision for a boom vang."[3]

See also

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Similar sailboats

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Browning, Randy (2018). "Capri 18 (Catalina) sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Gerry Douglas". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 25. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
  4. ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Catalina Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Catalina - Capri 18". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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