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Catana Ocean ClassvsWindelo 54

Windelo 54 is 1.6 ft longer than Catana Ocean Class (3%). Windelo 54 draws the least water, 3.4 ft — 1.1 ft less than Catana Ocean Class.

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Key differences

Worked out from the published figures below — arithmetic, not opinion.

At a glance

Dark icons are the standard layout; faded ones are what the larger layout adds.

Length : beam is length divided by beam — the higher it is, the slimmer the hull. Multihulls read low by nature.

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Model
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Catana Catamarans

Catana Ocean Class
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Windelo

Windelo 54
Overview
BrandCatana CatamaransWindelo
ModelCatana Ocean ClassWindelo 54
GenerationUnknownUnknown
Hull typeSailing CatamaranSailing Catamaran
PropulsionSailSail
Production statusIn productionIn production
Production start yearUnknownUnknown
Production end yearUnknownUnknown
DesignerUnknownUnknown
Dimensions
LOA51.7 ft53.3 ft
Hull length49.2 ftUnknown
Beam26.2 ft26.2 ft
Draft4.6 ft–8.3 ft3.4 ft–7.7 ft
Displacement29,762 lb28,219 lb
Accommodation
Cabins3–44
Heads2–4Unknown
BerthsUnknownUnknown
Performance & Rig
Main sail969 ft²1,066 ft²
Jib538 ft²484 ft²
GenoaUnknownUnknown
Upwind sail areaUnknown2,142 ft²
Downwind sail areaUnknown3,111 ft²
Engine power45 hpUnknown
Engine count22
Materials
Hull materialUnknownBasalt and PET/PVC foam sandwich
Deck materialUnknownUnknown
Mast materialUnknownUnknown
Keel typeUnknownDaggerboard
Rudder typeUnknownUnknown
Sources

Figures read fromcatana.com/en/ocean-class/read 9/13/2026layouts 3cab/2sdb, 3cab/3sdb, 4cab/2sdb, 4cab/4sdb from the page's layout drawings

12 of 12 figures here carry the builder's own words

Size, to scale

Each boat's published length and beam seen from above, and its mast height and draft from the side, all drawn on one scale.

From above — length × beam
0 ft10 ft20 ft30 ft40 ft50 ftWindelo 54: 53.3 ft × 26.2 ftCatana Ocean Class: 51.7 ft × 26.2 ftWindelo 5453.3 ft × 26.2 ftCatana Ocean Class51.7 ft × 26.2 ft

Outlines are schematic; the dimensions are the builder's.

From the side — height above and depth below the water
WaterlinePerson, 5.9 ftCatana Ocean Class: air draft not published / 8.3 ftair draft not published8.3 ftCatana Ocean ClassWindelo 54: air draft not published / 7.7 ftair draft not published7.7 ftWindelo 54

Drawings side by side

Each boat's layouts, profiles and sail plans as its builder published them. Step through each column to line up the drawings you want to compare.

No drawings collected yet for Windelo 54.

Speed, power & tanks

What the builders publish about how fast, how strong and how far — each figure on one scale for every boat.

Tanks

One scale per liquid across every boat: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Catana Ocean Class

    Fuel211 gal
    Water211 gal

  • Windelo 54

    Fuel132 gal
    Water106 gal

How they sail, in numbers

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from each builder's published figures. They compare boats; they don't grade them.

Sail area / displacement

How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.

ModestCruiserPerformanceRacing162024Catana Ocean Class: 25.1Windelo 54: 37.0▶
  • Catana Ocean Class25.1· Racing
  • Windelo 5437.0· Racing
How it is worked out

sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔

Catana Ocean Class: mainsail + jib, added up

Windelo 54: published upwind sail area

Displacement / length

How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.

UltralightLightModerateHeavyVery heavy100180270350
  • Catana Ocean Classnot published: waterline length
  • Windelo 54not published: waterline length
How it is worked out

displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

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