Catalina 470

There comes a point in a sailor’s life where time and ability excite the desire to reach for more and more distant horizons.

The challenges of extended offshore cruising have been met with a display of strength, innovative design and engineering that clearly define the 470. A unique, structural fiber glass grid is bonded to the hull and provides both strength for the hull and a massive foundation for securing bulkheads, equipment, engine and tanks.

Below you’ll find a new standard of functionality and comfort: The galley is remarkable in its use of space, and amount of cold, consumables and equipment storage. The generous deck beam is carried well aft providing for an expansive cockpit with twin steering stations and large master stateroom below. The luxurious main salon boasts adjustable arm chairs and deep banquet seating in soft, durable leather. The navstation contains all necessary readouts, a swivel TV and VCR.

For easy maintenance, centrally located equipment clusters offer easy access to all pumps, valves and filters. A washer/dryer combination is sensibly located in the shower area of the forward head.

At every turn, equipment and systems have been engineered to the most demanding bluewater specifications: The first ever articulated traveler rotates fore and aft, spreading the load evenly over bearing surfaces for smoother main sheet handling and more precise trimming. Custom cheek blocks and raised genoa tracks guide sheets straight aft to large, powerful winches. And a powerful, double spreader rig and generous sail plan are balanced to deliver a remarkable combination of high perform ance and ease of handling.

The Catalina 470 embodies all that is essential to safe passagemaking and all that is desired in performance, function, comfort and luxury.