Catalina 275

Edward Foss · Feb 23, 2017

I just signed up to the Forum today. I have a 2015 C275S hull #29. I love the boat, having had several much larger boats that I always needed crew to sail, the 275 has brought the simple joy of single handling back for me. I thought of racing the 275 and bought the 100%, 106% and the A sail. Unfortunately, Narragansett Bay PHRF gave the boat a rating of 131 spinnaker and 150 non-spinnaker. That puts the boat just slightly slower than the J-80's rating. Obviously, I don't race the boat, which is disappointing. Is there going to be a dedicated 275S forum? I'd love to hear from other owners.

jssailem · Feb 23, 2017

Welcome Ed to the best forum on the net. There is a Catalina forum and you might find specific information to your boat. Sorry about your luck with the PHRF rating. If racing is in your blood then maybe just the competing would be worth the activity.
Have fun here.

jssailem · Feb 23, 2017

Here you go a short cut to the Catalina forum
https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?categories/catalina-owner-forums.48/

Jackdaw · Feb 23, 2017

Welcome @Edward Foss . You are right - tiller boats with non-overlapping rigs make the best single handed boats!

Codybear · Feb 23, 2017

Edward Foss said:
I just signed up to the Forum today. I have a 2015 C275S hull #29. I love the boat, having had several much larger boats that I always needed crew to sail, the 275 has brought the simple joy of single handling back for me. I thought of racing the 275 and bought the 100%, 106% and the A sail. Unfortunately, Narragansett Bay PHRF gave the boat a rating of 131 spinnaker and 150 non-spinnaker. That puts the boat just slightly slower than the J-80's rating. Obviously, I don't race the boat, which is disappointing. Is there going to be a dedicated 275S forum? I'd love to hear from other owners.

Holy crap, what planet are the people Narragansett Bay from? They are daydreaming if they think a C275 is that fast. As I have said in the past, I do not consider this a "sport" boat, it is way too heavy. And wait for the light air days and the wetted surface will do you in. Well, maybe you'll just have to go out and loose over and over to just show them how nuts they are. Have fun coming in last.

As for the dedicated C275 forum, I'd be all for that. My honey list is to big right now for me to really help out. I done some minor interior mods that I thought other people may appreciate but never found a good place to put them. I know there is a Catalina forum on this site, but it doesn't have a C275 specific group which could be helpful considering almost all the major Catalina fleets have their own elsewhere. I guess we are currently light on the members.

Edward Foss · Feb 23, 2017

Thank you everyone for your warm welcome! Codybear, that is exactly what Narragansett Bay PHRF told me, go out and bomb and we will allow you to contest your rating. Maybe I will just for fun!

Codybear · Feb 24, 2017

Edward Foss said:
Is there going to be a dedicated 275S forum? I'd love to hear from other owners.

I message'd the higher powers and there is now a "Catalina 275" listing at https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?categories/catalina-owner-forums.48/ So us few and far between C275 owners have a place to go. I've also created the first post there.

Edward Foss · Feb 24, 2017

Thank you Codybear!

sidw · May 14, 2022

Edward Foss said:
I just signed up to the Forum today. I have a 2015 C275S hull #29. I love the boat, having had several much larger boats that I always needed crew to sail, the 275 has brought the simple joy of single handling back for me. I thought of racing the 275 and bought the 100%, 106% and the A sail. Unfortunately, Narragansett Bay PHRF gave the boat a rating of 131 spinnaker and 150 non-spinnaker. That puts the boat just slightly slower than the J-80's rating. Obviously, I don't race the boat, which is disappointing. Is there going to be a dedicated 275S forum? I'd love to hear from other owners.

Have you considered appealing the NB PHRF, considering the ratings in other areas? I was thinking of buying one to race in Narragansett Bay, but from the discussions here, I'll go another route. I'm curious as to whether the 131 is the base rating or taking into account the sails.