Catalina Yachts is a U.S.-based builder of fiberglass monohull sloop-rigged sailboats ranging in sizes from eight to 54 feet in length. It was founded in 1969 in Hollywood, California by Frank Butler .
Catalina Yachts is one of the largest boat manufacturers in the world, with over 80,000 boats manufactured to date. Though Catalina produces boats from as small as eight feet under their Capri nameplate, the company is best known for its production of mid-sized cruisers.
Catalina 27 racing on San Francisco Bay.
The Catalina 310, won Cruising World Magazine's Pocket Cruiser Boat of the Year in 1999
Frank Willis Butler was the founder of Catalina Yachts, one of the biggest boat designers and manufacturers in the world.
The Butler-designed Catalina 22