Gerry Douglas
Gerry Douglas, (August 1, 1950) American Yacht Designer of American built, sloop-rigged, fiberglass production sailboats, became Chief Engineer and Vice President of Catalina Yachts in the early 1980s. The company was founded in California by Frank Butler in the late 1960s, and Douglas joined the firm in 1976. He designed more than 40 sailboat models and supervised production of every boat in the Catalina Yachts line since that time,[1] from sailing dinghies to the Catalina 545. More than 60,000 Catalina Yachts sailboats were manufactured. During his four-decade long tenure as chief of engineering and design, Catalina Yachts became one of the top sailboat manufacturers in the world. Gerry Douglas was a partner with Frank Butler in this privately owned company for more than two decades. Gerry Douglas is an official nominee for induction into the National Sailing Hall of Fame.
Gerry Douglas is a graduate of Parsons School of Design, where he studied industrial design[2]; he is also an alumnus of the Westlawn School of Yacht Design.[3]
Designs
Below is a selection of sailboats designed by Gerry Douglas, as documented by SailboatData:[4]
Model LOA (ft) First year built
| Capri 18 (Catalina) || 18.00 || 1985
|- | Capri 26 (Catalina) || 26.17 || 1990
|- | Capri 37 (Catalina) || 37.00 || 1990
|- | Catalina 270 || 28.33 || 1992
|- | Catalina 275 Sport || 27.50 || 2013
|- | Catalina 276 Sport || 27.50 || 2024
|- | Catalina 28 || 28.50 || 1991
|- | Catalina 28 MKII || 29.42 || 1995
|- | Catalina 30 MKII || 29.92 || 1986
|- | Catalina 30 MKIII || 29.92 || 1990
|- | Catalina 309 || 32.75 || 2005
|- | Catalina 310 || 31.00 || 1999
|- | Catalina 315 || 31.92 || 2012
|- | Catalina 316 || 33.00 || 2024
|- | Catalina 320 || 32.50 || 1993
|- | Catalina 320 MKII || 34.25 || 2006
|- | Catalina 350 || 35.42 || 2003
|- | Catalina 355 || 35.42 || 2008
|- | Catalina 356 || 36.50 || 2024
|- | Catalina 36 MK II || 36.33 || 1994
|- | Catalina 375 || 38.50 || 2008
|- | Catalina 380 || 38.42 || 1997
|- | Catalina 385 || 39.17 || 2012
|- | Catalina 386 || 39.83 || 2024
|- | Catalina 387 || 39.83 || 2003
|- | Catalina 390 || 38.67 || 2001
|- | Catalina 400 || 40.50 || 1994
|- | Catalina 400 MK II || 41.50 || 2000
|- | Catalina 42 MK II || 41.86 || 1995
|- | Catalina 425 || 43.50 || 2016
|- | Catalina 426 || 43.50 || 2024
|- | Catalina 445 || 44.42 || 2009
|- | Catalina 470 || 47.67 || 1998
|- | Catalina 545 || 56.17 || 2020
|- | Catalina Morgan 440 || 45.92 || 2004
|- | Morgan 38 (Catalina) || 38.42 || 1993
|- | Morgan 381 (Catalina) || 39.67 || 2001
|}
Notes
- “LOA” = Length Over All (feet) as listed on SailboatData.[4] - The “First year built” is per the SailboatData record, which may reflect design introduction rather than mass production start.
References
- ↑ "Gerry Douglas | Sailboatdata.com".
- ↑ "New School - Search". www.newschool.edu.
- ↑ "Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology". westlawn.edu.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
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