2017 Catalina 425 wins Cruising World Magazine “Domestic Boat of the Year”!
Not every naval architect gets the chance to take a second swing at a popular design a couple of decades after the splash of the original. But that is precisely the opportunity that presented itself to Catalina Yachts designer Gerry Douglas with his Catalina 425. The company’s original 42-footer debuted 23 years ago, and before all was said and done, Catalina produced more than 1,000 units of the highly successful production boat. Now Douglas has taken all he learned in the intervening years and amalgamated that knowledge in the new 425. And he knocked it out of the park (see “Born in the USA,” December 2016). That’s why we’ve awarded the 2017 Domestic Boat of the Year award to the Catalina 425.