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Eight Bells: Frank Butler, Founder of Catalina Yachts

• By Mark Pillsbury
• Updated: November 18, 2020

The sailing community this week lost a giant among the ranks of production boat builders. Frank Willis Butler, president and chief executive officer of Catalina Yachts, passed away November 15, 2020 in Westlake Village, CA, due to unexpected complications from a recent illness. In making the announcement, Catalina said, “We extend our most heartfelt condolences and sympathy to Frank’s family. Our thoughts are with them at this most difficult time.”

A sailing icon and industry “kingspoke”, Frank Butler introduced hundreds of thousands of people to sailing during his lifetime. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Frank have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Frank leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Catalina Yachts.

Born in California in 1928, Frank’s line of popular sailboats put more than 85,000 Catalinas on the water throughout the yachting world. His boatbuilding career began in 1962, when he contracted with a Southern California builder for a 21′ daysailer. The builder was unable to finish the boat, and gave Butler the tooling. He completed building the boat himself, found he enjoyed the process, and agreed to take over the company.

A few years later he founded Catalina Yachts, which has grown to become the largest builder of fiberglass production sailboats in the United States, a position it holds to this day.

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A key to Butler’s success in the sailboat industry was his attention to Catalina customers. Handling warranty issues himself, owners were nearly always surprised and reassured to get a personal call from Frank to discuss their concerns.

Butler was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2013. In recognition of his support of the Congressional Cup, a world match racing event, Long Beach Yacht Club awarded him the Crimson Blazer. He was also a founder and lifelong member of the Westlake Yacht Club in Westlake, CA.

Following his graduation from Glendale High School, he served in the US Navy. He met his wife, Jean, at a school dance; they recently celebrated their 71st anniversary.

Frank is survived by Jean, their four daughters, Deborah Reese, Mary Linn, Nancy Bear, and Karen Butler; three sons, David, Robert and Steve; 20 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.

Awakening the joy of sailing for so many people in past generations, Frank Butler’s sailing legacy will certainly continue well into future generations.

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CATALINA is a 44.8 m Sail Yacht, built in Netherlands by Vitters and delivered in 2001.

Her top speed is 12.0 kn and her cruising speed is 10.0 kn and her power comes from a Caterpillar diesel engine. She can accommodate up to 8 guests in 4 staterooms, with 7 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 275.0 GT and a 9.45 m beam.

She was designed by Dubois Naval Architects , who also completed the naval architecture. Dubois Naval Architects has designed 77 yachts and created the naval architecture for 72 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.

Her interior was designed by John Munford (40 other superyacht interiors designed) and Barbara Halstead - she is built with a Teak deck, a Aluminium hull, and Aluminium superstructure.

CATALINA is in the top 30% by LOA in the world. She is one of 136 sailing yachts in the 40-45m size range.

CATALINA is currently sailing under the British Virgin Islands flag, the 7th most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 228 yachts registered. She is currently located at the Pendennis refit yard, in United Kingdom, where she has been located for 3 months. For more information regarding CATALINA's movements, find out more about BOAT Pro AIS .

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Onboard, Catalina’s five oversized decks are stacked with furniture and amenities to encourage alfresco living. The vessel is also equipped with floor-to-ceiling glass windows and glass bulwarks to help bring the outside world in.

Starting aft, the beach deck spans nearly 1,100 square feet and is centered around a giant pool with a counter-flow system for fitness buffs. The deck is also fitted with fold-out platforms that can give you an extra 430 square feet of space with the touch of a button and steps that provide you with direct access to the sea.

Two side staircases lead to the mezzanine deck and a large, glass-fronted Jacuzzi flanked by two sun pads. The same stairs will take you to the main deck where you’ll find two L-shaped sofas and a coffee table. At the opposite end, two gullwing doors open to a garage with space for four tenders and four Jet Skis.

The interior of the main deck is home to a main salon, a dining area, a galley, two VIP cabins and the owner’s suite. Three additional double cabins can be found on the lower deck, along with spa, a sauna, a gym, a massage room, a hairdressing salon and the crew quarters. All up, Catalina can sleep 14 guests and 22 crew.

The upper deck is split into two distinct areas. To the aft, there is a four-person sun pad, a six-person U-shaped sofa and two wet bars, while forward lies a helipad and a 14-seat circular lounge. Inside, meanwhile, you’ll find another spacious salon with glass panels that create a “fishbowl effect” (read: plenty of natural light and prime views).

As for grunt, Catalina is powered by a hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system that promises a range of 6,500 nautical miles at 12 knots. She certainly sounds like the perfect charter superyacht.

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FRANK BUTLER

When Frank Butler founded Catalina Yachts in 1970, his goal was not to become the largest sailboat builder in the United States. His goal was, and still is, to build good boats that are a good value for our customers.

Accomplishing this requires planning, efficient manufacturing and well-designed boats. Catalinas do well in a very competitive market, because they are the result of listening carefully to our customers and dealers. When we design a new boat, we don´t try to reinvent the wheel each time. We incorporate proven features with new ideas and a lot of boatowners´ suggestions. This gives the line continuity, helps us avoid overly trendy styling, and insures good resale value for Catalina owners.

At Catalina we are especially proud of having the biggest percentage of repeat customers in the industry. We are all committed to maintaining the high level of customer confidence this represents. The Catalina philosophy means listening to our customers and doing our best every day.

On that promise the Catalina family will continue to grow.

CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY

July 1969  Catalina´s first model, the Catalina 22, is built in North Hollywood, CA. Company owner Frank Butler hopes to build 100 boats if all goes well.

March 1970  Catalina´s second model, the Catalina 27, is introduced following the success of the Catalina 22.

December 1974  Catalina´s third model, the Catalina 30, is introduced; the trend-setting design is an immediate sales success and wins its class in the Newport to Ensenada Race.

February 1975  The Catalina 22 exceeds Frank Butler´s hopes to build 100 boats when hull number 5,000 is completed.

August 1979  The “International Friendship Regatta” is held in Japan; 4 U.S. and 10 Japanese crews compete in Coronado 15s.

February 1980  SAIL Magazine names the Catalina 22 “trailerable boat of the decade.”

March 1980  The Catalina 38 is selected as the match-racing boat for Congressional Cup by the Long Beach Yacht Club; Dennis Durgan wins.

September 1980  Catalina 22 hull number 10,000 is completed. C22s are being built at Catalina´s East and West Coast plants in England, Australia, and Canada.

January 1982  Patrick Childress completes a 2 1/2 year, singlehanded circumnavigation in his Catalina 27.

July 1982  The first Catalina 36 is completed at the Woodland Hills, Ca., plant.

March 1983  Mainsheet Magazine issue no. 1 is published, quickly growing to over 100 pages and 10,000 Catalina owner subscribers.

May 1984  Catalina acquires Morgan Yachts in Largo, Fl., which becomes the Morgan Division of Catalina, specializing in cruising and charter boats and building many Catalina models on the East Coast.

May 1985  Catalina 27 hull number 6,000 is built in Woodland Hills, making the C-27 the largest class of keelboats in the world.

October 1987  Catalina 30 hull number 5,000 is completed. Catalina 30s are being built at the East and West Coast plants, as well as in Canada and England.

November 1987  Singlehanded sailor Shane St. Clair sails his Capri 18 from Oxnard, Ca., to Hawaii in 28 days.

July 1988  Billy Peterson supervises the installation of the largest (70 ft.) computerized sail-plotting and cutting machine in the U.S. at the Woodland Hills, California plant.

August 1988  Coronado 15 skipper Alison Jolly becomes the first woman to skipper in the Olympics; she wins a gold medal in the women´s 470 Class.

January 1989  The first Catalina 42 is built. 100 hulls are delivered in the first year, breaking U.S. production records.

February 1990  Catalina 22 hull number 15,000 is delivered.

March 1990  The Catalina 37 is selected for the Congressional Cup, the first time a fleet of 11 has been designed and built especially for the Congressional Cup. Chris Dickson wins.

September 1990  Catalina 30 hull number 6,000 is completed, setting a new keel-boat production record.

July 1991  The first Catalina 28 is built.

August 1991  Catalina´s Morgan Division completes Procyon, a 65-foot test boat for new concepts in yacht design and construction for Olaf Harken and Procyon Inc.

November 1992  Catalina´s Morgan Division introduces the Morgan 38, the first all-new Morgan model in a decade.

December 1992  The Catalina 270 is unveiled, replacing the C-27 and wins one of Cruising World Magazine´s “Boat of the Year” awards.

February 1993  The Catalina 320 is introduced at the first “Sail Expo” and is enthusiastically received by new owners.

February 1994  The Catalina 400 is introduced at “Sail Expo,” the only twin-wheel boat built in the U.S.; it´s the hit of the show.

February 1994  The Capri 16.5 introduced at “Sail Expo,” a beach launchable performance sailing dinghy for sailors with a wide range of ages and skills

May 1994  The Catalina 250 is introduced as the first water ballast t railerable sailboat from Catalina.

January 1995  Frank Butler receives SAIL´S Industry Award for Leadership for “building boats that are “straightforward, offer price for value, are solid and honest”…”With a product analogous to the Ford in the car business, Catalina Yachts has allowed vast numbers of people to experience sailing, considering both the skill level and financial wherewithal of potential sailors, that might not have been able to otherwise, thus radically changing the sport of sailing over the past 25 years.”

January 1995  The Catalina 22 markII is introduced with re-designed and enlarged deck and new interior.

February 1995  The Catalina 22 is named as one of five charter members to Sailboat Hall of Fame.

March 1995  The Catalina 36 Mark II wins one of Cruising World Magazine´s “Boat of the Year” awards.

April 1995  Catalina 250 Hull number 100 is built in Woodland Hills.

May 1995  Catalina 42 hull number 500 is built in Woodland Hills.

February 1996  The Catalina 34 MarkII is introduced with re-designed and enlarged deck, transom and interior.

March 1996  The Catalina 28 Mark II wins one of Cruising World Magazine´s “Boat of the Year” awards.

April 1996  The Catalina 380 is introduced as reflection of the priorities expressed by experienced sailing couples and families.

November 1996  Catalina 400 Hull number 100 is built in Largo, Florida

January 1997  The Catalina 380 wins one of Cruising World Magazine´s Mid-Size Cruising “Boat of the Year” award.

January 1998  The Catalina 470 is introduced

December 1998  Frank Butler took on Sharon Day, Vice President of Sales and Gerry Douglas, V. P. of Engineering as partners in his privately held company.

January 1999  Catalina inaugurates the Catalina Cruisers Hall of Fame to honor the Catalina owners´ who have made notable voyages aboard their boats.

February 1999  The Catalina 310 is introduced and wins Cruising World Magazine´s Pocket Cruiser “Boat of the Year” award.

February 2000  The Catalina 310 is selected by Sail Magazine and it´s readers as one of the Top 10 sailboats for 2000

December 2000  Catalina 36 Hull number 2000 is built in Woodland Hills, CA

September 2001  The Catalina Capri 22 is updated and is selected by Sail Magazine and it´s readers as one of the Top 10 sailboats for 2001

May 2001  Catalina 14.2 Hull number 5000 is built in Woodland Hills, CA

January 2002  The Catalina 350 is introduced to enthusiastic reviews and results in 100 boats sold the first model year.

July 2002  The Catalina Expo 12.5 and 14.2 are introduced as particularly easy to sail for both younger and older sailors.

September 2002  Catalina Capri 22 Hull number 1000 is built in Woodland Hills, CA

January 2003  The Catalina 387 is introduced

March 2004  The Catalina 320 Hull number 1000 is built in Woodland Hills, CA

May 2004  The Catalina 18mkII is introduced with new deck, cabin house, and cockpit.

June 2004  The Catalina 22 Sport is introduced to better accomodate one-design racing.

October 2004  The Catalina Morgan 440 Deck Salon is introduced.

January 2005  The Catalina Morgan 440 wins one of Cruising World Magazine´s “Boat of the Year” awards for “Best Production Cruiser 40´ to 45´.

August 2005  The Largo, Florida, plant expands with 3 new building adding an additional 56,000 square feet of manufacturing space.

October 2005  The Catalina 309 is introduced at the St. Petersburg Boat Show

January 2006  Catalina´s technical brochure, “The Art and Science of Building America´s Favorite Sailboats” is released.

October 2006  The Catalina 320mkII is introduced.

January 2007  The Catalina 309 wins Cruising World magazine´s “Domestic Boat of the Year” award as well as “Best Small Cruiser” award.

June 2007  The Catalina 350mkII is introduced.

June 2007  The Catalina 250mkII is introduced.

November 2007  Catalina 42 hull number 1,000 is built.

January 2008  Catalina 375 is introduced.

January 2009  The Catalina 375 is awarded “Best All Purpose Cruiser 30-40 ft.”

April 2009  Catalina 445 is introduced.

July 2009  Catalina celebrates its 40th year.

December 2010  The Catalina 445 wins Cruising World Magazine´s “Boat of the Year Award”, “Best Full Size Cruiser” and SAIL Magazine´s “Best Cruising Monohull Under 50 ft.”

October 2010  Catalina 355 is introduced at the United Staes Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD.

January 2011  Catalina 355 wins Cruising World’s “Domestic Boat of the Year” award.

October 2011  Catalina 385 is introduced at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD.

January 2012  The Catalina 385 is named SAIL Magazine’s “Best New Boat”.

October 2012  The Catalina 315 is introduced at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD.

January 2013  The Catalina 315 wins Cruising World’s “Boat of the Year” as Best In-Shore Cruiser and SAIL Magazine’s “Best New Boat Award”.

October 2013  The Catalina 275 Sport is introduced at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD.

January 2014  The Catalina 275 Sport wins Cruising World’s “Best Pocket Cruiser” and Sailing Worlds “Best Recreational Racer”, the first time the same boat has won both awards in 33 years.

January 2014  Catalina 355 #100 is delivered to Sail Place, Inc. for Strictly Sail Chicago show.

May 2014  Catalina 445 #100 is delivered to Little Yacht Sales in Texas.

October 2016  The much anticipated Catalina 425 makes a world debut at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD.

January 2017  The Catalina 425 wins Cruising World’s “Boat of the Year” and SAIL Magazine’s “Best Boat” awards.

NATIONAL SAILING HALL OF FAME

In 2013 frank butler was inducted into the national sailing hall of fame..

“I am so proud to sit with these superstar sailors,”,  said Butler in reference to his fellow Inductees.

“I remember when I built my very first boat. I was about 12-13 years old. I made a boat that was about two feet long; it was a sailboat… I never thought at that time I’d be building 60,000 boats. I enjoyed it…it was not work. It was so much fun.”

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The crew at 48° North was saddened to learn that the founder and CEO of Catalina Yachts, Frank Butler, passed away on November 15.

In 1969 Frank Butler built the first Catalina sailboat, the Catalina 22, in North Hollywood, California. His hope was to sell 300 hulls if all went well. By 1975, he’d far exceeded that number, as hull number 5,000 was completed. Since then, the Catalina 22 has become known as the boat that launched the pocket-cruising trailerable class and 15,000 hulls have rolled out of various facilities. It also launched Butler and Catalina into the boat building record books.

The 22 was the beginning of what would be many successful Catalina Yachts for Butler and his burgeoning company. Soon to follow was the Catalina 27, which sailor Patrick Childress completed a two-and-a-half-year, singlehanded circumnavigation on in 1982. Next came the Catalina 25, 30, 36, and on and on to the present day flagship, the Catalina 545. Over 85,000 Catalina Yachts have been built since that first 22 and if you haven’t owned one, you’ve certainly sailed on one or have at least shared a marina or anchorage with one.

Having raced on a Catalina Capri 25, taught sailing lessons on Capri 22s, and test-sailed numerous models in my capacity as a magazine editor for various publications, I’ve always been struck by how the boats were thoughtfully designed for common sailing families, and customer service was paramount. It’s said that if you bought a Catalina and called the company with any sort of issue, the man who picked up the phone was often its owner, Frank Butler.

“If there are problems, I want to know about them,” Butler once remarked. “Plus, anyone who buys a Catalina is part of the Catalina family. They can call me any time.” That family approach was a hallmark of Butler’s business philosophy and boat designs back in 1969 as much as it is today, and is an enduring part of his legacy. Sail on, Frank.

Catalina Yachts today issued the following statement:

It is with great sadness that we announce that Frank Willis Butler, President and Chief Executive Officer of Catalina Yachts, passed away November 15, 2020 in Westlake Village, CA, due to unexpected complications from a recent illness. We extend our most heartfelt condolences and sympathy to Frank’s family. Our thoughts are with them at this most difficult time.

Born in California in 1928, Frank’s line of popular sailboats put more than 85,000 Catalinas on the water throughout the yachting world. His boatbuilding career began in 1962, when he contracted with a Southern California builder for a 21-foot daysailer. The builder was unable to finish the boat, and gave Butler the tooling. He completed building the boat himself, found he enjoyed the process, and agreed to take over the company.

A few years later he founded Catalina Yachts, which has grown to become the largest builder of fiberglass production sailboats in the United States, a position it holds to this day.

A key to Butler’s success in the sailboat industry was his attention to Catalina customers. Handling warranty issues himself, owners were nearly always surprised and reassured to get a personal call from Frank to discuss their concerns.

Butler was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2013. In recognition of his support of the Congressional Cup, a world match racing event, Long Beach Yacht Club awarded him the  Crimson Blazer.  He was also a founder and lifelong member of the Westlake Yacht Club in Westlake, CA.

Following his graduation from Glendale High School, he served in the US Navy. He met his wife, Jean, at a school dance; they recently celebrated their 71st anniversary.

Frank is survived by Jean, their four daughters, Deborah Reese, Mary Linn, Nancy Bear, and Karen Butler; three sons, David, Robert and Steve; 20 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.

Awakening the joy of sailing for so many people in past generations, Frank Butler’s sailing legacy will certainly continue well into in future generations.

Andy Cross is the editor of 48° North. After years cruising the Pacific Northwest and Alaska with his family aboard their Grand Soleil 39, Yahtzee, they sailed south and are currently in the Caribbean Sea. You can follow their adventures at SailingYahtzee.com.

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• ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) ✠A1, Yachting Service classification
• Sleeps 9 overnight

The 44.75m/146'10" sail yacht 'Catalina' (ex. Timoneer) was built by Vitters in the Netherlands at their Zwartsluis shipyard. Her interior is styled by design house John Munford and she was delivered to her owner in June 2001. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Dubois and she was last refitted in 2008.

Guest Accommodation

Catalina has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 9 guests in 5 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 8 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

Range & Performance

Catalina is built with a aluminium hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by 1 x diesel Caterpillar (3412E) 12-cylinder 890hp engines, she comfortably cruises at 10 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 12 knots with a range of up to 3,000 nautical miles from her 27,700 litre fuel tanks. Her water tanks store around 8,000 Litres of fresh water. She was built to ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) ✠A1, Yachting Service classification society rules, and is MCA Compliant.

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Since departing from Pendennis’ Falmouth facility in 2018 Catalina has continued her adventures around the globe. The main focus of her refit at Pendennis was the removal, modification and upgrade of the hydraulic system on board. This included the in-house Pendennis team replacing over 350 hoses across the entire yacht as well as every hydraulic part in the yacht’s engine room. Works also included a new teak deck, a full repaint, some interior modifications including a new saloon layout with a bar and new seating area and a bridge upgrade. Catalina competed in the 2019 Antigua Superyacht Challenge, where she was runner up in the Buccaneers Class and was also the winner of a new Spirit of Tradition Trophy.

Builder Vitters Shipyard

Year of build 2001

Former name Timoneer II

Type Sailing Yacht - Ketch

Naval Architect Dubois Naval Architects Ltd.

Exterior Styling Dubois Naval Architects Ltd.

Interior Design John Munford Design, Barbara Halstead

Construction Aluminium

LOA 44.75m (146'10")

Beam 9.42m (30'11")

Draught max. 3.96m (12'12")

Max Speed 12 knots

Full load displacement 275

Gross tonnage 275

Pendennis Refit Year 2018

Pendennis Refit Location Pendennis Falmouth

Catalina at the Antigua Superyacht Challenge, 2019 - copyright Cory Silken

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