Our boat’s name is Katannu, which means “gratitude” in Pali – gratitude to our parents, teachers, friends and other benefactors. We are tremendously grateful to everyone who has helped us make this dream a reality!
Katannu is a Hallberg-Rassy 38 sailboat built in Sweden in 1981. We purchased her in 2013 in San Diego, CA, and have been preparing her for our journey since then.
Find out more about the Hallberg-Rassy 38.
Here are the specifications of the Hallberg-Rassy 38:
| Designer | Olle Enderlein |
| Hull length | 11.57 m / 38′ |
| Waterline at rest | 9.50 m / 31′ 2″ |
| Beam | 3.48 m / 11′ 5″ |
| Draft, empty standard boat | 1.75 m / 5′ 9″ |
| Displacement, empty standard boat | 8 500 kg / 18,740 lbs. |
| Keel weight | 3.7 t / 8,160 lbs |
| Keel type | Encapsulated iron in deep bilge |
| Headroom saloon | 1.85 m / 6′ 1” |
| Diesel | 350 liters / 93 US gallon |
| Fresh water | 400 liters / 107 US gallon |