Beetle Cat
A Beetle Cat is a 12-foot-4-inch (3.76 m) gaff-rigged[1] catboat first built in 1920 in New Bedford, Massachusetts by members of the Beetle family. Over 4,000 have been built. Beetle, Inc., now in Wareham, Massachusetts, is the sole builder of Beetle Cat boats.[2]
 Beetle Cat on a Massachusetts lake | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Location | New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Year | 1920 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Draft | 8 inches (0.20 m) (no centerboard) 2 feet (0.61 m) (centerboard) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | 1/2" cedar planks on an oak frame, spars in Douglas-fir |
| Hull weight | 450 pounds (204 kg) |
| LOA | 12 feet 4 inches (3.76 m) |
| LOH | 11 feet 8 inches (3.56 m) |
| Beam | 6 feet (1.8 m) |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Cat rig |
| Sails | |
| Total sail area | 100 square feet (10 m2) |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bill Sauerbrey |
| Year | 2006/2007 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | 1/2" cedar planks on an oak frame, spars in Douglas-fir |
| LOA | 14 feet (4.3 m) |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Cat rig |
| Sails | |
| Total sail area | 180 square feet (20 m2) |
References
- "New England Beetle Cat Boat Association". www.beetlecat.org. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- "Beetle Cat | Beetle Boat Shop". Retrieved 2019-05-15.
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