![]() They were used for fishing and coastal transportation. įrom the 1850s to the early 1900s catboats were the dominant inshore boat on the New England coast, both for work and for pleasure. Some cat boats in current use include the Beetle Cat, the Redden Catboat, the Nonsuch, the Inland Cat, the Zijlsloep, the Cape Cod Cat, Com-Pac Trailerable, Marshall, Menger, and the APBY cat boat. A catboat is not the same as a twin- hull catamaran. Its disadvantage is a limited ability to sail upwind. Īdvantages of this sail plan include simplicity of construction, maintenance, and sailing. The hull can be 12 to 40 feet long with a beam half as wide as the hull length at the waterline. Most have a shallow draft, with centreboards, although some have a keel. ![]() ![]() Winslow Homer's 1870s painting Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)Ī catboat is a sailboat with a single sail on a single mast set well forward in the bow of the boat. ![]()
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