Beetle Cat
The Beetle Cat is an American one-design sailing dinghy that was designed by John Beetle and first built in 1921. It is a smaller adaptation of traditional Cape Cod 20 to 30 ft (6 to 9 m) catboat designs originally intended for fishing in shallow waters.
Development | |
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Designer | John Beetle |
Location | United States |
Year | 1921 |
No. built | more than 4,000 |
Builder(s) | Beetle, Inc. |
Role | Sailing dinghy |
Name | Beetle Cat |
Boat | |
Crew | two |
Displacement | 450 lb (204 kg) |
Draft | 2.00 ft (0.61 m) |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 12.33 ft (3.76 m) |
LWL | 11.67 ft (3.56 m) |
Beam | 6.08 ft (1.85 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | centerboard |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Cat rig |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Catboat |
Mainsail area | 140.00 sq ft (13.006 m2) |
Total sail area | 140.00 sq ft (13.006 m2) |
Racing | |
D-PN | 103.8 |
The basic design has been widely copied and built under many names in the US and other countries.
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