The occupied boats are catboats, but with a mast and boom rig

A catboat (alternate spelling: cat boat), or a cat-rigged sailboat, is a sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forward (i.e., near the front of the boat). Download high resolution version (1024x768, 410 KB)Young people learn to sail at Mystic Seaport. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 410 KB)Young people learn to sail at Mystic Seaport. ... Diagram of Sailboat, in this case a typical monohull sloop with a bermuda or marconi rig. ... For either of the songs named Sailing, see Sailing (song). ... mizzen mast, mainmast and foremast Grand Turk The mast of a sailing ship is a tall vertical pole which supports the sails. ...

Although any boat with a single sail and a mast carried well forward is 'technically' a catboat, the traditional catboat has a wide beam approximately half the length of the boat, a centerboard, and a single gaff-rigged sail. Some catboats such as the Barnegat Bay type and more modern catboat designs carry a Bermuda sail. A jib is sometimes added, but this may require a bowsprit, and technically creates a sloop sail-plan. The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point, or a point alongside the ship at the mid-point of its length. ... A centreboard is a form of removable keel on a small sailing boat or dinghy which can be removed to lower the draught (or depth) of the vessel. ... Gaff rig is a sailing rig in which the mainsail is a four-cornered fore-and-aft rigged sail controlled at its head by a spar called the gaff. ... Barnegat Bay is a small brackish arm of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 30 mi (50 km) long along the coast of Ocean County, New Jersey in the United States. ... A typical jib on a small yacht A jib is a triangular staysail set ahead of the foremost mast of a sailing boat. ... Bowsprit of the Falls of Clyde, showing the dolphin striker, the use of chain for the bobstays, and three furled jibs. ... A sloop-rigged J-24 sailboat A sloop (From Dutch sloep) in sailing, is a vessel with a fore-and-aft rig. ... A sail-plan is a formal set of drawings, usually prepared by a marine architect. ...

It is generally accepted that the origin of the catboat type was in New York around 1840 and from there spread east and south as the virtues of the type - simplicity, ease of handling, shallow draft, large capacity - were discovered. “NY” redirects here. ... The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST, internally called HT-7U) is a project being undertaken to construct an experimental superconducting tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, in eastern China. ... A compass rose with South highlighted South is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ...

Historically, catboats were used for fishing and transport in the coastal waters around Cape Cod, Narragansett Bay, New York and New Jersey. Some were fitted with bowsprits for swordfishing and others were used as 'party boats' with canvas-sided, wood-framed summer cabins that could be rolled up. Cape Cod (or simply the Cape) is an hook-shaped peninsula nearly coextensive with Barnstable County, Massachusetts and forming the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States. ... Narragansett Bay, shown in pink. ... “NY” redirects here. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ...

Around the turn of the 19th century, catboats were adapted for racing, and long booms and gaffs, bowsprits and large jibs were fitted to capture as much wind as possible. The decline of racing and advent of small, efficient gasoline engines eliminated the need for large sailplans, and catboats today are used as pleasure craft for day sailing and cruising, and have the virtues of roominess, stability and simple handling, though many catboats have poorer upwind performance than well-designed sloop-rigged craft. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... In sailing, a boom is a spar (pole) usually made of aluminum or wood, is connected to the foot of the mainsail and allows the crew to control the angle of the sail to the wind. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Gaff rig. ... Gasoline or petrol is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting mostly of hydrocarbons and enhanced with benzene or iso-octane to increase octane ratings, primarily used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... An engine in the broadest sense, is something that produces an output effect from a given input. ... A day sailer is a small sailboat without sleeping accommodations. ... Cruising may mean: Cruising (maritime), leisurely travel by boat, yacht, or cruise ship. ... A sloop-rigged J-24 sailboat A sloop (From Dutch sloep) in sailing, is a vessel with a fore-and-aft rig. ...

The Breck Marshall is a 20-foot Crosby catboat design that is open for public use at Mystic Seaport

One of the most well-known catboats is the 12-foot Beetle Cat daysailer. Fleets of these one-design boats are found in harbors all across New England, often competing in races. In the 1960's, Breck Marshall based his 18-foot fiberglass Sanderling upon an existing, wooden design. The Sanderling has since become a very popular boat, with more than 700 built, and it has helped to rekindle interest in the catboat. To honor Marshall and his contribution to the type, the Catboat Association funded the construction of the Breck Marshall, a 20-foot catboat built and berthed at Mystic Seaport. Image File history File links The Breck Marshall is a 20-foot Crosby catboat design that is open for public use at Mystic Seaport. ... Image File history File links The Breck Marshall is a 20-foot Crosby catboat design that is open for public use at Mystic Seaport. ... Mystic Seaport is a maritime museum situated along the banks of the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut, USA. It is notable both for its collection of sailing ships and boats, and for the re-creation of an entire 19th century seaport, consisting of over 60 original buildings, most of them... A Beetle Cat is a 124 catboat first built in 1920 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... Mystic Seaport is a maritime museum situated along the banks of the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut, USA. It is notable both for its collection of sailing ships and boats, and for the re-creation of an entire 19th century seaport, consisting of over 60 original buildings, most of them...

The terms catboat and cat-rigged are often confused with catamaran. Catamaran describes the hull structure of a boat (specifically, it refers to two hulls side-by-side) whereas cat-rigged and catboat describe the sail plan and vessel type, respectively. To add to the confusion, some small sporting catamarans are cat-rigged and both terms are abbreviated cat when no ambiguity is foreseen. It has been suggested that Catamaran History be merged into this article or section. ... A hull is the body or frame of a ship or boat. ... A sail-plan is a formal set of drawings, usually prepared by a naval architect. ...

See also

Catboats

• Beetle Cat - small "daysailer" catboat
• Nonsuch - a series of 18ft to 36ft modern catboats
• Inland Cat - 14.5 footer designed and built in Northern Indiana.

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References

• Grayson, Stan (2002). Cape Cod Catboats. Marblehead, MA: Devereux Books. ISBN 1-928862-05-5. 

External links

• The Catboat Association a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history, and promoting the use, of catboats.
• Marshall Marine Corporation a manufacturer of traditionally-styled fiberglass catboats from 15 to 22 feet long.
• Thompson Boatworks a manufacturer of 15- and 19-foot long traditionally-styled fiberglass catboats.
• Arey's Pond Boat Yard a manufacturer of traditionally-styled fiberglass catboats from 12 to 20 feet long.
• MengerCat.com a resource for information about Menger Catboats built between 1976 and 2005.
• Selina II the largest surviving vintage catboat.
• Beetle, Inc. manufacturer of the Beetle catboat.
• New England Beetle Cat Boat Association a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the maintenance, restoration, preservation and just plain sailing the Beetle Cat Boat.
• Howard Boats manufacturer of the Barnstable catboat, a fiberglass version of the traditional wooden Beetle catboat.
• "Catboat moments" an article about catboats in the August 2005 issue of Soundings Magazine.