Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Catboat. A catboat (alternate spelling: cat boat) is a sailboat with a single sail on a single mast set well forward in the bow of a very beamy and (usually) shallow draft hull. Typically they are gaff rigged, though Bermuda rig is also used. Most are fitted with a centreboard, although some have a keel. [1]
The Nonsuch line of catboats is a series of popular cruising sailboats built between 1978 and the mid-1990s by Hinterhoeller Yachts in St. Catharines, Ontario. They are popular in North America, with over 950 boats built. The Nonsuch class was named after the Nonsuch that was the first trading vessel of Hudson's Bay Company, which in turn was ...
The Gypsy (previously known as the Witch and the Wren) is a historic catboat whose home is in Wareham, Massachusetts.She was designed and built in 1900 by Bowdoin B. Crowninshield, as one of four identical sailing vessels, and was designated Crowninshield #149.
Cat rigged. A boat or yacht that is cat-rigged has a single mast, stepped well forward, carrying a single fore and aft sail, behind the mast. A boat that is cat-rigged can also be described as having a Una rig. Laser dinghies are cat-rigged, as are Finn dinghies, Optimists, many Freedom Yachts and many traditional fishing vessels.
Sailboat. A typical monohull sloop with Bermuda rig. Sailboat on Lake Constance, Germany. A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Design. The Cape Cod Cat is a recreational centerboard boat or keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It is a gaff rigged catboat with aluminum spars, although a Bermuda rig was optional. The hull has a plumb stem, an angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional keel ...
Design. The Marshall 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a catboat gaff rig or optionally a fractional sloop rig, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed keel with a centerboard. It displaces 5,660 lb (2,567 kg) and carries 850 lb (386 kg) of ...
This page was last edited on 5 September 2022, at 18:07 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply.