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A cat-ketch is a sailboat that is rigged as both a catboat and a ketch.Specifically, there is larger mast stepped at the very bow, and a smaller mast further aft.It is different from a standard ketch rig because there is no jib, and the foremost mast is further forward than most ketches.
The cat ketch rig experienced a brief period of renewed interest in the 1970s and 1980s as carbon fiber spars made free-standing mast versions of this rig possible for cruising boats under 40 feet. Staysails can also be hoisted between the top of the mizzen mast and base of the mainmast to help downwind performance.
The Herreshoff 31 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass and polyurethane over wood, with wood trim. It has an unstayed catboat ketch rig, which can also be supplemented with a staysail on the aft mast, with an area of 248 sq ft (23.0 m 2). the design has a spooned plumb stem, a near-vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder on a skeg controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin ...
The Freedom 28 Cat Ketch is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has an unstayed cat ketch rig, a transom-hung rudder and a swing-up centerboard. It displaces 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) and carries 3,800 lb (1,724 kg) of lead ballast. [1] [2] The spars are made from carbon fiber.
The Freedom 36 Cat Ketch is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a free-standing ketch rig, with the aft mast slightly shorter than the fore mast and both masts rigged with cat sails, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. With the standard keel it displaces 13,400 lb ...
The Beachcomber 25 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.It has an unstayed cat ketch or, optionally, a sloop rig, a plumb stem, raked transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard.
The Freedom 28 (sometimes called the Freedom 27 to disambiguate it from the Freedom 28 Cat Ketch) is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1986. The design is out of production. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Freedom 39, also called the Freedom 39 Express, is an American sailboat that was designed by Ron Holland and Gary Hoyt as a cruiser and first built in 1983. [1] [2] [3]The Freedom 39 was introduced at the same time as the related Freedom 39 PH design, a boat with a similar hull, but a schooner rig and a pilothouse.