Photo Credit:Beetle, Inc.
Photo Credit: Beetle, Inc.
About Beetle Cat
The Beetle Cat is a traditional wood 12′ gaff rigged catboat originally designed in 1921 by the Beetle family of New Bedford and raced all over New England and northeast.
Design
Boats Produced: 4000
Class boat builder(s):
Beetle, Inc.
Approximately how many boats are in the USA/North America? 1000
Where is your One-Design class typically sailed in the USA? List regions of the country:
Northeast
Does this class have a spinnaker or gennaker? No
Ideal combined weight of range of crew:Β 350
Boat Designed inΒ 1921
Beam: 6’0″
Weight of rigged boat without sails: 450
Draft: 8″
Mast Height: 14′