Catspaw Dinghy
Description
The Catspaw dinghy was designed by Joel White and N.G. Herrshoff. The boat performs well whether rowing, sailing and also tracks well while towing. The simple spritsail rig works very well with the boat in all conditions.
Construction Details
| Designer | Joel White |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.000 ft |
| LOA | 12.698 ft |
| Beam | 4.469 ft |
| Displacement | 175 lb |
| Max Draft | 1.670 ft |
| Min Draft | 0.540 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | - |
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| j | - |
| p | - |
| e | - |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
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| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Documents
Sails
Catspaw Dinghy - 4-SIDED SAIL
| Luff | 8.17 ft - (2490 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 8.17 ft - (2490 mm) |
| Leech | 11.25 ft - (3429 mm) |
| Head | 5.67 ft - (1728 mm) |
| Diagonal | 10.67 ft - (3252 mm) |
| Tack Angle | 81.5 ° |
| Area | 62.87 ft² |
| Comments | Spritsail |
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