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  1. The New England Beetle Cat celebrates 100 years of sailing

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  1. Beetle Cat Boat Shop

    The Beetle Cat boat shop is dedicated to preserving the art of traditional Plank-On-Frame wood boat construction, using the highest quality of materials and craftsmanship while providing a source for new wooden Beetle Cat sailboats. In addition, the shop offers a full service boat yard for the Beetle Cat community and Beetle Cat sailors for ...

  2. Beetle Cat Sailboat

    The Original Beetle Cat Boat was designed and built in 1921, and immediately began to appear along the shores of New England. Over 4000 of these boats have been built to date. The design of the Original Beetle Cat was taken from the old 20-30 foot catboats that were used for fishing in shallow waters along Cape Cod.

  3. Beetle Cat

    The Beetle Cat is an American one-design sailing dinghy that was designed by John Beetle and first built in 1921. It is a smaller adaptation of traditional Cape Cod 20 to 30 ft (6 to 9 m) catboat designs originally intended for fishing in shallow waters. [1] [2] [3]The basic design has been widely copied and built under many names in the US and other countries.

  4. A Century of Sailing

    The Beetle Cat sailboat is a 12', gaff-rigged wooden catboat designed by John Beetle in 1921. Originally built in New Bedford, Beetle, Inc. is now the sole builder of the Beetle Cat boat in Wareham, MA. The boat continues to be hand crafted by true craftsmen working together using traditional methods to preserve the integrity and quality of ...

  5. New England Beetle Cat Boat Association

    The New England Beetle Cat Boat Association is dedicated to continuing this success into the future. Builder: Beetle, Inc. 3 Thatcher Lane Wareham, MA 02571 Telephone: 508-295-8585 Fax: 508-295-8949 . In addition to new Beetles, Beetle Inc. provides parts, accessories and services including repair, maintenance, moving, and storage.

  6. New England Beetle Cat Boat Association: History

    The Original Beetle Cat Boat was designed in 1920, and in 1921 it began to appear along the New England and south shores of Cape Cod, on Buzzard's Bay, on Narragansett Bay, at Nantucket Island, and on the Great South Bay of Long Island. Over 4,000 of these boats have been built to date.

  7. The New England Beetle Cat celebrates 100 years of sailing

    The Beetle Cat is a 12', gaff-rigged wooden catboat designed by John Beetle in 1921. Originally built in New Bedford, Beetle, Inc. is now the sole builder of Beetle Cats in Wareham, MA. The boat continues to be hand crafted by true craftsmen working together using traditional methods to preserve the integrity and quality of the boat. Over ...

  8. Cruising: Beetle Cat Sailor Families

    When you talk to Beetle Cat sailors, it's immediately apparent you're talking about more than just a 12ft 4in catboat. "It began with my great-grandmother, who bought a boat for her four sons in 1928. They named it after her, called it the Queen Mary," says New England Beetle Cat Boat Association Chairman, Bob Hawes."My grandfather sailed it with his brothers on [Massachusetts's ...

  9. BEETLE CAT

    The 'authentic' BEETLE CAT is a strict one-design class and built of wood. After World War II, Carl Beetle, son of the designer, passed the rights for construction of the original Beetle Cat Boats to the Concordia Company. As of 2014 it was being built solely by the Beetle Boat Shop. (Beetle Cat Inc.) There […]

  10. Affordable Classics 14

    The Beetle Cat, as the name suggests, is a catboat and like a true catboat has a beam of nearly half the length of the hull, as well as the characteristic single sail, flown from an unstayed mast in the very bows of the boat. It's a beautifully simple rig to handle, and many of north America's top sailors over the years will tell you that ...

  11. Beetle Cat

    About Beetle Cat. The Beetle Cat is a 12′ 4″ gaff-rigged wood catboat first built in 1921. It is the oldest one design racing fleet continuously built out of wood that is still actively raced. Beetle Cat sailboats compete all over the northeast with large fleets in Chatham, Bass River, Nantucket, West Falmouth, and Westport, MA; Weekapaug ...

  12. Come Sail With Me: Beetle Cat Boats

    Her performance in the first season afloat impressed the locals, and orders for the model followed. By 1921, the Beetle Boat Co. put the 12-foot catboat into production, employing the assembly line method that allowed the shop to build a 29-foot whaleboat in 48 hours. After the Beetles established the design of a boat, they made a pattern for ...

  13. Waterway Guide

    In 1921, the Beetle family of New Bedford used the techniques they honed building whaling ships to make the Beetle Cat — a friendly, easy-to-handle boat their children could sail. The distinctive shape and clean lines of the Beetle Cat have changed little over time, and nearly a century later, they are a ubiquitous presence along the New ...

  14. Beetle Cat

    Beetle Cat is a 12′ 4″ / 3.8 m monohull sailboat designed by Carl N. Beetle and built by Concordia Company, Howard Boats, Beetle Boat Co.(USA), Beetle Inc., and Construction Navale Franck Roy starting in 1921.

  15. New England Beetle Cat Boat Association: Buying a Beetle Cat

    There is no such thing as a fiberglass Beetle Cat. Visit Beetle, Inc.'s Web site or contact them for information on ordering a new boat: Beetle, Inc. 3 Thatcher Lane. Wareham, MA 02571. Phone: 508-295-8585. Used Boats are generally available in geographic areas where there are active club fleets.

  16. Beetle Cat Boat Shop

    Beetle Cat Boat Shop, Wareham, Massachusetts. 2,756 likes · 1 talking about this · 68 were here. Sole builders of the classic 12'4" wooden Beetle Cat Sailboat built since 1921.

  17. Beetle 14 Catboat

    The Beetle 14' catboat is cedar planked over white oak frames, with a canvas deck and oak coamings similar in style to the Beetle Cat. While only two feet longer in length, the boat is actually 80% larger in volume. This is evident in her roomy cockpit which seats four adults comfortably. The interior of the boat is painted using classic paint ...

  18. Beetle Cat

    The Beetle Cat bears more resemblance to the shallow centerboard cat boats used for fishing along Cape Cod (see Dewey). This form had evolved along the coast in the mid-1800s, and its characteristics are the large shallow rudder, cat rig, and ample cargo room. John designed the 12' 4" boat for pleasure daysailing and for sailing instruction.

  19. A Beetle Cat Story

    A Beetle Cat Story. Robert Brown. Dec 14, 2022. A handmade Beetle Cat model speaks volume about one family's long history with sailing. Growing up, sailing was always part of my life. This did not happen by chance but rather was the result of generations before me having made sailing and sailboat racing part of normal activities.

  20. History

    History. The Beetle Cat was named after the Beetle family of New Bedford, MA who originally designed and built the small 12 foot gaff rigged wooden sailboat for their children in 1921. Famous for their Beetle Whaleboats, they used some of the same mass production techniques that enabled them to build quality whaleboats in record times.

  21. New England Beetle Cat Boat Association: Beetle Cat Construction and Care

    The New England Beetle Cat Boat Association hopes you enjoy sailing your craft as generations have before you. Care of a Beetle Cat Storage. Storage under cover in an unheated garage, barn, or shed, with the boat right-side-up is best. Put two blocks under the keel, one eighteen inches forward of the centerboard slot and the other about ...

  22. beetlecat sailboats for sale by owner.

    beetlecat preowned sailboats for sale by owner. beetlecat used sailboats for sale by owner. Home. Register & Post. View All Sailboats. Search. Avoid Fraud. ... 20' Com-Pac Hutchins Horizon Cat St Petersburg, Florida Asking $53,950. 32.83' Beneteau Oceanis 323 Miami, Florida Asking $65,000. 25' catalina 250 with wing keel lincoln, Nebraska

  23. Brokerage

    New Beetle Cat Sailboats; Beetle 14 Catboat; Skiffs; Custom Boats; Brokerage; Beetle Cat Parts & Accessories; Spars & Flagpoles; Services; ... Showing all 7 results. Beetle Cat Hull#2293, Year: 2009 $ 11,000.00 Product Inquiry; Beetle Cat Hull#1903, Year: 1982 $ 5,000. 00 Product Inquiry; Beetle Cat Hull#1934, Year: 1983 New Listing!!! $ 3,950. ...