Production model
Beetle Cat
Built by Beetle
A twelve-foot gaff catboat, built continuously since 1921 and still made today in Wareham, Massachusetts. Cedar on oak, one sail, a barn door rudder and a hull that will carry a family. Hundreds are raced and restored around Buzzards Bay, and the builder still has the moulds and the records.
What building a Beetle Cat actually takes
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