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Kathe |
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Chestertown, Maryland |
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Vessel Description
The Beetle Cat was named after the Beetle family of New Bedford, MA who originally designed and built the small 12' 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. With interest growing in the Beetle Cat, and the demise of the whaling industry, the Beetles shifted production to the Beetle Cat boat. Today the Beetle Cat is the oldest continually sailed one design racing class in the United States. Still popular in New England, Kathe is one of only a few Beetle Cats on the Chesapeake Bay
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Vessel
Details
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Vessel Type |
Sail |
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Hull Material
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Wood |
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Owner |
Drew McMullen & Claire Gervais |
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Captain |
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Builder |
Beetle Inc. |
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Designer |
Beetle Inc |
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Vessel Website
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(No Website) |
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Year Built |
1990 |
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LOA
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12 |
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Draft
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Beam
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Exhibit Location
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At Anchor
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