cat-rigged
Simplest sailboat configuration
Cat-rigged describes a sailboat with a single mast positioned far forward and carrying one sail, with no jib or headsail.
The simplest of sailing rigs, it's common on small recreational boats: a cat-rigged dinghy.
A boat with this configuration is called a catboat.
Fore-masted single-sail craft
- mainsailPrincipal vessel canvas
- unstayedWithout supporting cables
- boomLoud deep sound
- MarconiRadio telegraphy pioneer
lateen · spritsail · dinghy · centerboard · tiller · sheet · halyard · Cape Cod
Lack of complexity
- beginner-friendlyEasy for newcomers
- tackingAngled sailing maneuver
- jibingMatching in agreement
- close-hauledSailing near wind's eye
reaching · running · windward · leeward · heeling · trimming · reefing · maneuvering
Following long-held customs
- classicOf lasting excellence
- DutchOf the Netherlands
- colonialOf occupied territories
- maritimeOf the sea
Chesapeake · sharpie · skipjack · sailmaker · boatwright · restoration · carvel · vintage
catboat
Fore-masted single-sail craft
Marconi · lateen · spritsail · dinghy · centerboard · tiller · sheet · halyard · Cape Cod · sandbagger
simplicity
Lack of complexity
- beginner-friendlyEasy for newcomers
- tackingAngled sailing maneuver
- jibingMatching in agreement
close-hauled · reaching · running · windward · leeward · heeling · trimming · reefing · maneuvering · coastal
traditional
Following long-held customs
maritime · Chesapeake · sharpie · skipjack · sailmaker · boatwright · restoration · carvel · vintage · regatta
cat-riggedfull-rigged
Three-masted, all square-sailed
ship-rigged · square-rigged · multi-masted · sloop · ketch