Cape Cod Catboats

This guide offers an in-depth exploration of America’s most unique and enduring sailboat, the Cape Cod catboat, and explains why the type has enjoyed such a strong resurgence in popularity. Providing new insights into the myths and realities regarding the catboat’s origins in New York and on Cape Cod, it explores the boat’s central importance as a fishing craft and later as a racing and cruising yacht. Included are stories of the great catboat designers of the type’s golden age in the late 19th century. This comprehensive reference also examines today’s fiberglass catboats and offers practical advice on catboat selection and sailing.