16’ Friendship Catboat
1925 Design
Built from lines taken at Maine Maritime Museum in 1979

The “Friendship Cat” was originally designed and built for one-design pleasure sailing in Friendship, Maine. This boat will be built using lines taken from an original Friendship catboat at Maine Maritime Museum in 1979. Taking cues from a 2014 build at Buzzards Bay Yacht Services in Massachusetts, this boat will incorporate modern plywood construction in its hull while sporting many classical elements, including a traditional gaff rig.

With a capacity of 2 to 3 occupants, and a single-sail cat rig. The goal for this project is to build a boat that can serve as a platform for sail-training experiences, as well as a day-sailer for pleasure sailing.

This is an ongoing project. Please watch this space to see progress of the Friendship Cat.