Cat rigging
Cat rigging by the laser
Cat - Rigg or cat-rigging refers to a type of rigging in sailing ships and sailing boats that is characterized by the absence of foresails.
Sailboats with cat rigging do not have staysails. They can be single-masted or multi-masted (cat-yawl, cat-ketch and cat-schooner), their main sails are different forms of bow sails .
Different types of sailboats with cat rigging
- Cat boat: Cat boats have a mast positioned far forward on which the mainsail is guided. The classic catboat from America is characterized by a very large width of almost 50% of the boat's length, a flat cabin structure and a large rudder blade (barndoor rudder) at the stern. The sole type is common in Europe, as are various one-man dinghies ; typical representatives are the Olympic boat class Laser and the boat class Monarch .
- Cat- Ketch : Two- masted sailing boat, the mizzen mast is often only slightly smaller than the main mast . Cat-ketches are common in North America, for example as sharpie.
- Cat schooner: schooner with cat rigging, i.e. a two-master without a foresail .
- Cat-Yawl: Yawl with cat-rigging.
The type of rigging should not be confused with the catamaran, which is also abbreviated to Kat .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Joachim Schult: Segler-Lexikon . 13th updated edition. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2008, ISBN 978-3-7688-1041-8
Web links
Commons : Kat Rigging - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
