A catboat (alternate spelling: cat boat) is a sailboat with a single sail on a single mast set well forward in the bow of a very beamy and (usually) shallow draft hull. Typically they are gaff rigged , though Bermuda rig is also used. Most are fitted with a centreboard , although some have a keel . The hull can be 3.7 to 12.2 metres (12 to 40 ft) long with a beam half as wide as the hull length at the waterline. The type is mainly found on that part of the Eastern seaboard of the USA from New Jersey to Massachusetts.
23-512: The Wianno Club is a historic club at 107 Sea View Avenue in Osterville, Massachusetts . The club began as the Cotocheset House, a Shingle-style structure built in 1882 on the site of a grander hotel that burned down in 1881. This hotel was the centerpiece of a major resort development for the wealthy that was mostly developed prior to World War I . In 1916 the newly founded club purchased
46-481: A center for "oystering" (harvesting wild oysters) and was renamed Oysterville. Later a map misspelled the name as Osterville and the village became so. The following is from the memoirs of Sarah Hallet Boult, Osterville, MA, age 93, as of March 1, 1955: Membership in the Osterville Historical Society is not limited but village-wide and open to all who are making history today, steadily swarming over
69-533: A new nine. The main clubhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, as one of a very few surviving 19th-century hotel buildings, and is the centerpiece of the Wianno Historic District . It is a large three-story Shingle style building, with a variety of cross gables, projecting sections and porches typical of the style. A single-story wing was added to the northeast after
92-847: A private 18-hole golf course, private tennis facilities, and a private beach. The Wianno Yacht Club, a private club on West Bay, offers children's sailing lessons. Dowses Beach in Osterville is a Barnstable town beach; there are toilet facilities with showers and a beach house for changing in privacy. Lifeguards are present during the summer months only. Osterville is home to a private K-12 school, Cape Cod Academy . https://books.google.com/books?id=ogYaAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=osterville+postcard+history&source=bl&ots=7ymyGhhdq9&sig=KFVO62MNStrgx7nju5jZmd-MRe8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwim_7Xp9ojUAhUJ9YMKHfUkDU84ChDoAQhDMAE#v=onepage&q=osterville%20postcard%20history&f=false Catboat Advantages of this sail plan include
115-623: A resident of nearby Hyannis Port . A steel drawbridge connects the village to Little Island and Grand Island (also known as Oyster Harbors ), a gated community featuring many luxury houses and a private country club. The neighborhood of Wianno abuts the East Bay section of Osterville. There are two private country clubs in Osterville: the Wianno Club and the Oyster Harbors Club. Each club has
138-505: A small market, banks with ATMs, a pizza place, package store (spirits), a U.S. Post Office, a hardware store, art galleries, barber and beauty shops, and real estate brokers. During July and August, Osterville's population swells due to seasonal residents. Many summer residents maintain a second house in Osterville while residing most of the year in the Greater Boston area. The village is known for its oceanfront estates. The cemetery for
161-597: Is located on the south side of Barnstable on Nantucket Sound. Osterville is a residential community that includes marshes, bays, ponds, a small lake, beaches, and a small business district. Notably, the village is home to the Crosby Yacht Yard; the Crosbys are America's oldest active wooden boat-building family. Osterville was originally named Cotacheset, based on the Native American name for the area. Over time it became
184-604: The 1960s, Breck Marshall based his 18-foot (5.5 m) fiberglass Sanderling upon an existing, wooden design. The Sanderling has since become a very popular boat, with more than 700 built, and it has helped to rekindle interest in the catboat. To honor Marshall and his contribution to the type, the Catboat Association funded the construction of the Breck Marshall , a 20-foot (6.1 m) catboat built and berthed at Mystic Seaport . Designer Fenwick Williams summarized
207-608: The Zijlsloep, the Cape Cod Cat, Com-Pac Trailerable, Marshall, Menger, and the APBY cat boat. From the 1850s to the early 1900s catboats were the dominant inshore boat on the New England coast, both for work and for pleasure. They were used for fishing and coastal transportation. Their popularity declined in the commercial world where they were replaced by motorized boats. In boat racing
230-540: The club took the building over, and a Colonial Revival porch was added in the 1920s. Its interiors contain much original detail. The club has also taken over the neighboring Tiffany Cottage as a guest house. Former Chief Justice of the United States Charles Evans Hughes died there in 1948. Osterville, Massachusetts Osterville is one of seven villages within the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts , United States. The village of Osterville
253-448: The coastal waters around Cape Cod , Narragansett Bay , New York and New Jersey . Some were fitted with bowsprits for swordfishing and others were used as 'party boats' with canvas-sided, wood-framed summer cabins that could be rolled up. One of the most well-known catboats is the 12-foot (3.7 m) Beetle Cat daysailer. Fleets of these one-design boats are found in harbors all across New England , often competing in races. In
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#1732872868013276-401: The economies derived from a rig with a limited number of component parts. It is quick to hoist sail and get underway. The cat rig sails well to windward, especially in calmer water. As a working boat, the forward mast placement gave ample room in the cockpit for fishing gear. Cruising versions can provide a large usable cabin space in a relatively short hull. Disadvantages of the rig include
299-404: The features that make it a versatile recreational boat: simplicity, large capacity, shallow draft, stability, and safety in a boat that is easy to sail. In 1851, during the 'Great Exhibition' a Catboat called 'The Una' was put on display at The Serpentine, Hyde Park. She was seen by Dixon Kemp who was much impressed with her. After 'Una' sailed at Cowes, she impressed many of the sailors who built
322-447: The hotel property. The club built a nine-hole golf course on the original land purchase now occupied by holes numbered 13-18. The 16th was the first hole, and the Swan residence behind the hole was built as the original clubhouse. Additional land was assembled on the west side of Parker Road and north of West Bay Road and in 1919, Donald Ross was hired to redesign the original nine and to create
345-449: The limited deck space around the mast, which can be problematical when raising or lowering sail, or when reefing; halyards are often led back to the cockpit, so partially mitigating this problem. It is usually wise to reef early in a rising wind to avoid an excess of weather helm. The weight of the mast in the bow has to be allowed for in the hull design – if this is got wrong the bow may be "buried" when sailing downwind. The narrow beam where
368-622: The mast is stepped makes it difficult to gain any benefit from shrouds, so the mast has to be stronger, and so heavier. Despite the simplicity of the rig, a good level of skill is required to design a balanced catboat, since there are limited options to correct any slight errors. Some catboat one-design classes in current use include the Beetle Cat , the Redden Catboat, the Nonsuch , the Inland Cat ,
391-583: The museum campus. A series of boat shops includes the 1850 original Herbert F. Crosby boat shop. Every Friday mid-June to mid-September, the museum hosts the Osterville Farmers' Market. Armstrong-Kelley Park, the oldest and largest privately owned park on Cape Cod, is located in Osterville. Crosby Yacht Yard is port to the Crosby catboat , and the Wianno senior , the latter a favorite of President John F. Kennedy ,
414-523: The need for large sail plans, and catboats today are used as pleasure craft for day sailing and cruising , and have the virtues of roominess, stability and simple handling. It is generally accepted that the origin of the catboat type was in New York around 1840 and from there spread east and south as the virtues of the type — simplicity, ease of handling, shallow draft, large capacity — were discovered. Historically, they were used for fishing and transport in
437-430: The original design philosophy as: “The ample beam made the use of stone ballast feasible … the high bow provided good support for the unstayed mast … the barn door rudder provided adequate strength … high coamings served to keep water out of the large open cockpit … side decks provided a handy ledge on which to set a lobster trap." Modern catboat fans appreciate the catboat's traditional design and classic appearance and
460-558: The pleasant acres that “Paupinanack sold for a copper kettle and some fencing done.” How many years ago? About 1648. The range of “Cotacheset” was along East Bay and the Centerville River, and when a man said he was going down to Kocochoice, he meant where Crosby’s boat shop is now, along West Bay. The part of the David Estate that adjoins Marstons Mills was known as Mystic. The Shawme Indians being neighbors to Roger Goodspeed who
483-468: The tendency was for larger sails, which favored other rigging styles. A typical New England style has a very long boom that extends over the transom and may carry foresails stayed from a bowsprit. Around the turn of the 20th century, catboats were adapted for racing, and long booms and gaffs , bowsprits and large jibs were fitted to capture as much wind as possible. The decline of racing and advent of small, efficient gasoline engines eliminated
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#1732872868013506-637: The village of Osterville is the Hillside Cemetery on Old Mill Road. The Osterville Historical Museum, established in 1931, preserves the history of Osterville for all of those who love her, past, present, and future. The museum includes the largest collection of wooden boats in Massachusetts. The Cammett House, the oldest house in Osterville, and the Captain Jonathan Parker House, owned by a 1820s coastal schooner captain, are also located on
529-408: Was the first to venture into this territory. The Historical Society all began when a small group of three people recalling old tales of older generations. Promptly the group increased and interest as well, in back tracking to the very first, few that planted another firm foothold on Cape Cod sand. Osterville's business district includes a public library, gift stores, women's fashions, restaurants,
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