Cat boat or a cat-rigged sailboat is a sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forward ie near the front of the boat.

Sailing vessel types. Sea kayak and Kayak. Wood gave way to iron iron to steel steel to aluminum aluminum to fiberglass and. Discover more than 500000 vessels.

Different types of ships were developed to perform different types of tasks. Search by name IMO or MMSI numbers flag state length and vessel type. There are many different types of boats for sailing differentiated by three distinctive characteristics.

Some fin-keel sailboats have a skeg-mounted rudder like the one shown. Hull Type monohull catamaran or trimaran Keel Type fin keel wing keel bilge keel daggerboard or centerboard Mast Configuration and Sails sloop fractional rig sloop ketch schooner yawl cutter cat. Small sleek ships with few but large sails for speed and efficiency.

The skeg offers the same advantages as a keel-mounted rudder. A fast-sailing fore-and-aft rigged single-masted vessel usually setting double headsails used for patrol and dispatch services. Shallow draft single masted sloops and twin masted schooners for shallow coastal waters.

Benefit from data recorded in the ship wiki and share your knowledge. The largest were up to 150 tons burden and could carry up to 12 guns. The rudder is protected from objects in the water and has more structural strength than a rudder mounted only on the rudder post.

Special Operations Craft Riverine SOC-R Steam boat. This is a list of large sailing vessels past and present including sailing mega yachts tall ships sailing cruise ships and large sailing military ships. Cutters were the ships of choice for English smugglers during the 18th century.