Cat Boat One unstayed mast stepped well forward. It has one sail regardless of size. Usual gaffed rigged
Bettle Cat ...
Cat Boat - has a single sail on a mast which is set far forward. These are usually very easily single-handed, though they may not go to weather as well as a sloop. Some of the recent designs use unstayed masts.
Cat rigs
The cat rig is certainly suitable for coastal cruising, with an eye on the weather, but I don't consider any single-masted cat rig, not even the most modern, to be a true bluewater cruiser.
Cat of Nine Tails An instrument of punishment with which seaman were flogged.
Caulk To fill the side or deck seams with oakum or cotton to prevent leaking.
Cat's Skin:
Light, warm wind on surface of sea.
Catamaran:
A multihull with two hulls separated by a deck or crossbeams from which a trampoline is suspended; abbreviated "cat." ...
cat rig, una rig, unirig
A sailboat rig with only a mainsail. See rig.
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The cat rigged boat, with stationary ballast and a centerboard, may be said to be the type generally preferred in those waters. The Newport catboat is famous the world over for her handiness, speed and ability.
Let the Cat Out of the Bag -
In the Royal Navy the punishment prescribed for most serious crimes was flogging. This was administered by the Bosun's Mate using a whip called a cat o' nine tails. The "cat" was kept in a leather or baize bag.
Because a cat offers less resistance to the water than a monohull, it takes more time to slow down than a monohull. So make sure the boat has completely stopped.
Keep the boat straight into the wind, using the engines at idle speed.
This cruising cat carries 80 gallons of fuel for its twin 29-horsepower Yanmar sail drive diesels. There is tankage for 185 gallons of water.
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Captain's daughter - The cat o' nine tails, which in principle is only used on board on the captain's (or a court martial's) personal orders.
Cardinal - Referring to the four main points of the compass: north, south, east and west.
CAT HEAD Large timbers projecting from a vessels side to which the anchor is raised and secured. CATAMARAN A twin-hulled boat, with hulls side by side. CAULK To seal the seams of a vessel with oakum and tar.
Sailors would sometimes bottle up their rum ration for a time when they considered it might be more suitable for a wild session, but the sailor found drunk on duty would be required to fashion a cat o' nine tails or make a rod for his own back which ...
" The cat davit is hinged at its base, and can be laid flat on the deck for right ahead fire or when at sea.
a-cock bill or cock bill - An anchor hanging from the cat head ready to let go. The situation of yards when one arm is topped up as a sign of mourning.
a-hull - A ship under bare poles, with her helm lashed a-lee. An abandoned ship.
Sloop. One mast stepped farther back then the cat and farther forward than the cutter's. Most pleasure crafts are sloops which carry a jib (fore) and a mainsail (aft).
 See also: Boat, Hull, Sail, Beam, Sailing
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