I had a day in Lowestoft yesterday Surveying this ‘Cat Ketch’ at the International Boatbuilding College via Boatshed Yacht Brokers.
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| Both the hull and decks are built of fiberglass composites with balsa wood core
and the masts are built of a carbon fiber composite. |
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| A chief advantage of free-standing
rigs is that there are no rigging shrouds to clutter up side decks and a
secondary advantage is that there are no chain plates to maintain or worry about
leaking. |
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For those of you who feel that sailing is just too complicated and that you’ll never be able to master all its intricacies, here is an alternative to conventional stayed rigs that offers old salts and new sailing enthusiasts alike ease of handling, solid construction and performance that is likely to surprise more than a few. 
