Here is the most complete work yet published about a uniquely America boat. Who originated its design? How did the catboat gain such popularity as a workboat, coastwise cruiser, and racing yacht? How were they rigged? How do the many fiberglass models available today compare? This book offers the answers to these and many other questions relating to one of the most distinctive and long-lived of all American sailing craft. Grayson sifted through the many claims regarding the “invention” of the catboat and emerges here with a fascinating account that will interest students of yachting history as well as those fascinated by traditional boats of any kind.