Sailboats : Classic day-sailers

The Horizon Cat is a classic boat for the diehard traditional sailor - a real Cape Cod cat with a shallow fin keel ...

Clark Mills wanted to design a shoal daysailer that would rig and sail easily, quickly, and comfortably - as well as accommodate his family and friends. The Sun Cat was designed as an easily ...

The concept of the Sunday Cat was to have a boat with the cockpit space of our current Sun Cat Daysailer but with the convenience of an enclosed porta potty area. It also provides shelter in the event of inclement weather. There is an abundance of storage space that ...

The sailing model of Whitehall Spirit 17 row boat delights everyone from the beginner to the most ardent sailor with it's ability to sail comfortably with three or four adults aboard, carry picnic supplies or camping gear, and sail in shallow water due to ...

The sailing model of Whitehall Spirit 14 rowboat delights everyone from the beginner to the most ardent sailor with it's ability to sail comfortably with two or three adults aboard. It features an attractive standing lug rig with varnished sitka spruce spars and ...

The New Whitehall Spirit 17 Expedition Model is designed to fill the needs of those who want to travel farther afield, go exploring/camping or participate in one of the RAID-style regattas, which are growing in popularity.

An easily trailerable boat, the Whitehall Spirit 17 Expedition is perfect as a classic daysailer, or ...

The Mcngcr Cat 23 is a variation of a 1935 Sweisguth catboat design. The underwater shape and sail plan are the same. This design is renowned as being the fastest of the 20'-25' Cats. We have made numerous design enhancements to the deck and interior arrangements to allow for more comfortable and functional living arrangements.
To give you an example of the quickness of this cat, we made ...

There are some very definite measurements and features that define the true catboat. But even within this ...

The Menger Cat Daysailer is designed in the tradition of the racing cats of the 1890's. At that time catboats were raced extensively, using sandbags for ballast. When tacking the crew moved to windward and carried a sandbag with them. These "Sandbaggers" as they were called, were known for their speed and excitement.
We have ...

Back in 1980, we decided to design a small trailerable boat sailboat with a large cockpit for day sailing and a cozy cabin for two, complete with sails and trailer ...

Wompus Cat is a very tidy and cruisable conventional "Cape Cod type" catboat, with single large mast forward and a single mainsail. She only needs the tiller put down and maybe a hand for adjusting the mainsheet for each tack. This is probably the simplest of boats to enjoy the afternoon sailing ...

This boat is designed to be the ultimate in a pocket yacht with a tidy 176 sq. ft. sail plan. The Bermuda rigs mast steps on the cabin top and is easy to raise and lower. Winter Wren II has been designed from the ground up for trailering. Her hull has 685 lbs. of internal ballast and ...