Beetle Cat
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | John Beetle |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1921 |
| No. built | more than 4,000 |
| Builder(s) | Beetle, Inc. |
| Role | Sailing dinghy |
| Name | Beetle Cat |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 450 lb (204 kg) |
| Draft | 2.00 ft (0.61 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 12.33 ft (3.76 m) |
| LWL | 11.67 ft (3.56 m) |
| Beam | 6.08 ft (1.85 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centerboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Cat rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Catboat |
| Mainsail area | 140.00 sq ft (13.006 m2) |
| Total sail area | 140.00 sq ft (13.006 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 103.8 |
The Beetle Cat is an American one-design sailing dinghy that was designed by John Beetle and first built in 1921. It is a smaller adaptation of traditional Cape Cod 20 to 30 ft (6 to 9 m) catboat designs originally intended for fishing in shallow waters.
The basic design has been widely copied and built under many names in the US and other countries.