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A boat or yacht that iscat-rigged has a single mast, stepped well forward, carrying a singlefore and aft sail, behind the mast. A boat that is cat-rigged can also be described as having a Una rig.
Laser dinghies are cat-rigged, as areFinn dinghies,Optimists, manyFreedom Yachts and many traditional fishing vessels.
Also cat-rigged arecatboats,[1] a traditional style of wide-beamed, shallow-draft boat, typicallygaff-rigged with acentreboard. Formerly common on the East Coast of the United States they are more commonly seen as dinghy-sized open daysailers and class racers.
The terms cat-rigged, and catboat, should not be confused withcatamarans. Catamarans are not related to the term cat-rigged, though catamarans can be cat-rigged, if they have a single sail and no jib.
The term 'cat' may come from the 'cat head', a protruding cross beam, not far behind the bow, or head, of a sailing ship, to which the anchor was attached when the vessel was preparing for sea. The mast of a cat-rigged boat is stepped near the point where the 'cat head' would be.
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