KITTEN ONE DESIGN CLASS
Gaff head Cat • Cbrd w/outboard rudder • Built 1920
Dimensions
- LOA
- 15 ft
- LWL
- — ft
- Beam
- 6 ft
- Max Draft
- — ft
- Min Draft
- 0.5 ft
- Displacement
- — lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- —
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- —
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- —
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 163 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Cbrd w/outboard rudder
- Rig Type
- Gaff head Cat
- Hull Material
- Wood; Carvel planked
- Ballast Type
- Steel centerboard
Production
- First Built
- 1920
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes:
Designed by John Winslow for the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. In 1922 Winslow relocated to Seattle, bringing along a small fleet of Kittens to the Seattle Yacht Club. There, a slightly modified design was built by Blanchard Boat Co.
Today there are no known seaworthy Kittens. In 2008 an original Kitten hull was discovered in a shed on Vashon Island, WA. It is believed this hull was one of the first vessels used by the Seattle Yacht Club and built by the Blanchard Boat Company.
The Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle recently (2020) built and launched a new Kitten Class boat from the original plans.