Beetle cats chasing each other around

[elf]

See them here:

http://e-and-s.instaproofs.com/collection.php?event=144679

Don't laugh, now. They're insufferably cute and the people who sail them do it out of deep affection.

Just look for the photos of the roll tacks!

[elf]

Work for me. They start out with the skippers meeting, then go on to the awards, since I use the same wide angle camera for those, and after that the photos of the actual sailing begin.

[Yeadon]

I will always click on a thread named "Beetle cats chasing each other around."

[boylesboats]

See them here:

http://e-and-s.instaproofs.com/collection.php?event=144679

Don't laugh, now. They're insufferably cute and the people who sail them do it out of deep affection.

Just look for the photos of the roll tacks!

Elf,
I was hoping to see a video... Not very often anyone see a group of Beetle Cats sailing.. Even on youtube..

I look at slideshow... Nice... Colorful sail on some.. Thank for sharing
Yes, Beetle cats are cute, even cuter in bunch out in harbor:)

[Ian McColgin]

All right!

[Kevin G]

Elf

Nice job, again! Pretty little boats, and again, I didn't get mine up there.

KG

[rbgarr]

More photos here in a link from the Chatham Yacht Club's site: http://robberghphotography.com/keyword/beetlecat#617327505_WeiAE

I've never been to that club (only Stage Harbor YC) but it looks like a great place to sail Beetles. I love the beach mooring situation where everyone wades out to their boats.

[bamamick]

One of the best boats I ever owned. You can sail by yourself, with three other adults or a group of kids taking up the equivalant amount of space (the most I ever had on mine was myself and four ten year olds), your dog, a baby, or any combination of those. All in a boat that'll tow behind anyone's car or fit in any garage. You can sail it in deep water or in a teacup. Really it's just about perfect, UNLESS you want to drysail it. When I went by the shop Charlie York told me that it would be a big mistake to try and drysail mine, but I drysailed her. He was right. In the end I just stopped using her and sold her to some very nice people who post here.

I might be interested in another one day, but not the true Beetle. It'd have to be built of glassfibre to work where I live (we don't do moorings here), but the design is pretty close to perfect as far as I am concerned.

Mickey Lake

[rbgarr]

Mick,

If I were to (eventually) get a fg cat boat, this would be the very one. Crosby built a handful of them and they are sweet sailors for the type and good looking in a business-like way. Love the oval coaming. The owner of this boat cut his asking price close to half recently: http://www.areyspondboatyard.com/boatsforsale/picture.pl?boat_id=24410&return=class_search.pl

[elf]

Elf

Nice job, again! Pretty little boats, and again, I didn't get mine up there.

KG

Excuses, excuses. Why not? You can see we have a lot of fun and it's not particularly expensive. Happens every year, different place. Next year it may be in West Falmouth. Beetle cats chasing each other around in Buzzards Bay!

[bamamick]

Dave, that one looks just about perfect, with a good price to boot!

Mickey Lake

[Figment]

I haven't been around much lately, but those pics were a great welcome back.

I've always said that Beetles were the one one-design class I could really get on board with. Now I just need to pick up and move to the cape!