Cattail
Cattail is a reproduction of a railbird skiff from the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s small boat collection. The original was built around 1900 for McIlvain Biddle of Philadelphia. Middle-school students in CBMM’s Rising Tide after-school boatbuilding program built Cattail out of white cedar, using traditional boatbuilding techniques.
Design Specifications
15'
7"
3'
3"
(Duplicates) Designer Name
Unknown
Type/Rig/Power
Rowing and Poling
Builder Name
Students in the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's 2017 Rising Tide After-School Boatbuilding Program, under the direction of CBMM Lead Educator Matt Engel
Home Port
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Miles River, St. Michaels, Md.
Launching Date
