Wenaumet Bluffs Boat Works builds a traditional custom-crafted Cape Cod catboat, the Wenaumet Bluffs Kitten. This is a Marconi rigged catboat designed by Wenaumet Bluffs Boatworks Inc. using modern materials and construction methods and drawing its inspiration from a hull form built in the late 1800’s to handle the short chop and current-driven wave patterns of Buzzards Bay. Her high bow and nice entry allow her to cut through the chop cleanly with a pleasant ride for a vessel of this size.

Fourteen feet long, with a typical large rudder and centerboard, the Wenaumet Bluffs Kitten offers superior sailing performance. The marconi rig gives her very weatherly performance and simplicity of use. The refinements made to her hull form gave her a very light helm and responsive performance. The kitten is a perfect daysailer and a great teaching boat. She was designed to be able to use the hardware and rig of a wooden boat that has sailed upper Buzzards Bay since the period between the wars, some of which have been in the same families for over 50 years, but are now wearing out and no longer in production. Transferring the parts of some of those old boats that are no longer structurally sound allows one to give new life to the old family heirloom, as well as save costs on a new vessel.

Just the right amount of wood trim and fine bronze blocks and tackle give the Wenaumet Bluffs kitten old-world charm combined with the latest technology in fiberglass construction. These are custom built boats that can be made with a variety of wood trim and finishes to allow you to have a personal touch on the look of your particular boat in a stock hull form. Let us build a special one for you.