Beta Marine

Beta Marine

Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Catamaran Twin Cbrd.
Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop
LOA: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
LWL: 15.83 ft / 4.82 m
S.A. (reported): 285.00 ft² / 26.48 m²
Beam: 7.95 ft / 2.42 m
Displacement: 585.00 lb / 265 kg
Max Draft: 6.17 ft / 1.88 m
Min Draft: 3.08 ft / 0.94 m
Construction: FG
First Built: 1960
Last Built: 1963
# Built: 160
Builder: Pearson Yachts (USA)
Designer: William B. Harris

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 65.29
Disp: / Len: 65.84
KSP: 1.39

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Sailboat Links

Designers: Robert B. Harris
Builders: Lippincott Boat Works (USA)
Pearson Yachts
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Notes

Said to be the first one-design catamaran class organized in the US.
Based on a cold molded wood prototype, 'Tiger Cat', winner of 'Yachting' One of a Kind Regatta in 1959.