CATSPAW DINGHY – JESSE

Comments: JESSE is an all-purpose boat. Safe, stable; she’s easy to row and makes a nice sailing dinghy to boot. She goes best under fairly sizable oars—71⁄2’ or better and has two rowing stations.

Length: 12’ 8”
Beam: 4’ 6”
Draft: 6” board up, 20” board down
Rig: Spritsail
Designer: Joel White adaptation of Nathaniel Herreshoff design
Builder: WoodenBoat School students and Alumni, 2014–2016
Instructors: Greg Rössel, Wade Smith, Warren Barker, Bill Thomas
Construction: Cedar carvel planking riveted to steam bent oak frames
Usual location: Mooring—rudder, tiller, oars & rig in Boathouse