Fiona Too
1978, Concordia Company Beetle Cat with Tender and Trailer
Fiona Too
The year 2021 marked the 100th anniversary of the Beetle Cat sailboat. This makes the “Beetle Cat” the oldest one-design that has been continuously produced out of wood and continues to be competitively raced for the past 101 years. The Beetle Cat is a big part of New England history, sailing, wooden boats and wooden boat building. Its distinctive silhouette is known at a glance, the name brings back memories of learning to sail, first tries at the tiller and of course the smells of cedar, varnish and pine tar. It is the preservation of the art form used to produce a sweet little boat out of a living tree.
Fiona Too is a wonderful example of this much-loved craft and should be seriously considered for those with young ones learning to sail or for the sailor getting on in years but still very much young at heart.
Asking Price: $5,000
Location: Sedgwick, Maine
Construction
Frames: Steam bent white oak
Keel and Stem: Steam bent white oak
Planking: Atlantic white cedar ½”
Coamings and Rails: Varnished white oak
Deck: Atlantic white cedar ½”, overlaid with painted canvas
Tiller: Varnished white oak
Rudder: Atlantic white cedar
Centerboard: Marine plywood with lead weight
Fasteners: Silicon bronze
Hardware: Custom cast silicon bronze
Deck Color: Buff Tan
Interior Color: Gray
Topsides Color: Light Blue
Bottom: Green Anti-Fouling
Spars and Rigging
Varnished Sitka Spruce Mast, Boom, Gaff and Boom Crutch
1x19 Stainless steel wire headstay
Traditional 3-strand Dacron line for halyards and sheet
Harken ratchet block and can cleat arrangement for main sheet
All other blocks for halyards tradition bronze construction
Sails and Canvas
Mainsail (2ea)
Cockpit cover
Additional Equipment
Venture single-axle trailer
North Atlantic Inflatable Dinghy (2-person model) with oars
Manual bilge pump
Electric pump with 12-volt marine battery
Anchor and rode
Two (2) Fenders
Dock lines
Tow line
Two (2) Type IV PFD’s (cushions)