but I unrecced a bit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetle_Cat

The Beetle Cat is named after its designer, John Beetle, who drew the lines for the pleasure boat in 1920. The 12-foot-long (3.7 m), gaff-rigged boat's design was based on the 20-to-30-foot (6.1 to 9.1 m) catboats used for shallow water fishing along Cape Cod. With interest in the Beetle Cat and the demise of the whaling industry, the family shifted production to the Beetle Cat boat.

adj. Nautical Responding easily; maneuverable. Used of a vessel.
Pronounced 'yar'.

I was young (29) and fearless.
Out of all the adventures (and they were numerous) messing around in boats was the best time of my life!

Aw, that is one cute little boat, and good for you learning how to sail it by yourself. I would be terrified!

Thanks for sharing the picture.

My cousin and I, at that point experts at the Sunfish, managed to sink this unsinkable boat. Not many can make that claim.

We had a snark, a sabot and a 26' Ericson. the snark was the funnest.

Nothing like a 'dinghy', as I call the 3 & 4 meter daysailers. I learned on a Sunfish, but my father later owned a Laser, and, on the occasion when an Aussie gentleman was visiting my office, and saw a photo of the Laser on my desk, he asked: Is that your Yacht?? It was fun to hear Yacht used to describe a small sailboat! I'd often thought of Yacht as a massive diesel powered powerboat/Stinkpot. Although we now own a much larger keelboat, I still think little daysailers = some of the most care-free sailing around.