[1] The design was originally built by Ted Hermann's Boat Shop starting in 1968 and later by Cape Cod Shipbuilding in the United States, but it is now out of production.
[1][3][4][6][7] The Cape Cod Cat is a recreational centerboard boat or keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim.
There is sleeping accommodation for two people below decks along with space for a sink, shelving and lockers for stowage, a head, as well as a stove for cooking.
[3][4] In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood described it as, "a modern version of the classic catboat found near Cape Cod, this cat is produced in fiberglass.
Best features: A big sail and low wetted surface make her quicker than her comp[etitor]s in light air.