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Cat Ketch Suzanne's Rig Explained | August 6, 2010

In sailor-speak, you would say Suzanne is rigged as a freestanding cat ketch. Freestanding means the masts do not rely on wire rigging for support. The “cat” part means her forward mast is stepped right at the bow. The “ketch” means she has two spars and the taller one is in front. (If the shorter mast were at the bow, she would be a schooner instead of a ketch).