2001 Com-Pac Picnic CatSold

Com-Pac Picnic Cat

The Picnic Cat is a popular 14-foot gaff-rigged catboat that has a large following and is a pure delight to sail. It is very stable, has an extremely roomy cockpit and, with the centerboard up, is beachable. It is the roomiest and most stable 14-foot sailboat you will find anywhere!

This boat was donated to a nonprofit sailing school (lwsa.org ) in Gilford, New Hampshire, and is being sold to benefit their youth sailing program.

Built in 2001, it was kept in the garage and barely used for the first 15 years of its life. Since 2016 it has been on a mooring on Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire and has been stored indoors during the winter. When you see it, you will agree that it is in much better condition than most boats of its age. A new Picnic Cat today will cost about $20,500.

Included with this boat is a sturdy Performance trailer.

The Picnic Cat is from the drawing board of Clark Mills, who is well known as the designer of the famous Optimist Pram, with over 400,000 boats sailed in 120 countries.

Her broad hull form and the low center-of-effort of her gaff-rigged sail make her very stable. You can step on the side of the boat to get in, and it will barely move. And her huge self-bailing cockpit and ample stowage offer unsurpassed comfort in a small, easily handled craft.

She's built of solid, hand-laid glass, with aluminum spars and stainless centerboard. In addition, the exclusive "Mastendr" mast raising system will allow you to raise the mast in minutes and be on your way, making it very practical to "trailer-sail" with little fuss. Here is a link to a short video showing how the mast is raised: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=912PdX5Po3g

The Mastendr design is the answer to the trailer-sailor's lament: "I love sailing, but I hate setting up..." This quick-rig system allows for the boom, sail, and gaff to be left installed on the boat while the mast is folded or raised. The shrouds stay attached and the head stay disconnects with the flip of the pre-adjusted forestay self-locking lever. This system, unique to Com-Pac, adds an ease and convenience to trailer sailing that is really astounding.