About two and a half years ago, I was engaged in a conversation with a boating friend in British Columbia, Ron Badley, regarding the few choices one had for a small, trailerable cruising cat in the 21-24’ LOA range. We talked about the Jarcat6, the Waller 670 and a couple of other designs as we knocked around the design elements we’d like to see on a boat like this.

 

The quickly penciled design brief addressed a list of things such as:

 

1. Trailerable by a medium sized car or SUV
2. Trailer legal in all fifty states and OZ without an oversize permit (minor adjustment for Euro users)
3. Easily launched by two people (or one if they have their act together)
4. Capable of carrying enough stores for a long week away from civilization
5. Easily driven by a small outboard of 5-8 hp
6. Room to have a kid or two onboard for small families
7. Easily boarded from swimming
8. Respectable performance under sail without getting “over the top” and dangerous
9. Simple plywood build in Stitch and Glue
10. Great looking lines so it didn’t look clunky or dated