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<p>Bourne community Boating’s Second Winter Talk of 2014 will take place on Thursday February 13 at 7:00 PM at the Trowbridge Tavern Canal Club in Bourne. </p>
<p><strong>The Adventures of Catboat <em>Kathleen</em> by Tim Fallon</strong></p>
<p>This is the story of <em>Kathleen</em>, her adventures and the results of an experiment to recreate one of the fastest racing catboats of all time.</p>
<p>Catboat <em>Kathleen</em> is a Cape Cod racing catboat designed by Monument Beach’s Charles C. Hanley in the early 1900’s and traditionally built at the Beetle boat shop a century later. </p>
<p>In the golden age of the catboat from 1875 through the early 1900’s, Charles C. Hanley was producing the fastest racing catboats of all time.  In his shop in Monument Beach, he built a line of fast catboats and centerboard sloops that were sought after by the days wealthiest yachtsmen. </p>
<p>Today there are but few pictures and stories of Hanley Cats and no one had any first hand knowledge of these celebrated boats until in 2006, the Beetle Boat shop launched an extremely accurate rendition of a 28’ C.C. Hanley designed catboat. </p>
<p>Thursday February 13 at 7:00 PM at the Trowbridge Tavern Canal Club, 100 Trowbridge Rd, Bourne.</p>
<p>Open to all.  Admission is Free.  Donations accepted to support BCB.</p>
<p>More information: <a href="mailto:amy@bournecommunityboating.org">amy@bournecommunityboating.org</a> or 508-566-7314. </p>
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<br />Amy Wright
<br />Executive Director
<br />Bourne Community Boating
<br />amy@bournecommunityboating.org
<br />www.bournecommunityboating.org
<br />508-273-3957
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