It is the same manufacturer. MacGregor was ahead of his time and has been a designer of monohulls for years and still is.., has some really great and fast designs.
The cat was his only multihull. It is said that for some reason he stopped making them and destroyed the molds.
Too bad! It really is a great boat for the price.
The handicap number is about the same as a Hobie 18, which is pretty darned fast for a big cat.
He had even devised a righting system for the boat. It had a winged bob at the top of the mast to prevent the boat from turning turtle, and then a water bag system where you hook the spin pole to the lower side of the main (while the boat is on her side), the you fill a water bag and use the winch to winch it upright.
You could also winch the mast up and down without outside assistance.
Rick
Rick