2021 Custom 21' (6.40 m) Flats Cat 21 FCHow do Flats Cats run so shallow? en Tampa, Florida, USA

Bill Allison Created and founded Flats Cat Boats out of necessity. Bill was a college football player and after a serious back injury in college he had to create a boat that was comfortable to ride in after his injury. Traditional boats were to hard on his back.
Bill spent years drawing up and researching options for his catamaran design. The goal was to create a boat that ran smooth, dry and shallow. That is why he created and designed the first catamaran hull. The first Flats Cat hulls were made with aluminum, but he soon realized that the aluminum was too noisy and spooked fish and fiberglass was the answer. He eventually patented the first Cat Hull for the Flats Cat on October 3, 1989.
The catamaran twin hull design of the Flats Cat is revolutionary because of the reverse engineering that creates water flow and lift like no other boat on the market. This design is why Bill Allison and Flats Cat earned the first patent.