Anyone who may be prone to seasickness will feel the effects of motion much less aboard a cat than they might on a mono. More Bonus Points for Cats… Catamarans generally provide far more living space in the main salon, galley and cockpit, than the space found aboard similarly priced monohulls.
Their cabins are often more spacious too and even the smallest cat in the fleet has stand up headroom in each cabin. Because of the layout, there is usually more privacy on a cat than on a mono and if you have children aboard, there is greater separation from the main living space and the cabins, making it easier for the kids to fall asleep at a reasonable hour. The shallow draft of a cat allows you to anchor in shallower water which means you can be closer to the beach than almost all monohulls.
Many of the newer catamarans have raised or flybridge helms. No monohull can beat the visibility from the helm provided on most modern catamarans. The galley, main salon and cockpit are all on one level, above the water line … making life aboard as well as your view much more enjoyable. Because the majority of living space is above the waterline, you get much better flow through ventilation on a cat making the need for air conditioning somewhat less important during the daylight hours.
In almost all cases, you do not have to race around stowing things or using bungee cords to keep things in place, the moment you decide to set sail. Most things stay put even in moderately rough seas. Production cats have so much buoyancy built in that they are next to impossible to sink.
Cats are usually pretty easy to dock because you have two motors and two rudders. No need for a bow thruster. Most catamarans can turn degrees within their own length. No monohull I know of can do that. Catamarans are usually faster than monohulls, particularly on downwind runs, reaches and broad reaches. Sailing flat has definite advantages. I have yet to see a monohull with a trampoline for sunbathing or lounging in the moonlight, while stargazing … with your sweetheart by your side!
How much more romantic does it get than that? Catamaran Cons. Because a wide bridge deck is strapped between two hulls, there can be slapping or pounding while underway in heavier seas.
The slapping can become annoying, but is easily resolved by reducing sail. Unfortunately, that means reducing speed as well. This means you must be vigilant in rough seas and high winds and know when to reduce sail. The last thing you want to have happen is to find yourself surfing down a wave, burying the bows and pitch polling. Cats take double the space to dock and often cost double to dock too. Tacking a catamaran is not the same as tacking a monohull. You have to have sufficient speed to carry you through a tack without losing too much forward momentum.
Most of them also have a four-cabin layout, which is extremely popular for the charter companies. When you think about security while sailing, you should think of catamarans in rough areas.
They have little to no heeling. This is because of their weight-bearing, and they do not roll at anchor. Heeling on a monohull with unexpected gusts can be dangerous and not that comfortable to the point that it can cause sickness. On the other hand, in a sailboat, the heeling action provides some sort of stability and spills wind from the sails which can add to the safety element. The best catamaran for sailing around the world would be the one which will give you the ability to walk around the boat and entertain your guests without rocking.
So if you ask what is the best catamaran for sailing and who can use them, you can say that every cat is great when it comes to sailing and that they are family-friendly, which is not the case with monohulls. While monohulls have a lower price, cats cost can run pretty high. This is because they have a great resale value and very low depreciation rate thanks to their popularity and because they sell faster than monohulls.
For millenia, fishermen have trusted the twin hull design to get them through big seas. In fact, if it were not for rough seas catamaran dealers would be out of business as it is in rough seas that catamarans show their true superiority.
Customers are often told that when it comes to experienced boaters, they prefer monohulls over catamarans. Some dealers even hint that buying a catamaran is buying a dying breed of boat. But the truth is that boaters with experience with both kinds of crafts almost always prefer cats.
In Australia, a country that knows its boats, catamarans are a big percentage of the offshore fishing market. Boaters are often told that the main weakness of the twin hull design is that the two hulls fight each other for dominance, each one pulling in opposite directions. The truth is nowhere close. Though catamarans are different boats from monohulls, with a unique handling all their own, learning to drive a catamaran is much easier than driving a conventional boat.
Customers are often told that catamarans have a history of bad performance in a head sea, making the ride uncomfortable or even dangerous. But in fact, thanks to the twin-hull design, catamarans actually perform better in head seas compared to monohulls.
The secret is in the tunnel. The air is trapped in between the tunnel and the water creating a cushion of air for the boat to ride on giving you the best ride around. Another topic monohull dealers mislead potential customers on is resell value for catamarans. With so few used boats on the market, the resale value of these boats is actually quite high.
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