Five things a monohull sailor should know about multihulls
by Ray McCormack / 48 North on 26 May 2017
Five things a monohull sailor should know about multihulls Jan Anderson
You can hardly think about chartering in 2017 without acknowledging that you may be sailing a big cruising catamaran. Even though the Pacific Northwest has been slower to adopt the trend, at many of the world’s charter operations, there are now more multilhulls than monohulls. Most sailors, and certainly most charter companies, will tell you that anyone who can sail a monohull can sail a catamaran.
The purpose of this article is not to debate that, but to acknowledge some of the differences that someone who has sailed primarily or exclusively on monohulls may want to keep in mind when setting out on a multihull, whether it’s a big cruising cat, a zippy beach cat, or one of the Farrier designs. With the right boat and conditions, new levels of comfort and fun are possible on multihulls.
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