What does everyone think about catamaran sailboats? I have not seen any post about them. Are they harder to sail? Are they safer in off shores sailing?
I am writing the ASA 214 exam next week, so I have been collecting web sitesDoes anyone know of a site that tells the pro's and con's about catamaran?
why is this a big if, or even an if?If, and that is a big if, the keel stays intact,...
and now show me a boat that stays afloat for long if holed......you are then in rough seas with a pendulum at the bottom of your already rolly platform which from the accounts I've read (get an early version of Coles "Heavy Weather Sailing") is an extremely nasty experience. And if holed, the leaner will certainly sink.
Given the propensity for frugality in the sailing gene, I somehow doubt this will be the case. Although, I don't doubt they gain in popularity, particularly since the vast majority of sailors don't venture very far way.......I really think they will overtake monohulls in popularity in the next 20 years.
because they combine all the disadvantages of both worlds without any real advantage...Speaking of multihulls.. how come I rarely see Trimarans anymore?
The descendants of the folk who used voyaging canoes to populate Polynesia will be sorry to hear that.capt vimes said:it just shows what another smart guy here already said: load a multi for cruising, sail it on a long ocean passage and their speed advantage comes down to naught! cruising multis are good for bay hopping and... nothing else!
i feel a lot more closer related to the vikingrs than to the polynesians...The descendants of the folk who used voyaging canoes to populate Polynesia will be sorry to hear that.
sure they can, but monohull sailors do it with their sails up...However.. Monohulls can't do this