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Most cats that size have dual engines and props... so you can turn them almost on axis, making maneuvering in the harbor and docking it much simpler, once you get the hang of it.
Reef a cat for the strength of the gusts, not the average wind speeds... it can't bleed off the energy of the gusts by heeling, the way a monohull does.
The cat probably has a lot more windage than a comparable LOA monohull, so it will be affected by the wind at low speeds far more. The two engines can make up for a lot of that though, at least under power.
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