Trimarans well built are great for offshore sailing.

Are trimarans safer than catamarans. Dont forget that sometimes it blows like hell. Catamarans have a lot more space below decks and if youre as interested in socialising as you are in sailing you may choose the cat for the luxury and comfort. So overall a big win for catamarans.

Mostof the cruising trimarans on the market are in fact trailerable sportcruiserseasily transported boats that can serve as racer cruiser orsome combination of the two. Eric Bruneel founder of NEEL Trimarans explains the benefits of trimarans versus catamarans. But then so are well built monohulls.

It feels like a much much bigger boat than its length would imply as do all trimarans. Very wide beam provides a very level ride and great safety. Show me speedy trimarans.

Hypothetically speaking it would be easier to tip over a catamaran than a trimaran if both boat types were subjected to equal magnitude storms. The reason for this stems from the stability provided by their wide beams which in conjunction with their lack of heeling can make it difficult to determine when to reef sails. At Kavas Yachting we charter a range of catamarans and monohulls.

Even after anchoring the boat the trimaran tilts a bit more than a cat. Performance will suffer more on a cat that is loaded for cruising than on a comparable monohull. Which one is better Both trimarans and catamarans have their advantages and disadvantages which means that picking one over the other is not only hard but probably impossible.

While catamarans seem to be the cruisingmultihull of choice trimarans have some distinct advantages that make themwell worth consideration. Badly built multihulls are dangerous. As a result trimarans are generally more efficient than catamarans.