Our boat Snowcat was a Catana 431 a cruising catamaran designed for blue water cruising.

Best catamaran for ocean crossing. Stephen and I have made numerous ocean passages some lasting only a few days and others several weeks at a time. Design and ergonomics are clever with the curvaceous layout of the saloon dominated by a spacious wraparound dinette and integrated nav area. One of the best catamarans for ocean sailing in 2020 is The Privilege 435.

The core of the boat is the saloon. This boat is produced by Frances BaliCatana and designed by Xavier Fay. These catamarans arent built for performance but on a trade wind route with 20-25 knots of true wind on the stern the Lagoon 42 will do 7.

Its nor a coincidence that Fountaine Pajot offers a 36 catamaran Mahe as their minimum size particularly when you realize that most of their yachts are sailed Transatlantic on their own hulls. If you have a water maker what you do is fill your tanks. What is The Smallest Sized Catamaran for Ocean Sailing.

The best cruising catamarans offer good load-carrying ability and respectable performance. Category C Yachts. The Privilege 435 is a heavy-displacement multihull that has been around for almost 30 years.

A lot of boats fuel tanks are not that big so what you probably do is carry some bladder tanks with spare fuel. But although Hallucines crossing was super-fast another Marsaudon catamaran provided a second benchmark. The galley comes with wraparound windows and the outer deck is easy to walk on.

Large bays and lakes can be navigated and the boat can take on waves up to 8 feet high. Designed by Christophe Barreau this catamaran uses high-quality vinylester with foam sandwich core for the hull and deck. The 38-foot Maine Cat 38 the 47-foot Fountaine Pajot Saona 47 and the 55-foot HH 55.