Unfortunately for liveaboard cruisers interested in catamarans the market is dominated by enormous often very expensive four cabin-four head charter models.

Catamaran cruisers problems. So a 45-ft long catamaran will be about 22-ft wide providing a very stable platform. Good stability in a catamaran is when the righting forces and healing forces are in balance. Catamaran Cruisers also manufactures the Aqua Lodge which has proven to be highly desirable.

Fiberglass is easily repaired if it is ever damaged. But it is in Florida and the Bahamas. The Gemini draws about 2½ feet with the centerboards up but the drive leg and rudders down.

Lagoon 450S Exterior Design Construction Sailing Ability Part 1 In the last three months we have completed 3 blue water sailing trips totaling 2400 NM on our Lagoon 450S catamaran. Lagoon 450S Catamaran Review. Ultimately a charter or cruising with a cat owner would be the only way to see how much the cockpit enclosures detract from the sailing experience.

Here are few reasons why. In fact our analysis of sales data suggests that about 38 of the market consists of Lagoon catamarans and over 50 are Lagoon or Fountaine Pajots. So while some might say our first sailboat crewing experience on a catamaran was a failure we see it as a success and valuable lesson learned.

Its often made in a seamless mold which joins the two hulls together. However I understand that the perceived speed thrill may be less on a wider bigger cat. Speed may not be a big issue for me as 5-6 knots seems quick to me with my ODay 27.

Overall we like the boat and are actually thinking about buying another one. It rocks very little draws only 14-16 inches of. But if we do we will have inspection hatches installed into the floor so we can access every pontoon section between each bulk head.