Downwind cats feel like a house gliding on the ocean at speed while monos roll from side to side.

Catamaran vs monohull cruising. This goes back to the stability of cats. Catamarans are more stable faster and spacious. Monohulls heel upwind and when the wind is on the beam while catamarans stay flat but pitch upwind.

Monohulls slice through the water effortlessly. While catamarans do not point as high into the wind as a monohull or if it does it makes more leeway or slides sideways it is about 20 faster than a monohull. Monohulls are more maneuverable have lower costs and better when sailing upwind.

The difference in living accommodation between say a Lagoon 410 and a Bavaria 46 cant be overstated. Most catamarans can turn 360 degrees within their own length something very few monohulls are capable of doing. This sparks the conversation Monohull vs Catamaran.

Modern catamarans can do a 360 turn in their length. A catamaran is much better than a monohull in many ways. In contrary monohulls might provide you with more of a real sailing feeling more thrills and exciting moments.

However generally speaking monohulls are quick to tack more manoeuvrable and quicker to respond to the helm than catamarans. We go for our first ever sail on Catamaran. Cruising catamarans will typically be 25-30 faster than a cruising monohull of the same length.

We would get a catamaran. This is why we stated that a catamaran is good for shallow waters. While you can get away with a cruising load on a monohull the same weight has the tendency to slow a catamaran.