Ultimate safety especially for a trade winds circumnavigation is about equal.

Catamaran vs monohull for circumnavigation. A monohull will be far easier than a catamaran to tack. We wanted to sail around the world with our family and nearly bought a Catamaran but decided it. This means more room for gear and people.

Der große Katamaran-Monohull-Vergleich. For Guyon and Ali Moseley who bought a Leopard 48 and expect to spend two years living aboard and circumnavigating with their three middle school aged boys pictured here with additional family crew for their Tortola to Bermuda passage the planning for their extended cruising aboard WIDAGO. We help you determine if a catamaran suits your boating style better than a deep-V monohull.

If you plan to party on a boat then a cat is likely going to be your best option. As sailing dog mentioned a catamaran as your first boat may not be the best to learn on I would recommend that you learn on a monohull get your certification and then rent both thru one of the many liveries in the Caribbean. Monos lose a throughull drop a rudder lose a keel hit a reef and SINK.

On some catamarans you get an irritating slapping of water on the bridge decks in rougher seas. And then you suddenly see the difference between a monohull or catamaran The amount of space on a catamaran is enormous and therefore no selection criteria anymore. Catamarans are good circumnavigators if you stay in the tradwinds.

Due to how wide catamarans are they are generally more spacious than the comparable monohull. Monohulls slice through the water effortlessly. We did our circumnavigation in a 39 foot catamaran doing tradewind sailing most of the way around the world.

So lets round some numbers off and say that we saved 100000 by not buying a catamaran. Why WE Bought a Monohull and not a Catamaran 64 - YouTube. For the most part catamarans stay stable and you dont get the same feeling with.