Were joined by our friends from Yacht Ruby Rose its part 2 of sailings biggest debate.

Catamaran vs monohull sailboat. Traditional sailboats heel and sailors get instant feedback while theyre sailing. Catamarans have great maneuverability since most catamarans have twin engines they can be more comfortable to dock than a single engine monohull. Sailing to windward or being a passenger in a car you are better off in a monohull.

Getting a mechanic to service two engines and sail drives will be more expensive than a comparable monohull with one engine. Modern catamarans can do a 360 turn in their length. Sailing catamarans can sail half the speed of the wind depending upon their angle.

Multihulls can be relatively quick in the right offwind conditions but if they are heavily laden as they will be for blue water cruising there really is no significant speed advantage. Catamarans are faster both under power or sail compared to a similar sized monohull. Typically catamaran does not sail well upwind therefore needs a different technique for tacking.

Catamarans are more stable faster and spacious. Whereas if you get sick due to the languid downwind rolling motion of a monohull then a cat will probably suit you better. Although catamarans are fast when sailing downwind monohulls can be faster sailing upwind.

A catamaran is much better than a monohull in many ways. CATAMARAN vs MONOHULL We were dyed in the wool monohull sailors for 15 years. We loved the pretty lines of monohulls the sailing ability and what we believed at the time to be much safer vessels.

Downwind cats feel like a house gliding on the ocean at speed while monos roll from side to side. Catamarans on the other hand have two hulls. Monohulls are boats that have one hull.