However generally speaking monohulls are quick to tack more manoeuvrable and quicker to respond to the helm than catamarans.

Is a catamaran safer than a monohull. If capsized it wont right itself. A catamaran is much better than a monohull in many ways. But when choosing a boat the future Skipper must.

At the helm of a catamaran youll get less feedback from the wheel than you would from a monohull. They do require a higher standard of engineering because of the greater stresses. Monohulls are more maneuverable have lower costs and better when sailing upwind.

It also has twice as many hulls so you have more overall space between the two of them. Then maybe well make a little comparison. Once again the answer to this question is It depends Modern catamarans like a Lagoon a Leopard or the more affordable Gemini are all well built boats and considered safe.

But then so are well built monohulls. Underway the motion is jerky. When it comes to sailing the biggest difference between a multihull and a conventional monohull is the lack of heeling.

This will require you to be vigilant in rough conditions and youll also have to know when to reduce sail. There isnt enough headroom for people over 6ft tall in most cats under 40ft. Cruising catamarans and trimarans do not heel over like a monohull when underway.

Trimarans well built are great for offshore sailing. This makes sail changes and reefing much much easier and a lot safer. This usually makes seasickness a non-event.