These catamarans are more family and leisure oriented rather than being a sport boat but they still seem to be quite capable sailing catamaran.

Is it easy to sail a catamaran. Cats do not go upwind as well as monohulls. Most catamarans can turn 360 degrees within their own length. Assuming that your catamaran is a regular production cat like a Leopard Bali or Lagoon well equipped with cruising gear youll perform much the same way as an equivalent monohull with either a conventional symmetrical spinnaker or asymmetric sail.

These best sailing catamarans are solid boats built in fiberglass with a divinycell core although below the waterline the hulls are all glass. The carrying assembly disassembly launching and sailing can all be carried out on your own but of course you will be in advantage if you have any experiences with boats and know how to sail a catamaran. However they are very light so moving them is quite easy even with only two people.

Catamarans are usually faster than monohulls particularly on downwind runs reaches and broad reaches. We offer catamaran sailing courses in the Grenadines Caribbean Sea of Cortez Mexico Mallorca Spain and Tahiti South Pacific. Catamaran sailboats can be unwieldy on land because of their width.

With the advent of new technology the high tech necessary for ocean cruising catamarans is now affordable. The appeal of comfortable sailing without healing of privacy only attainable with good separation of living and sleeping spaces and a panoramic view with extraordinary deck spacenot to mention shoal draft. No monohull I know of can do that.

And their bridgedecksoffer lots of well-lit and ventilated living acreage which will help you enjoy your time under sail. Learning to sail a catamaran definitely has its differences from monohulls. This is because their low drafts make it possible to get closer to shore than a monohull.

Its less tiring to sail a catamaran than it is to sail a monohull. Usually the larger the boat the more comfort that can be expected. In heavy weather which most casual sailors tend to avoid a catamaran can be a liability though with the proper training they can.