The general gist of one side of the fanatics is.

Monohull capsize. Hed probably still be alive if he had a monohull. They can capsize and wont right themselves up. This means that even in rough seas youre unlikely to find yourself permanently capsized.

Catamarans make you seasick. We supply boats to commercial clients as well as police and Marine Rescue up to 65 feet and weve never had a monohull capsize in seas since 1973 Mr Steber said. Monohull owners have a disadvantage over catamaran and trimaran owners in that their boat can capsize and sink more easily.

Catamaran owners will counter that any boat can capsize but catamarans are nearly impossible to sink thanks to the extra buoyancy offered by the second hull. The PRADA Cup so far has been enthralling and day 3 saw the drama ratchet up to 11 when a vicious squall hit NYYC American Magics Patriot as she went for a tack then bear away at the final mark had an issue with the port runner went for a. This is because the one-hull design makes them less stable and because they only have one hull there isnt any redundancy in case of a hull breach.

Team NZ has had a couple of capsizes in the past 13 months but this one involved its second boat Te Rehutai. Monohulls sink catamarans float. There were no injuries or damage and they were able to.

The aftermath of Patriots massive capsize. Catamarans have two distinct primary performance characteristics that distinguish them from displacement monohull vessels. Monohulls are roughly twice as expensive as catamarans but they are proven performers at sea.

Catamarans are faster than monohulls. Or if he were in the average 120k monohull. Catamarans capsize monohulls dont Sort of true but not really.