You basically get near racing monohull speeds but with all the creature comforts that come with a cat.

Monohull vs catamaran vs trimaran. Understand that this doesnt make catamarans slow boats. In contrary monohulls might provide you with more of a real sailing feeling more thrills and exciting moments. Speaking of comfort underway a catamaran vs a monohull will sail differently.

The reason why this distinction is important and I write this as a monohull fanatic myself - is because for charter companies catamarans are in huge demand due to the overwhelming number of advantages. As a result the cat can spin and turn on a dime with little effort while the monohull has much less leverage when the engines are opposed. The catamaran will have peaceful navigation and will not heel unlike the monohull but it can be uncomfortable in heavy seas.

Monohulls offer heeling faster steering response less noise from water slapping are cheaper to buy and maintain and have one hull. Monohulls are better weight-bearing platforms. Good sailing on a catamaran or trimaran is knowing when to hold back and slow down.

As an outside living space with a trampoline at one end and a massive aft deck at the other there is simply no comparison with a monohull of the same length. Its just that tris are typically designed with more. 20 knots is 200.

Monohulls heel upwind and when the wind is on the beam while catamarans stay flat but pitch upwind. So space linked to stability makes for an experience that everyone even the timid and novices will find hard not to enjoy. If you use land vehicles for comparing speed 6 knots is 60mph 8 knots is 80.

Stability - Catamarans have minimum heeling which makes them a very comfortable ride and a stable platform while anchored out. Speed - Speed always comes up in my research as one of the advantages of a catamaran over a monohullAlthough this is the speed of passage making which appears to be 20 faster than that of a monohull. Trimarans are faster than monohuls and catamarans.