Downwind cats feel like a house gliding on the ocean at speed while monos roll from side to side.

Monohull vs catamarans. Monohulls is relatively even the prices should be more or less comparable. Catamarans differ from monohulls in some very significant ways. Tacking is easier on a monohull.

A monohull offers people the opportunity to have a large bed with space on either side to walk around it. No rolling or heeling 360 views and one-level living as here on a Lagoon 52 appeal to many. Catamarans shine on many aspects of safety.

Getting a mechanic to service two engines and sail drives will be more expensive than a comparable monohull with one engine. And lots of little things. It should merely be a tick box exercise.

If you want to use a diesel motor there is more space available for an engine in a monohull than in the cats slender shallow hulls making it more accessible and easier to work on. A monohull will heel meaning it is designed to tip over anywhere from 10º to say 50º whereas a catamaran wont. First of all if the charter company only has a few of either type it is going to charge a premium for whichever is in short supply.

Catamaran vs Monohull Safety. Monohulls heel upwind and when the wind is on the beam while catamarans stay flat but pitch upwind. Modern catamarans can do a 360 turn in their length.

Monohulls offer heeling faster steering response less noise from water slapping are cheaper to buy and maintain and have one hull. Monohull decision we decided to be as objective as possible and simply agreed very rationally that they both had their advantages and disadvantages depending on the context and circumstance. Catamarans have shallow drafts.