Catamarans have a steady rise in speed and fuel burn with little to no spikes in fuel consumption.

Power boat vs catamaran. A power catamaran usually doesnt have the speed or maneuverability to pull off these recreational opportunities because they are displacement hull designs. Sailboats often come with more maintenance because the sails need to be examined and. See the diagram below courtesy of Yamaha Outboards.

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Speed however is hardly the only benefit of a cat. Trying to squeeze incompressible water between two hulls takes a lot of energy. In a beam sea of significant size this means the monohull will often be more comfortable.

Relying on coasting to a dock at a shallow angle and then going into reverse and using prop walk to cozy up the stern wont work. With less resistance catamarans run faster. Handling is another factor to consider and catamarans have both good and bad features.

More energy is required for two reasons. Building two hulls takes more materials and more manpower. While its hard to beat nearly any catamaran design for space its definitely going to be a challenge to match the 90 Sunreef Power on that score.