Founded by Aussie surfer and sailor Richard Ward in 1982 the 33-foot Seawind 1000 is easily the most popular cruising cat ever built in Australia the company has since moved its manufacturing and management operations to Vietnam.

What is the best cruising catamaran. All these boats deliver outstanding speeds and are light in weight relatively comfortable and incredibly safe. The 38-foot Maine Cat 38 the 47-foot Fountaine Pajot Saona 47 and the 55-foot HH 55. It primarily depends on beam and individual hull buoyancy for stability.

The best performance cruising catamarans are the Manta 42 Dolphin 42 Leopard 48 and Fountaine Pajot Elba 45. It features spacious living areas as a combination of a saloon and lounging space. In addition a narrower hull is more easily depressed and prone to tripping in heavy seas.

The best offer optimal performance and can sail a 250-mile voyage easily. This boat is produced by Frances BaliCatana and designed by Xavier Fay. The best high-speed performance cruising catamarans are the Outremer 4x McConaghy MC50 Nautitech 44 Gunboat 62 Balance 526 and Marsaudon Composites ORC50.

If you want the best catamaran that will allow flexible upgrades to its transoms and aft cockpit the Marina 42 might be your best bet. The McConaghy MC50 Privilege 435 and Nautitech 441 are also impressive models. Have you just begun your catamaran research but dont know which to buy.

The wider it is the more stabilityhowever at some point excessive beam becomes unmanageable. Based on current predictions the Bali 45 will be one of the best cruising catamarans of 2020. In this unusual Boat of the Year fleet the Best Cruising Catamaran class was yet another category made up of three boats that were very different in terms of size and execution.

This is a long-distance light weight cruiser produced in the Gold Coast area of La Rochelle. A few versions of this boat come with. Their boat Kestrel is a traditional monohull with a keel that extends 6 feet below the waters surface.