This boat has been made popular by the YouTube channel Sailing La Vagabonde a family sailing around the world on an Outremer 45.

What is the best size catamaran for ocean sailing. Sailing alone is more rewarding than difficult. Anything smaller then 30ft is starting to become. This is a long-distance light weight cruiser produced in the Gold Coast area of La Rochelle.

The best catamaran sailboats can easily clock 250-mile voyages offer incredible performance and have great layouts. Usually the larger boats are rated for a maximum of 8 people and so many pounds of. Thats what makes the Lagoon 380 so enticing.

We have several catamarans from 32 to 41 and all have a maximum load capacity placed on them. Not an ideal ocean vessel but adequate. The size of the smallest suitable catamaran that can Safely and somewhat comfortable cross big oceans according to consensus in the sailing community is around 30ft.

Currently the smallestbut also the most popularof the Lagoon catamaran fleet the 380 was launched in 1999 and well over 500 hulls have been built to date. Well clearly 30 feet. Amazingly we have been buddy boating with another sailing family from Steamboat - Sarah Chris Spencer and Will.

The top 10 catamaran makes and new models Catamarans are all the rage with a raft of cool new models for cruising sailing and motoring in incredible comfort Maybe its the Americas Cup factor. Self-tacking inner headsail 3 cabins 2 heads 5 to 8 berths 2 30hp engines 500L water capacity 400L fuel capacity. The Bahamas are famous for turquoise shallow or skinny waters so were grateful for our catamaran with its 4 ft draft.

There is a weight limit placard on it. 3 Cruising Catamarans Many people ask What is the best catamaran for ocean sailing The answer to this question is the cruising catamaran. For this exercise however were heralding the original Manta 42 which won the Best Value Overall prize in CWs 2001 Boat of the Year contest.