) writes:

While cruising do you really notice increased speed over monohulls?

generally catamarans and trimarans are faster on some points of sail in
some conditions and slower at other times. overall they may be no faster
or slower than a monohull of equal length depending on the wind speed and
direction over the course sailed. with theri smaller hulls they are
lighter displacment than monohulls of the same length so cannot carry as
much cargo. one advantage of mulithulls for cruising is they don't heel
over as much as monohulls. catamarans heel over very little.
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