I think shoal draft is the most fabulous characteristic
of Catamarrans. Yet few seem to take advantage of
this by using daggerboards.

You can't argue with speed. A Catamarran that could
sail around the world in 100 days +/- 20 is something
that blows the doors off most monohulls.

The size of these vessels means either more comfort
or a bigger crew or both. Each are factors that imply
more safety.

"DSK" wrote
The most attractive characteristics of a big catamaran are that they are
fast & have shoal draft, so getting a boat that maximizes these two
benefits would make sense. That means daggerboards, although some people
seem to hate them.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King