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Why do people buy cruising catamarans ?
"sherwindu" wrote in message
... One question nobody has addressed yet is what happens when a cat capsizes? There is no natural righting moment, as with a mono hull. I have never even sailed on a cat myself, but the heeling of a mono hull seems to offer some comfort advantages, because the combination of sails and pendulum keel act as a kind of 'shock absorber' in wavy conditions. I would prefer to be heeled over and on a steady lean than bounced up and down as one than another hull is lifted and dropped by a wave, especially in short choppy seas. Long rolling waves would probably somewhat nullify this advantage. I am referring more to waves on the beam, but there probably is some effect on a close hauled tack. Sherwin D. wrote: So why do people buy cruising catamarans if monohulls in the same price range are just as spacious and can go just as fast ? 1. Shallower draft 2. They can be parked on the beach 3. They don't sink as easily 4. They don't roll like monohulls 5. ??? "Bryan" wrote: We raced our Schock 35 for many years and often there was a multihull fleet sailing the same course. F-28 Corsair Trimarans and others of the same ilk. We were very rarely beaten around the course by those multihulls.. I would tend to agree that in general a large monohull will be as fast if not faster than a cruising cat. Ask yourself this question... Would you rather be upright on the bottom or upside down and floating on the surface? Some people don't like the way multis ride in heavy seas.. other do. Ask yourself another question.. What is easier on the crew for days on end.. living on the walls of a monohull or not heeling more than 10 degrees? -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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