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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.
Multihull sailing and monohull sailing, while they enjoy they same
propulsion system (wind) are two different vehicles. The safety valve
on a monohull is its ability to roll with the punches. The multihull
has no such valve. The discomfort of living at 15 degrees of heel is
the price you pay for that feature. The level living on the multi makes
it speedier (normally) and more comfortable with more living space.
There is more room on deck for junk to play with at anchor. There is
more privacy. They are wonderful boats for cruising until you have to
pay moorage.
The down side is that lack of a safety valve. When **** happens in the
middle of the night you gotta be paying attention or you'l be living in
it upside down. Fortunately, they are designed for that eventuality.

I would love one if I found one that I liked the look of.

Gaz