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Catamaran Sailing
The ideology of sailing is the same for both catamarans and Monohull
vessels. However,
there are some differences when sailing catamarans:
Catamarans are harder to tack, or turn through the wind. The reason for
this is they are lighter in comparison to the size of their sails, thus
giving them less thrust to carry them through the turn. Because of the
width of the catamaran, it is less likely to capsize.
They are among the worlds fastest vessels, reaching speeds greater than
20 knots.
A knot is equivalent to 6076 feet per hour.
There are four reasons why catamarans and multihulls in general, are
normally faster
than single-hull boats.
1. Catamarans are lighter because they do not have a keel for
counterweight.
2. Catamarans have a wider beam making them more stable and able to
carry larger
sails.
3. Catamarans are especially favorable in coastal waters were the vessel
can reach
and maintain its maximum speed.
4. Catamarans are excellent long distance boats. The Race, a
circumnavigation race,
was won in 2001 by the catamaran Club Med. Grant Dalton skippered the
vessel for
62 days at an average speed of 18 knots.
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