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  1. 8 Best Catamarans That Are 30 Feet or Less

    The best catamarans under 30 feet (9.14 m) include the TomCat 6.2, Cadillac 27and 30, Gemini 30, Endeavour 30, and Maine Cat. These time-tested cruising cats are easy to handle, premium built, and are great for daytime sailing, overnight trips, and some even suitable for long-range sea passages. In this article, you'll find a list of the best ...

  2. The Best Power Catamaran Boat Brands

    Many of these, such as Arrowcat, C-Dory, Privilege, and Tideline, to name a few, can be quite impressive in their own right. And they could prove to be best for you, personally. But looking at the power catamaran market with a wide lens, for most boaters these 10 brands will stand head and shoulders above the rest.

  3. 2023 Power Buyer's Guide

    The outboard motors make beaching easier and safer - no rudders and engine legs. Two 40 to 60 HP engines guarantee a cruising speed of 10-12 knots (16-20 knots top speed). Architect: Richard Woods Design. Material: Epoxy plywood. Overall length: 30'2" (9.20m) Waterline length: 289' (8.85 m) Beam: 16'5" (5.00 m) Draft: 14" (0.36 m)

  4. 10 Best Catamarans in 2024

    Here's a list of the Top 15 best Multihulls reviewed in this article: Leopard Catamarans - 41 ft 7 in - Leopard 42. Balance Yachts - 48 ft 26 in - Balance 482. Kinetic Catamarans - 54 ft 2 in - Kinetic KC54. Xquisite Yachts - 53 ft - Xquisite X5.

  5. Xquisite 30 SportCat: The Perfect Mix of Sport and Comfort, Reviewed by

    Xquisite 30′ Sportcat: Sail Magazine's In-Depth Review of Best Boats 2024 Nominee. Explore More. Boat Shows, News. World Premiere: The Boat of The Year-Nominated Sixty Solar Sail at the Annapolis Sailboat Show 2024. ... We are thrilled to announce that our latest catamaran, the Xquisite 30 SportCat, has been reviewed by Multihulls World, a ...

  6. 2023 Power Buyer's Guide

    2023 Power Buyer's Guide. In the under-30-foot sector, monohull hulls are still resisting. But compact multipowers, catamarans for the most part, are now a feature of many manufacturers' catalogs in the United States, Australia and even Brazil. The catamaran formula of course offers increased stability, both when under way and at anchor.

  7. 10 Best Catamarans for 2023

    The sixth model in the builder's center console line, the World Cat 260 CCX, is compact but packed with features, including a wraparound U-lounge for relaxing or casting, a 30-gallon live well, a 120-quart insulated fish box and twin 200-hp outboards that draw on 180 gallons of fuel.This is a small but serious fishing machine. Four Winns TH36

  8. Tiki 30 Catamaran: A Practical Sailor Boat Test

    Tiki 30 Catamaran: A Practical Sailor Boat Test This Wharram-designed coastal-cruising cat is a tempting DIY boatbuilding project for those looking to get back to the basics. By. ... are best suited to cruisers willing to slip away without huge battery banks, large-volume water tanks, and with less mechanical propulsion reliance. Theres little ...

  9. 2023 Sail Buyer's Guide

    The Tricat 30 offers all the comfort a crew of up to 6 could wish for, thanks to a very comfortable central hull - panoramic saloon - and a vast cockpit. Powerful, the Tricat 30 remains easy to handle for the whole family or on your own. In port, it folds easily while afloat to limit its beam to 11'6" (3.50 m).

  10. Gemini 31/3000

    The most important thing to remember when evaluating this design is that the Gemini is essentially used as a 30-foot live-aboard, cruising catamaran. While faster than most monohulls of equal length, it has no pretense of being a racer. ... Best of all, it's level sailing. This makes for very restful cruising. Punching to windward in a chop ...

  11. 2023 Boat Buyers Guide: Catamarans

    A catamaran rides on pair of hulls, or sponsons, each thinner and sharper than that of a similarly sized monohull boat. The narrow sponsons of the cat tend to slice easily through water to deliver a smooth ride, even in rough seas. At the same time, with the sponsons positioned out to the sides of the boat, cats tend to roll less, thus ...

  12. 13 Best Catamarans for Cruising (Buyer's Guide With Prices)

    Some of the best catamarans for cruising are the Sunreef 60, the Leopard 45, the Saona 46, the Manta 42, and the Antares 44i. A good cruising catamaran offers plenty of space, extended range and is optimized for comfort and safety. A cruiser is slower and less exciting to sail than a performance cat.

  13. The Top Catamarans of 2020

    Oct 8, 2020. Powercats continue to gain traction in the cruising-boat market offering owners more space, greater privacy and better fuel efficiency and seakeeping ability than monohulls of similar length. Here is a sample of some of the best cats (and tris) on the market today. NAUTITECH 47 POWER. Nautitech 47 Power.

  14. 2022 Boat of the Year: Best Performance Catamaran

    A winning balance, it turns out, with the Balance 482 securing its position as the Best Performance Cruiser for 2022. More: balance catamarans, Boat of the Year, Boat of the Year 2022, catamaran, Kinetic Catamarans, print 2022 jan, Sailboats, seawind catamarans. With a powerful, versatile sail plan—as well as light, solid construction and go ...

  15. Best catamaran and multihull: We sail the very best yachts on two and

    Best catamaran and multihull winner 2024 - Outremer 52 My highlight test of 2023? Sailing this Outremer 52 for 200 miles over two days and nights! Quite how such a large vessel, one that is ...

  16. Discover the Top Power Catamarans for 2024

    Silent Yachts 60: This is a catamaran that can cruise comfortably for long distances using emissions-free solar-electric propulsion. Horizon PC74: With interior and deck space like a much larger vessel, the PC74 is perfect for cruising the Bahamas and Caribbean. Aquila 36: This beefy 36-footer is an outboard-powered, express-cruiser-style ...

  17. 12 Best Catamaran Sailboats

    The best catamaran sailboats can easily clock 250-mile voyages, offer incredible performance, and have layouts that can be easily optimized for individuals, charter markets, and great accommodation. ... It comes with a minimum bridge deck clearance of 30 inches, which is essential in mitigating bridge deck slap. The helm station is designed to ...

  18. Best Cruising Catamarans, Sailing Catamaran Brands

    Almost 30 years ago, yacht designer Chris White revolutionized catamaran design with the first in his series of Atlantic cats, the primary feature of which was the innovative mid-ship sailing cockpit forward of the main cabin. The smallest in the Atlantic line, the 42 remains White's most popular design ever. Bahia 46

  19. Best Catamarans for 2023

    Caymas boats has only been in production for a few years, but they wasted no time in adding a power catamaran to their line of freshwater and saltwater monohull fishing boats.The 34 CT is a compact high-performance offshore fishing machine, with angling armaments galore: a standard 70-gallon livewell with the option to expand to 240 total gallons of livewell capacity; over 30 standard-issue ...

  20. 17 Best Catamarans for Sailing Around the World

    The best catamarans for sailing around the world include: Lagoon 42. The Fountaine Pajot Ipanema 58. Manta 42. Catana 50. Dolphin 42. Gunboat 62. These cats focus on speed, safety, and comfort for longer journeys. This article will show you the seventeen best catamarans for long journeys, and why they're the best.

  21. 2022 Sailing Special Buyer's Guide

    Most builders loyal to twin hulls have deserted the under 30-foot niche, and that's a real shame. So in this bracket, it's trimarans that are now more popular. ... Power catamaran Fountaine Pajot Greenland 34 - fully self-sufficient Location : Toulon, France Year : 2003 142 000, 00 € BALI 4.3 Location : Italy Year : 2019 459 000, 00 Ex ...