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Even though catamarans have been used for hundreds of years by Polynesians to settle some of the world's most distant and desolate islands, they are a comparatively new design of vessel for both leisure time and sport sailing.

Catamarans are generally considered to be very popular for light sailing and surfing by many boating enthusiast around the world.   Catamarans, often called 'cats' in boating circles, are twin-hulled watercraft well-known for their speed and stability in open water and are also faster than mono-hulls since they are lighter.
Catamarans are often used as surfboats in life saving rescue situations.  They are especially favourable in coastal waters where the open spaces permit the boat to reach and maintain its maximum speed.

Catamarans considered by many as the most popular light sailing or surfing vessels on sale across the world. Standard sailboats, with their deep lateral resistance going on near the turning axis of the vessel, have a good deal less turning resistance.

The catamaran's design places the lateral resistance to the bow and stern which are far from the turning axis of the boat. Catamarans and multi-hulls in general, are normally faster than single-hull boats; each hull of a catamaran is typically thinner in cross section than those of monohulls.

They are lighter due to the fact there is no keel counterweight and have a wider beam (the distance from one side of the boat to the other), which makes them more stable and therefore able to carry more sail area per unit of length than an equivalent monohull.

This greater stability means that the sail is more likely to stay upright in a gust, drawing more power than a monohull's sail which is more likely to heel (lean) over.  Catamarans are excellent for cruising and long distance boating.

Catamaran cruising the islands and seeking out that idyllic palm fringed bay, where the sea, the sky and the sand invoke that feeling of total tranquillity, and being at one with nature, is what we love and enjoy.

Catamarans are just the ticket for sailing holidays - acres of deck space, no heeling, next to no draught, a load of fun to sail and pretty quick too.  Catamarans are an excellent choice for those who are apprehensive about seasickness, as they do not roll at anchor. Catamarans are usually available for rent just about anywhere in the world.

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