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| March 01, 2007 | Choosing a Sailing Charter Yacht-Catamaran vs. Monohull
  I have to warn you. This will not be a fair comparison. I love catamarans.
I took my first sailing lesson at age 11, and for the next 30 years I sailed a wide variety of monohull yachts. Over the decades I saw an ever increasing number of catamarans in my nautical travels. At first it was only the tiny Hobie Cats. Then a number of one-off custom cruising cats. Then in the 1990s along came the French and South African charter catamarans in the 40’-60’ range. Still when I’d see a catamaran sailing past me on the same tack, I’d put my nose in the air and turn away thinking that the traditional monohull was the only true sailing vessel, albeit a bit slower.
In 1996 while on a yacht charter aboard a monohull in the British Virgin Islands, I had the opportunity to see a Moorings 4500 catamaran up close and to go aboard for look around. I was impressed by the huge amount of space b
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