| Stability and lightness, along with speed and power, are | | | | reaches some of the highest speeds for a sail boat. |
| the characteristics the ?snappy? sailboat Catamaran is | | | | This boat lacks a keel counter weight which makes it |
| known for. This is thanks to its double hull making it | | | | all the more lighter, again making higher speed and |
| lighter and thus, faster, adding to its advantage. The | | | | maneuverability possible. It performs consistently in the |
| boat?s name finds its origin in an Indian language called | | | | sea and is a work horse, especially in moderate and |
| Tamil, kattu meaning ?to tie? and maran meaning | | | | light wind condition. Its hull moves in what is popularly |
| ?wood or tree? but its current shape is influenced | | | | referred to as a ?snappy? action on the waves. |
| much by the South Pacific. So it basically means tree | | | | This boat has a speed higher than the average of |
| or wood pieces tied up to form the shape of a boat | | | | most other sail boats, especially in waters near a |
| with a double hull. It is of ancient lineage used by the | | | | coast. When it is near the coast the waves allow it to |
| Polynesians to settle in far distant islands. Englishmen | | | | use them to reach higher speeds. |
| at first remarked on the usage of the boat but it was | | | | Besides speed, the catamaran sailboat has quite a |
| accepted as a craft hundreds of years later and its | | | | few practical advantages. The sailboat?s shoal draft |
| design was used to construct what we today know | | | | makes it easy to beach the catamaran. The boat can |
| as the Catamaran. | | | | be stashed ashore with ease at low tide for |
| Since then, the western world have redesigned to the | | | | maintenance or maybe moored in a somewhat |
| style of this boat to produce one among the quickest | | | | shallow harbor as well. Yet, it can also be transported |
| growing avenues of the sail boat industry. | | | | via trailer. However, because of its size, it sometimes |
| What makes a Catamaran different from any other | | | | needs to be canted to avoid the possibility of |
| boat design is its multi hull, and that is the reason for its | | | | transportation violations. |
| immense popularity as well. And then, its wider beam | | | | All in all, the catamaran sailboat is best suited for long |
| gives so much more stability to the boat, which is | | | | distance cruising and more day sailors. Its variance in |
| sometimes an issue with mono hull boats. This basically | | | | sizes provides quite a choice within consistent speed |
| boils down to the fact that the sails remain upright | | | | and stability while you retain comfort as well. Under |
| even in extremely strong winds. The catamaran | | | | conditions suited to it, the catamaran sail boat is a |
| sailboat is therefore able to harness a lot of power | | | | perfect delight to sail in. |
| from the wind without the sail bending over, and thus it | | | | |