thoughts: the cat didn't perform any better than our cruising
monohull. In 15 knots of breeze we saw 7-8 knots on a beam reach. This
cat pointed better than expected, probably due to the largish keels on
each hull. However, the keels brought the draft to 4.5 feet. The
really great thing about the boat was the privacy and space afforded
by two pontoons. Anchoring is trickier in a cat, when the anchor rode
gets taught, the cat tends to spin and the chain ends up under the
boat. Our solution was to keep the chain slack until the bridle is
hooked on and taking the load.
Ali in all, I prefer sailing a monohull, but for a cruise with friends
in the islands, the cat is a fine choice. It was fun learning how to
sail a new type of boat.
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