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THE MANY BENEFITS OF CHARTERING A CAT
With more room, lower costs and shallow draft, what’s stopping you? to relax and savor our precious moments on holiday, rather than hanging on for process with multiple considerations. Where dear life and watching breakfast become should we go? What size and type of boat fish food over the leeward rail. will we need? And—importantly—How can we all live together on a boat for a Novice sailors will also enjoy the comforts week and remain friends? Many of those afforded by a catamaran’s spacious decisions boil down to one big question: layout. The confines of a monohull can be intimidating for newcomers used to the monohull or catamaran? creature comforts of home. ONE HULL VERSUS TWO One great thing about cats in general is that More experienced sailors, who may they satisfy many different types of sailors. have sailed a beach cat, previously New sailors who are not accustomed to chartered a monohull or are considering the heel of a monohull will quickly feel safe a boat purchase, will be rewarded with and relaxed on a multihull. This is nice for a new experience. Adding the practical them and the others onboard, who—lest knowledge gained during a cat charter we forget—are on vacation. We all want to your sailing resume will only help in PLANNING A SAILING CHARTER IS A METHODICAL
44 Multihulls Today • spring 2022
