Hull form · What it is for
Power CatamaransBluewater Cruising
Power Catamarans · Bluewater Cruising: YachtCodex lists 6 models, 16.1–40.0 m long. The builder with the most is McConaghy Boats (2). The largest in production is the Sunreef Yachts 40M Sunreef Explorer Eco (40.0 m); the shallowest draft is the Xquisite Yachts 52 Exploration's (1.12 m).
Power Catamarans
Two hulls under power. The reasons are the sailing catamaran's reasons minus the rig: a level platform, shallow draft, and deck space that a single hull of the same length cannot offer. Two slender hulls also meet less resistance than one broad one, which is why a power catamaran will often travel further on the same fuel than a monohull of its size.
Bluewater Cruising
Boats whose published figures say they are built to cross oceans rather than to coast along them. A sailing yacht is listed here when the builder states CE Category A -- the Recreational Craft Directive's ocean class, force 8 and above, waves of four metres and more, and the only certified basis there is for such a claim -- and a length overall of 11 metres or more, excluding racers and daysailers. A motor yacht qualifies as an explorer or trawler, or on a published range of 1,500 nautical miles or more.
- Models
- 6
- Builders
- 5
- Length range
- 16.1–40.0 m53–131 ft
- In production
- 2
By length
Combine hull form and use
The boats6
- LOA
- 131.2 ft
- Beam
- 36.7 ft
- Cabins
- 5–5
- LOA
- 52.7 ft
- Beam
- 23.9 ft
- Cabins
- 3–3