Hull form · What it is for
Power CatamaransBluewater Cruising · over 80 ft
Power Catamarans · Bluewater Cruising · over 80 ft: YachtCodex lists 5 models, 24.4–40.0 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 McConaghy Boats EX82x Explorer's (1.20 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
- 5
- Builders
- 4
- Length range
- 24.4–40.0 m80–131 ft
- In production
- 2
