Hull form · What it is for

Sailing CatamaransPerformance Cruising

Sailing Catamarans · Performance Cruising: YachtCodex lists 40 models, 12.6–26.8 m long. The builders with the most are Outremer (9), HH Catamarans (8), and Balance Catamarans (5). The largest in production is the HH88 (26.8 m); the shallowest draft is the Windelo 50's (1.03 m).

Sailing Catamarans

Two hulls set apart, which buys stability from geometry rather than from lead. A cruising catamaran sails level, draws little, and gives a family more room on a given length than a monohull can; the trade is that it does not right itself if it ever goes over, so its margins are designed rather than recovered. It is the form that has grown fastest in cruising over the last two decades.

Performance Cruising

Cruising yachts that are quick, rather than racers with berths in them. A boat is listed here when it is a sailing yacht, not a pure racer, has at least two cabins, and either carries the performance-cruiser type or shows a sail-area-to-displacement ratio of 25 or more. The textbook bands -- 16 for a cruiser, 16 to 20 for a cruiser-racer, above 20 for a performance boat -- are measured on the 100% foretriangle; this catalogue measures upwind area including the genoa, and on the published fleet cruisers sit at a median of 21 and performance cruisers at 31, so the line is drawn at 25.

Models: 40
Builders: 11
Length range: 12.6–26.8 m41–88 ft
In production: 32