Are Multihulls Wet Boats?
They can be wetter than a monohull, but usually because they are going so much faster. Slow down to the same monohull speeds and you will usually be much drier. Some recent comments on this on the F-boat Forum included: I’m a recent F-24 owner (F-24 Mk 2 #292) and am sailing on Lake Michigan. My wife and I were very much surprised how dry the boat is compared to our 33′ mono! In winds, heeled over, slamming the bow into a wave always produced lots of spray, etc. into the cockpit. The F-24 seems to slam a lot less, and since it is heeled over so much less, we seem to be much dryer. Unless you’re out on the nets, which can definitely be wetter, but more fun! Mike Walters, Lake Michigan We owned a Beneteau 235 for 12 years before buying the F-24 Mk 2. My wife loved the Beneteau – so did I. But now, we are experiencing a whole new side to sailing. Yesterday we topped out at 17.3 knots on a reach with the screacher as the kids were down below building a fort in the v-berth. Wet and roostert
