When is a good time to move to big Cruising Catamarans?
The short answer is when it suits your needs. Big cruising catamarans do a few things that monohulls can not. Cruising Cats offer distinct and very separate sleeping quarters. They offer a galley up on the top deck so that you can see out and around both underway and at anchor. They are far more stable to get on to and off of than most monohulls especially in any kind of waves or surge. The Cruising Cat offers significant, useable deck and cockpit space. They generally carry larger, friendlier dinghies for their size. Do you want to bring your teenage kids and their friends? Put them in the opposite hull of your catamaran. Do you want to bring your mother, mother-in-law . . . almost anyone will feel comfortable on this platform.
