Ever since the Polynesians started crossing oceans on catamarans when much of the “civilized” world was still afraid of the sea, the idea of the twin hull has ebbed and flowed in popularity. For ...
The popularity of the multihull (aka catamaran or cat) fishing boats has never been greater, as more and more boatbuilders enter this growing segment of the market. The inherent stability of the ...
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Boat review: Balance 580 catamaran

The Balance 580 tacks through 45 degrees, reaches past 12 knots and carries five staterooms built for all-ocean passages. The post Boat Review: Balance 580 Catamaran appeared first on Cruising World.
If boats had personalities, Capt. Robert Trosset’s 35-foot custom aluminum catamaran, Park Shark, would be a problem child. Whether tied up in Oceans Edge Marina in Key West, Florida, or making one of ...
“It’s like removing the handbrake – suddenly everything gets smoother and faster in pure silence.” This gravity-defying US$40k catamaran rises completely out of the water at speed on a pair of ...
Whether you want your Invincible boat to be a monohull or catamaran, the company pledges, you’ll be stepping aboard the “the fastest, driest and best riding” boat. Invincible’s original monohull was ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When French yacht builder Francis Lapp presented his first catamaran at the Monaco Yacht Show two decades ago, ...
What's that? A boat, a helicopter, some type of seaplane? It's the Helicat 22. This unique watercraft won't take off into the air, but it uses a helicopter-influenced catamaran design for a fast, ...
Three new Type 022 Chinese missile boats lie at anchor in a shipyard. Two of the catamarans are painted in blue and white Chinese marine camouflage colors, which raises questions about the boats’ ...
Sailing World Magazine’s annual Boat of the Year tests are conducted in Annapolis, Maryland, following the US Sailboat Show. With independent judges exhaustively inspecting the boats on land and ...