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Aquila 70

Catamarans make ideal cruising vessels—they’re wide and stable with plenty of liveaboard space, and they offer a smooth ride and excellent seakeeping. If you had to pick one downside to a catamaran, you could say that their wide beam makes it tough to find a berth. The Aquila 70 falls into that realm with a beam just shy of 27 feet. Squeezing her into a crowded marina could be a little hair-rousing, but the Aquila 70 was not meant to sit at the dock anyway; she was born to run.

Unfortunately for me, my introduction to Aquila’s new flagship came while she was tied to a dock at the Palm Beach boat show. We

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