’ve had some great cruising experiences on power catamarans. Those trips introduced me to beautiful islands and were always aboard chartered boats—vessels that averaged 45 to 50 feet in length and stretched as wide as 21 feet. The beam felt tremendous to me, so much that I was relieved to give the helm over to my husband when we got into a sticky docking situation. He had the better boat-handling skills in the relationship, so the decision made sense. The truth is, those twin-hulled cruisers were intimidating and unlike the 32-foot monohull we had back home. And yet the big cats were exceptional for all the space and comfort they
