atlantic waves on a sailing catamaran

I would say it is a FP Lavezzi 40.

I can give you one....how many times have you heard of a Catamaran sinking? Now, how many times have you heard about a monohull sinking? I only know of one Catamaran sinking. Though I didn't hunt for every story I could find, but it's widely known that catamarans rarely sink. And as far as I know, there have never been a reported case of a Prout catamaran capsizing either.

Yeah, looks like a FP 38' Athena.

I would love an English translation of what he is saying - what type of cat was this & length ;looks like a FP,

im sorry is this sounds offencive but are you french or german? i can hear one of those two

@tiopiratamike You are spot-on. I agree with you on all points

@airborne373 Survival stories of this nature in monos are rare, as are events of this type. Many of these incidents have occurred in conditions that would leave a good cat unperturbed, again I know having lost friends to such sea states in their monos while sailing very close to them in one of my cats. No question, the worse conditions get, the better a catamaran is relatively speaking. We do need to discount the charter type cats which are not created with ultimate seaworthiness in mind though

Seems to be some misunderstandings of the relative seaworthiness of monos and multis. I recommend study of Chris White's excellent book "The Cruising Multihull", a few years old now but still THE definitive tome.Also recommenede are the websites of Derek Kelsall and John Shuttleworth, and my own New Zealand site, Marine Scene. We have 200 years experience designing, building and sailing multis, we do know.

@avianskipdiver I have seen a lot of knockdowns where the cat is still afloat and salvageable and the ballasted mono has disappeared completely below. I do mean a lot, and mono knockdowns are more common and statiscally more dangerous.

@airborne373 Hi Mate. The problem of perception seems to stem from the awful multihulls that have been built, ignoring the fact that a much greater number of terrible monohulls have also beem launched.. Firstly the obvious safety factor of reduced draft makes a modern multi less likely to run aground, and if it does run aground it is in shallower water, a much safer and more easily remedied situation. Equally a catamaran can be driven onto a beach in safety, a mono cannot.

Bellisima traversata, complimenti! Frequenti anche il mediterraneo?

Knocked down, the cat's dead. Pretty useless in the average marina too. Fast though.

we sailed (2 persons)both a 50ft monohull & 50ft cat 3 seasons.both are good and comfortable.the cat has very large decks & sails better with side winds,is dangerous if heeled & can flip over.has less structural strength(some deformation of door&window frames in one hull)1.35m draft.the monohull performs better with other angles due to it's arrangement,has great stability,can take heavier seas and had larger fuel & water tanks.draft 2.10m.note:the self furling type main sail often jams.

I agree this is mild and pretty normal swell for open Ocean. I sailed around on ships, yachts & Katamaran Across the Atlantic.had about 12-15ft following swell for 3days during the crossing, similar to video. These yachts are for leisure. the owner is on a vacation & does not want to be scared & puke all the time. No, we sailed the yachts during summer. If you want to sail the North Atlantic during winter these boats won't do. pretty dangerous!