Sailing a transat is a mythical dream, and / or a goal, for almost every sailor. From Christopher Columbus to the pioneers of the OSTAR or the competitors in the Route du Rhum, they’ve all had us ...

For the Paris Boat Show (see page 65), Multihulls World is organizing in conjunction with Le Nautic, as we do every year, a special "Catamaran & Tri Friendly" route around the show. The idea is to ...

Here we are at the crossroads of large production cruising boats and the first semi-custom models... 50 to 60 feet. This is also the division between two worlds: one of boats that remain manageable ...

In this category, there are many models and much variety between them! Here is where we start to discover the first proper cruising catamarans, coastal rallying trimarans, but also some amazing speed ...

In this category, we’re getting into the heart of the multihull market, since the average new purchase size is now 45 feet. Whether they’re designed for comfortable cruising or for racing, these ...

For three years now, a group of orcas has been damaging the rudders of small boats off the Strait of Gibraltar, Portugal and as far as the Bay of Biscay. This is unusual behavior for these marine ...

In terms of new arrivals and departures, this category is the most active of all, proof that most builders are trying to establish themselves in this large multihull niche. The 50 to 60-footers ...

For this, our third edition of the Power Multihull Buyer’s Guide, we’ve introduced a new category, one that brings together multipowers that are more respectful of the environment. Powered by ...

Sail workshop Temporary repairs (before a visit to the sailmaker)

What sailor hasn’t had sail damage? A tear in the spinnaker, a slider or a reefing cringle torn out, batten pocket or leech ripped, sailcloth burnt by UV rays. We take a look at some of the most ...

Sailing thousands of miles and living on board for months (or even years), generally means you’ll be customizing, preparing, modifying and personalizing your multihull. Modifications that aren’t ...

The new products not to be missed

Sunbrella offers an incomparable range of fabrics, both in terms of colors and patterns and in their uses in a marine environment. Its products can be found everywhere aboard multihulls, both sailing ...

Africa and The South. Two mythical places combined in one country. Far from the Trade Winds highway, and with the Red Sea still impassable, there is no choice for circumnavigators. So when you know ...

Our first stop in South Africa hasn’t disappointed. After nearly a month off-grid in Madagascar and Mozambique, it was nice to be back in ‘civilization’ with access to luxuries such as online ...

The six-day passage from the Seychelles to Tanzania was bumpy and fast, uncomfortable, punctuated too often by the big bangs of the waves slamming against Perry’s underside. Who: Matt, Jen, ...

Held for the past 13 years out of Athens, Greece, the Catamaranscup was the brainchild of Ioannis Kourounis, a man who is anything but a stranger to the Greek boating scene, having founded the Istion ...

For quite a while now, the organizers of the ARC have faced some challenges with welcoming the multihulls; in a marina, the latter take a lot more real estate than monohulls. In the end, the general ...

When we visited the shipyard back in June, Gunboat had precisely 119 employees, 20 of whom were women, i.e. 16% of the workforce. This figure may seem a long way from parity... and yet, in just 5 ...

Designed down to the smallest details, this Nautitech is all about efficiency and seamanship. No gadgets, nor fancy marketing: this truly is a catamaran designed to lastƒ which makes it a second ...

Key West, the most southerly point of the American mainland has always held a fascination for seafarers. Our journalist Kevin Green takes us out aboard a Seawind 1260, following in the wake of the ...

Since March 2011,  Mayotte has been the 101st French ‘département'... But this island is above all a destination which is unique in the world, through its huge, superb lagoon.  

It would be rather difficult to summarize 51,000 miles of coastline and nearly 50,000 islands in just three pages... so here, we’re going to be concentrating on the Stavanger region, in the extreme ...

The SPADE anchor is manufactured in three materials (Steel, Aluminium, and Stainless Steel), and in six sizes. Hi-tensile steel versions are hot-dip galvanised. All SPADE anchors of the same size, ...