2026 Multipower Buyer's Guide

This first category in our Power Buyer’s Guide is still struggling (and it’s the only one) to gain ground against monohulls, which are still holding their own. But compact multipowers - almost all of which are catamarans - are now a feature of many manufacturers’ catalogs in the United States, Australia and even Brazil. The catamaran formula of course offers increased stability, both when under way and at anchor. The compact multihulls presented here are of a moderate beam so that they can occupy “standard” marina slips and are most often propelled by twin outboards. Accessible and easy to handle, these units allow day trips, fishing and, why not, for the better-equipped powercats, a bit of coastal cruising.