Multihulls World n° 150

November / December 2016 - Charter Special Edition

CHARTER SPECIAL
Charter, for the quite simple enjoyment of sailing!
A cat for everyone, a vacation for everyone! 
Where and when to charter a multihull?
Destinations: The West Indies
Destinations: The Mediterranean
Destinations: The Pacific
Getting off the beaten track

DOSSIER
Determining the right specifications for a cruising boat

CRUISING
Stopover in New Calendonia
Coiba, the undiscovered Panama

TECHNICAL
Catamaran basics: automatic lifejackets

CRUISING
Postcards
Readers’ Spot

ON TEST
Nautitech Open 46
Xquisite X5
Secondhand: Seawind 1160

FEATURES
16/9 Spot
Through the eye of the photographer 
Editor’s favorites
News from the pontoons
Boatbuilders around the world
Multiyachts
Multihulls Match: to cruise north, or south?
Classifieds

• Articles

  • Take the test: Are you ready to set off for a year’s sabbatical aboard a catamaran?
  • 50. Charter
  • 52. To each his (or her) cat, to each his (or her) vacation!
  • 60. Where and when to charter a multihull?
  • 62. (Re)discovering the West Indies
  • 64. The Mediterranean, in the wake of Ulysses
  • 66. The Pacific: the ultimate aim of all cruisers
  • 68. Getting off the beaten track
  • 68. How to determine the ideal specifications for a cruising boat

• Tests

  • 84. Nautitech Open 46 - The XXL-sized Open
  • 90. Xquisite X5 - A catamaran set up for blue water cruising
  • 96. Seawind 1160 - A long-standing trendsetter!