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The minimal wetted surface area reduces further when flying a hull.

New Dragonfly 36: Composite folding wings reduces weight for more speed

Best catamaran and multihull: The very best yachts on two and three hulls

The Best Specialist Yachts 2025: Impressive Daysailers and Sportsboats

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Nautitech 48 Open review: No-compromise performance cruiser

Expert tips: how to sail multihulls downwind in big breezes

5 of the best new ocean cruising catamarans for 2024

Caudrelier wins first ever solo round the world race in foiling Ultim

Catamaran Sailing Techniques

How to get a multihull ready for bluewater sailing

Catamaran cruising: everything you really need to know

Catamaran Sailing Techniques: Everything you need to know

Catamaran Sailing Techniques Part 2: Handling under power – with Nigel Irens

Catamaran Sailing Techniques Part 3: Anchoring and picking up a mooring – with Nigel Irens

Catamaran Sailing Techniques Part 4: Sailing a cat upwind – with Nigel Irens

Catamaran Sailing Techniques Part 5: sailing a cat downwind – with Nigel Irens

Catamaran Sailing Techniques Part 6: Coping with heavy weather – with Nigel Irens

Multihull videos

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Lagoon 46 first look: Updating this catamaran is a significant step for the yard

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Excess 15 first look: This vibrant catamaran can sail in the lightest of winds

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Dragonfly 40 yacht tour: This cruising trimaran can do 24 knots

First look video tour aboard the Catana 53 – a performance cruising cat for long-distance sailing

Three hulls better than two – how the Neel 51 trimaran is challenging its many twin-hulled competitors

The Gunboat 55 Video – full footage of our test aboard the coolest new fast cat available

Broadblue Rapier 550 boat test – Are you ready for a 54ft catamaran that steers like a car?

Multihull features

Making the switch: How we become liveaboards

Second hand boats: how to buy a ready to sail yacht

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Electric dreams: Jimmy Cornell reports on life aboard his eco-friendly catamaran

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Why these extreme multihull concepts could be the future of catamaran design

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