Ever since men became sailors, one thing hasn’t changed: to go far – and above all to return with the hold full of treasure – you need a big boat. But nowadays, how important is the size in your choice of your future boat? A little overview, before ‘giving in’ to the extra meter!
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Published on 20/11/2018
By
Mark Bernie
Issue:
163
Published:
Jan.
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Feb.
2019
Not so long ago…
The modern history of multihulls is recent, as the first really mass-produced catamarans date from the end of the 1970s. At that time, not so long ago, most multihulls were no longer than 12 meters (already sizeable). This was the size of the trimaran Olympus Photo, winner of the first Route du Rhum (1978), whilst the Prout Snowgoose or the famous Louisiane – first of the Fountaine Pajot catamarans – were no longer than 11 meters at the beginning of the 1980s. The first round the world trip as a family in a catamaran was undertaken by David Lewis,…
