Boating USA — February 2018

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Ever since the Polynesians started crossing oceans on catamarans when much of

the “civilized” world was still afraid of the sea, the idea of the twin hull has ebbed

and fl owed in popularity. For centuries in the Western world, the monohull

ruled the seas. At least until 1876, when Nathanael Herreshoff designed a sailing

catamaran that was so fast, cats were actually banned from racing for years. Yes,

cats are cool. But how do they really stack up against the classic, tried-and-true

deep-V monohull? PHOTOS: COURTESY LEOPARD CATAMARANS

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