Perhaps you’re exploring your options to charter or purchase a cruising catamaran, but aren’t sure how to actually operate one. Whether you are transitioning from a monohull, experimenting with a bareboat catamaran charter, or just beginning your sailing adventure on a catamaran – this seminar is for you.
Lisa & Andy Batchelor, authors of ASA’s Cruising Catamarans Made Easy and Docking & Maneuvering Made Easy textbooks, detail how to operate a cruising catamaran under sail and under power.
You’ll learn how a catamaran’s structural features affect its stability, speed and maneuverability. We’ll cover basic sail plans, sail controls, and techniques for effective sail trim and performance on all points of sail, tacking and jibing, and Man Overboard recovery. We’ll detail how to maneuver a twin-engine catamaran under power, and provide a series of progressive practice drills to get you comfortable. You’ll learn techniques for mooring, anchoring, docking alongside and docking in a slip.
Make the most of your multihull experience by learning how to operate a catamaran safely and effectively.
