If you are in the habit of attending boat shows, as I am, it becomes obvious that most catamaran manufacturers would like you to believe they have created the perfect yacht. The general drift of their sales pitches is nearly always the same: “Plenty of room and safety for mom and the kids, loads of.....

There are several discussion points nearly all serious catamaran buyers and owners eventually come back to. We hear about bridge deck clearance, daggerboards versus keels, galley up versus galley down, foam core versus balsa core, etc. The placement of helms on catamarans is another of these often-d.....

Many brokerage companies claim to offer “buyer brokerage” services, but their brokers are not Multihull experts. Any yacht broker who sells a powerboat one day and a single hulled sailboat the next cannot be a true “buyer broker.” At The Multihull Company every broker is a true expert – all we do,.....

We know that the future of boating is linked to the development of electric engines, and in this field, the multihull has a lead of several lengths. Here is the Solar Magister project, whose ambition is nothing other than beating the record for crossing the Atlantic......

I’ve long been fond of quoting the 16th century Scottish philosopher David Hume who wrote that “all advantages are attended with disadvantages.” For Hume the good life had nothing to do with the quest for perfection, but the effort to discover the wise compromise that might inch us closer to fulfill.....

All boats sold and/or delivered in this state are subject to Florida's 6 percent sales and use tax, unless specifically exempt. Generally, Florida boat dealers and yacht brokers are required to collect tax from the purchaser at the time of sale or delivery. All sales of boats between individuals are.....

With thousands of apps to choose from, finding the right applications for your iPhone can be a difficult task. But finding the right app to help any cruiser on their vessel became a lot easier with these picks of the best iPhone apps for any sailor......

Many people are confused about the pros and cons of daggerboards versus keels. As with everything, there are advantages and disadvantages. Here are my thoughts on the pros and cons of dagger-boards.....

2008 swings into boat show season and I look forward to standing on the docks in Miami surrounded by catamarans in great concentration. Like most multihull enthusiasts, I will be like a kid in a candy store. But fresh in my mind are the year's experiences with the much more elusive cats of the North.....

Have you considered a trimaran for your next cruising boat? There may be compelling reasons to do so. Beginning in the 1960's, quite a few independent minded folks decided to build a cruising boat and sail the oceans of the world. Many of these amateur built boats were trimarans designed by Piver, B.....

We all know that boats, unlike real estate, tend to depreciate. For those who are about to buy a catamaran, the question is: How much will it depreciate? Here at our brokerage firm it is pretty common for someone to call and ask, “How much am I going to lose over the next two years if I buy this boa.....

By now most monohull sailors have chartered a catamaran in the Caribbean or the Mediterranean and have come to appreciate the many virtues cats have to offer for cruising, including stable sailing with fewer seasick guests, faster off wind speeds, little or no rocking at anchor, a large aft cockpit.....

When preparing to head to sea, this veteran sailor takes inventory of his electronics and backup systems and decides to build in more redundancy. From "Hands-On Sailor" in the Cruising World January 2008 issue......

The end of the year is almost upon us and with it, that familiar wave of uncertainly. The question on many a cruisers' mind is — How to find a way to deduct the cost of their boat come April when the IRS comes calling for the annual donation......