If you are considering a new multihull yacht, the market has never been better, with more models and more sizes to choose from than ever before.
Multihulls, also known as catamarans or powercats, have been a slow burn with buyers for decades, but the latest innovative designs, focused on highly efficient low-cost cruising, will speed things up considerably.
The new multihull yachts for sale offer improved interior design, taking what was already excellent living space and going on to improve the luxury and size of the below decks cabins, traditionally a weak area for this type.
Design progression has also seen exterior styling equal the main mono-hull rivals, with all of the luxury features included, such highly accommodating flybridges and cockpits, only wider.
The term multihull refers to the fact that these yachts have multiple, usually more slender hulls. For motor yachts, multi, almost always, means two hulls, set wide apart and creating far more beam (width) for the yacht.
The sweet spot for modern multihull design seems to be around 20m - 30m, with a massive 100% more beam than a comparable mono hull. But across the size spectrum you will enjoy and feel the benefit of a mutilhull’s extra width, creating superb deck and living spaces.
Beam comparison (m)
| Yacht size | Mono | Multi | % Increase |
| 10m | 3.5 | 4.5 | 35 |
| 12m | 4 | 6 | 50 |
| 15m | 4.5 | 6.5 | 45 |
| 20m | 5 | 10 | 100 |
| 30m | 7 | 14 | 100 |
| 50m | 9 | 13.5 | 50 |
Performance gains
Multiple slender hulls are more efficient than a fuller mono variants too, so multihulls can run at fast displacement or planing speeds with lower fuel consumption. With two shaftdrive engines set wide apart, close quarter manoeuvrability is excellent too.
The added beam also creates a stable yacht, perfect yacht to spend the day at anchor or slowly meandering from island to island. They can also draw very little, allowing them to access shallow bays.
