This press release makes a lot of generalizations, most that apply to sailboats, though it doesn't make that clarification. Some of the readers of this list are still exploring catamaran options so I think it's only fair to provide multiple perspectives on some of the statements below. I trimmed some text from the original to stay within the list size limits. Bob Deering Juneau Alaska Catamarans have been the fastest growing segment of the sailboat market. In the past couple of years the growth of this market has been over 20% per year. Due to this rising market's popularity the demand is greater than the supply at this moment. Taking this into consideration, catamarans have higher resale values over monohulls. Cats have been selling at prices close to or greater than what the owner originally paid for the vessel. This advent is firing the growth of this industry. (Cats also often cost significantly more for the initial purchase. As the press release says above, demand is CURRENTLY outpacing supply. But also above it says that this is the fastest growing boat segment, which means that eventually supply will catch up to demand and prices will fall. Resale value is certainly important, but buying a boat as an 'investment' is a crazy thing to do.) Cats have excellent load-carrying abilities. (Relative to comparably sized monohulls, their load carrying abilities are often significantly less - skinny hulls and a sensitivity to the wing deck getting too close to the waves as the hulls sink down. But that's not necessarily a big deal for pleasure boats since they aren't hauling loads of fish or cars). This is why they are often used as ferries; they provide a safe and stable platform. Catamarans have the ability of smothering rough water. The environment that is created by having two parallel floats(hulls) causes for air to be trapped between these two apparatuses providing additional lift. (I've heard this claim repeated many times, but I'm not convinced that it's significant. Not saying it isn't true, but I've never seen a rigorous engineering study supporting that claim. Can anyone produce one?) This provides an invisible cushion as the vessel passes over wakes and waves. Catamarans will take you faster to where you want to go over monohulls. It's not a question about whether you're sailing or under power, catamaran designs are faster overall. (That's a pretty big generalization. For displacement sailing hulls it may be true. For planing power hulls that claim needs a lot of asterisks behind it. Hull configuration, displacement, sea state, power plant. all play a role) Catamarans are lighter for their length compared to monohulls. (That's another generalization. My aluminum power catamaran is probably heavier than many similar-sized aluminum power monohulls here. Cats have more complex structural requirements and more surface area - by nature they're HEAVIER boats. The reason cats are lighter is that they are built that way by necessity - foam core and vacuum extraction construction, carbon fiber, careful design for weight minimization. But all that high-tech construction comes at a cost, both in dollars and in vessel ruggedness) Along with speed, cats are much more maneuverable, especially when it comes to power cats. (Again, a generalization. At speed, cats tend to be less nimble, depending on hull design. While a monohull ski boat can lay way over and bank into a sharp turn, a cat typically can't do that. At slow speeds a cat usually has an advantage with the widely spaced motors, but not always. Things like hull rocker and windage plays major roles too.) Catamarans are wider than monohulls. (Not always. The power cat I'm currently designing is 45 ft long and 15 ft wide. Plenty of monohulls are wider than that. But I'll be able to fit inside a standard slip.) Given this fact a catamarans interior/deck is much more spacious. A 50ft catamaran has the same room as a 60ft catamaran (monohull?). In other words, a monohull has the same volume as a 10ft shorter catamaran. Cats give you the benefit of anchoring in shallow waters due to their small draft. (Depends what you're comparing to. A planing monohull might have less draft than a comparable catamaran.) This gives the option of having a larger list of areas to anchor in than monohulls. Since a cat has more room it creates a home like feel. The interior layouts tend to be more private. (Only true on larger cats. On smaller cats the hulls often are too narrow to allow accommodation, so accommodations become LESS private) Heads and showers are separate. The dual hull layout gives way to the advantage of having heads and showers in opposite corners. Catamarans around the 40 foot range provide enough room for queen-sized rectangular beds. You don't have to deal with the discomfort of pointy beds as you see in monohulls of the same size. The greater surface area also creates more storage room, so passengers don't have to leave things behind. The added room can also mean you can pack for longer trips. (Yes, until you start to run into the decreased payload capability of a cat.)