A catamaran sailing cruising adventure, isn't it time for yours?
Catamaran cruising and sailing is the best way to discover all the beauties of this amazing planet!
Whether it is a short day-charter cruise off Waikiki beach, a one-week charter in the British Virgin Islands, or an extended two-year travel adventure among the tropical islands of the South Pacific, this site shows you how to do it.
The human spirit needs adventure. Nothing can compare with the exhilaration
and freedom of getting out on the water. Unfortunately many people miss out.
They feel justifiably nervous, insecure, and uncomfortable on the conventional
tilting, lurching, and wallowing monohull sailboat.
All this disappears on a catamaran. Once you experience the difference, you will know this is the best way to go. You will enjoy:
Comfortable, relaxing, and “level” sailing (no more stowing the coffee cups)
Exploring otherwise inaccessible beaches, coves, and islands
Fabulous snorkeling and swimming
Visiting exotic ports of call and pristine wilderness
Stunning sunsets in secluded anchorages
Close encounters with dolphins, turtles, bald eagles, puffins, Orcas, manta rays, and otters
Light Wave Has Been Stretched 5 Feet ! - March 1, 2014
After 4 months in the boatyard we have lengthened our catamaran to 37 feet! Here is a finished photo. We wanted to stay out of the rain going hull to hull and so our options were: 1) sell Light Wave and find another boat, or 2) cut our boat in half and then add a five foot plug so we could create a passageway between the hulls to join the the whole boat together. We went with the cutting. It was a bigger project than we expected (it took 4 months and 1,000 hours...) , but we now have almost a new boat: roomier, faster, and nicer looking. So if you ever wanted to know what you could do with a SawzAll reciprocating saw and lots of epoxy, watch this new video as it redefines extreme boatbuilding!
We sailed for six years on our first boat, Wave Dancer, a conventional
sailboat, and had many wonderful experiences. We have now had almost a full
ten antastic years on our sailing cat, Light
Wave, and we could never go back. We sincerely hope that the information,
research, and first-hand experiences we share with you on this web site help
you to realize it is now your time for a catamaran sailing adventure.
This page reviews the top catamaran designers and their designs and philosophies of what we consider to be the most important criteria from the home builder perspective.
This page shows you the catamaran upgrade projects you can to improve your catamran such as adding a screecher headsail or a hardtop / arch to name a few.
This blog covers all types of cruising catamarans cruising and sailing as well as chronicling our sailing and offshore cruising adventure on our 32 foot catamaran, Light Wave.
We sailed for six years on our first boat, Wave Dancer, a conventional
sailboat, and had many wonderful experiences. We have now had almost a full
ten antastic years on our sailing cat, 