A sixteen metre sailing catamaran is one of the most capable cruising platforms available, and it is the size at which the multihull advantages compound rather than simply add. Two hulls of this length give genuine performance, four or five cabins with real separation, and a bridgedeck living space closer to a house than a boat. The Yacht Collection lists sixteen metre sailing catamarans.
The scale changes the sailing. At sixteen metres the hulls are slender enough relative to their length to be genuinely fast, and the platform is stable enough to carry a large rig without drama. Powered winches and furling are standard, so two people can handle the boat while eight guests do nothing at all.
The accommodation is where the format really wins. Four cabins fall naturally into two hulls, each with a heads, each ventilated from two sides and each acoustically isolated from the others. The bridgedeck carries a saloon, galley and cockpit on one level, and the deck area at anchor is closer to a terrace. The costs are real, since beam attracts premium berthing everywhere, two engines double the servicing, and a heavily loaded catamaran loses performance quickly. Use a multihull surveyor, inspect the bridgedeck and cross structure, and assess both sets of machinery separately. Browse the sixteen metre sailing catamarans available and speak to our brokers.
