Motor yacht, catamaran or sailing yacht?

Chris de Kock
Yacht charter broker, DMA Yachting

Catamaran if you want space, stability and the best value: two hulls, shallow draft, huge deck, and it does not heel. Motor yacht if you want speed, more cabins per foot and the classic luxury feel, at two to three times the fuel. Sailing yacht if the sailing itself is the point.

For eight guests on a first charter, a crewed catamaran is what we suggest most often. It is the boat people come back to.

Related: Crewed, captain-only or bareboat: what is the difference, Will we get seasick, More than 12 guests: one yacht or two.

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