Yacht porn is a well-established artistic genre, so it is harder and harder for directors to find something new to impress the audience. 

This video starts out pretty--like so many other sailing videos that blend music, slo-mo, and a cool boat--but at the one minute mark the director manages to come up with something creative and different, something that even Alex Thomson would be proud of.

All I will tell you is that it is sort of a William Tell thing, and involves a woman in a bikini.

Nicely played, Soul Creations, nicely played.

Part II of the great Catamaran versus Monohull debate. Part I is posted here, Cat vs. Mono - The Great Debate.

So we've covered a lot of ground so far. Cost, Maintenance, Engines, Heeling, Deck Space, etc. Now we just need to take a look at a few more variables and then we can come to a decision. Or rather, I will come to a decision and tell you what it is and you will have to live with the truth of it for all time.

Indoors

Living accommodations. This is a tricky one. Indoors the monohull wins hands down. Our mono is 43' with a 13' beam. Our cat was 35' with a 22' beam. Yet it is the monohull that feels more roomy, more comfortable, and more homey. Yes, homey. The cat is a poor example of a home. It's sterile. And despite having four bedrooms and two bathrooms, it has virtually no floor space. The cat looks and feels more like a room at the W Hotel than it does a home. Which for the weekend warrior might be considered a positive.

All right, so this subject has never been broached before. Right? Cat versus Mono? No? Good, then I'll be the first to discuss it.

Ali and I sailed around the world on a 35' Wildcat Catamaran. We returned, sold the boat, drove around for a couple of years in a '58 VW Bus, and then had a baby. Now the question was how to raise the baby. Suburbia? Yeah right. In the VW? Yeah right. In a boat? Yeah ri...wait, hmmm, that sounds pretty good.

{Disclaimer: I am talking solely of my experience on my two boats. That's it. Though I must also say that I consider myself a leading expert in all fields, sailboats included. So don't even try to disagree with me. Thank you.}