Here in the Philippines, it is not common to see a typical Filipino
to buy a yacht. Usually, the one who buys such things are Filipino celebrities
and Businessmen who have a money to spare to buy such luxurious vessels.
According to PEP.PH,
some of the Filipinos that have yachts are: Willie Revillame, Manny Pacquiao,
Gretchen Baretto, and Chavit Singson. Yes, I became curious of them and their
boats, and searched them too. One thing that I’ve noticed of them are majority
uses a mono-hulled yacht while one has a Catamaran.
But what differentiates a monohull and a catamaran?
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Okay let’s compare and
dissect a mono-hull from a catamaran, here are some of the criterias that we
look for in comparison:
Safety
When it comes to safety, the catamarans will always beat themono-hulls with ease. Catamarans have natural buoyancy which keeps them
floating incase emergency happens. Plus, in a Catamaran, crews have that safe
zone where they can stay by having a large cockpit. In Mono-hull’s case, it can
travel on bad weather with lower resistance but once bad weather destroys the
ship, it can sink under the sea.
Speed &
Performance
In terms of speed, the Catamaran will always outclass that
of mono-hulls because Catamarans have less hull part submerged under water. But
when it comes to heavier loads, Mono-hulls will outclass the catamaran because
it has a larger hull submerged underwater. It is already thus adding heavier
loads won’t matter.
Fuel Efficiency
When it comes to fuel efficiency, catamarans have the clear
advantage. Since less hull is exposed to the water, it is lighter thus can
consume lesser fuel and also, has lower resistance against the water.
Maintenance
When it comes to maintenance, I think It is costlier to maintain
catamarans than that of mono-hulls because it has two of everything but
maintenance wise, since it has two powerful engines, it will incur less
problems.
Comfort
Comfort wise, catamarans are very stable and is very
friendly for those sea sick troubled passengers. Mono-hulls can never beat
Catamarans in this category.
Overall Verdict
All in all Catamaran is the clear winner here: safety, speed
& performance, fuel efficiency, maintenance and comfort, with a score of
5-0.
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