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When I'm away in Florida, I see lots of "power catamarans". A description follows here:

Catamaran hull shapes, especially those with narrow beams, realize hull speeds much higher than the theoretical hull speeds of conventional displacement hulls like sail boats or container ships. This fact, combined with a catamaran’s famous soft ride, results in Glacier Bay’s renowned efficiency and smooth, seaworthy safety. At speed, the Glacier Bay displacement hull slices through the water, traveling with the shape of the seas rather than flying over them and experiencing reentry shock. This results in a stable, smooth ride you and your crew will find incredible, almost unbelievable. In fact, tough sea conditions become something you’ll perversely look forward to because you have equipment other boats can’t match.

A Neighbor has ordered a "Glacier Bay".



Comparisons on the ride:

Our impact testing compared two 26 foot boats: a Glacier Bay 2660 Center Console and an identically weighted, high-quality, 24 degree, deep-vee, center console. In simultaneous tests, the Glacier Bay achieved a 60 percent reduction in impact loads. So, the Glacier Bay resulted in half the roll acceleration and angle of the comparable monohull.

http://www.glacierbaycats.com/site/d...owercatamaran/