When we first started to think about doing an unsailboat for long distance cruising we briefly considered a power catamaran.

We did not take this path for a number of reasons:

• Motion with waves from the bow/stern quarter to abeam would be violent and uncomfortable on at sea.
• If capsized the cat would remain inverted.
• Cats are significantly more costly to execute than monos.
• The great beam brings with it restricted docking options.

But if we had done a cat it would probably have looked something like the boat in these photos (just bigger).

The wave piercing hulls, coupled with high wing clearance will enhance performance and comfort. Note the small pressure release on the bow wave.

The stern looks a touch fussy, perhaps a little low on volume (too low an aft prismatic in hydrostatic terms).

Note the long hulls relative to the interior space. That is one of the keys to a light and efficient configuration.

Would we want to cross an ocean on a big sister of this design? No. But the inside passage to Alaska might be fun.