Multihulls World #163

Contents Multihulls World 163 

Route du Rhum

Election for Multihull of the Year: Vote for your favorite boat

 2019 BUYERS’ GUIDE
Every multihull on the market – All the new models
Multihulls under 40 feet
Multihulls from 40 to 50 feet
Multihulls from 50 to 70 feet
Multiyachts over 70 feet
Power multihulls

Feature: On the importance of size… when choosing a boat!

Around the world
St Helena
Chronicle of a family around the world: Bali…
Chesterfield Reef

Technical
Catamaran basics: changing propellers yourself
Diagnostic: engine breakdowns

Cruising
- Charter: French Polynesia
- Postcards
- Readers’ Spots

On test
Lagoon 46
Catana 53
Tricat 20
Second-hand test: Privilège 435/445

Features
Downwind
The photographer’s eye
News from the pontoons
News from the builders
Powercats
MultiYachts
Multihulls Match: Electric motors for blue water cruising?
Shopping selection
Classified ads

Editorial

One election... can obscure another!

Those of us who live in a democracy have an incredible opportunity: to be able to vote regularly to give our opinion and to influence - at least we assume - the fate of our countries. The United States has just experienced complicated mid-term elections, which have again shown the division of the country into two camps that seem irreconcilable, while in Europe, we are preparing to live through European elections that will once again give a forum to extremists and their hate speech which is far removed from our concerns as sailors seeking to discover the vast world and the original cultures that abound there.

So for once, or rather for the second time, let's talk about a happy election that concerns us directly. Multihulls World, Multicoques Mag and the International Multihull Show are once again organizing, after the success of the first edition in 2018, the election for the 2019 Multihull of the Year!

So we're going to use common sense again, dear reader friends, to choose the boat that you prefer in each of the following categories: under 40 feet; 41 to 55 feet; over 55 feet and power multihulls).

Finally, we have a free and objective election, without any member of the editorial board or jury having anything that can change or "weight" your decision on your choice of favorite boat. A reward well in tune with the times because it is participative and will be awarded at the multihull show at an inevitably celebratory ceremony!

So, all hands on keyboards and let the voting begin!

J-C Guillaumin
Editor