A 25' Commuter Cat

摘要

In 2013, sailors and AMERICA'S Cup aficionados were treated to the spectacle of two outrageous sailing machines streaking around San Francisco Bay at speeds that would earn you a speeding ticket on most U.S. roads, barely waterborne on tiny foils and driven by hard and fast wing sails. While that kind of daredevil sailing, technical prowess, and free-flowing money is way out on the fringe of likely experiences for any of the readers of this magazine, there's no question that the 34th AMERICA'S Cup solidified a place for catamarans in boating's future. Heck, the boats were so fast that specially designed power catamarans were among the only boats to keep up with them, seeing service as tenders and photo boats.