{
  "id": "catamaran-vs-monohull",
  "title": "Catamaran vs Monohull Charter: Cost, Comfort, Who It Suits",
  "question": "Is a catamaran or a monohull better for a charter?",
  "answer": "A catamaran charter costs about 2.3× a monohull's in Croatia and 2.2× in Greece per week on Mali brodari's 2026 averages (€6,258 vs €2,753 and €7,586 vs €3,425; ratios our arithmetic), and it burns more fuel and pays more for a marina berth. It suits families, groups and anyone who wants a flat, stable boat and shallow anchorages, while a monohull suits budgets and sailors who want to sail upwind, by the rules below.",
  "answer_markdown": "A catamaran charter costs about 2.3× a monohull's in Croatia and 2.2× in Greece per week on Mali brodari's 2026 averages (€6,258 vs €2,753 and €7,586 vs €3,425; ratios our arithmetic), and it burns more fuel and pays more for a marina berth. It suits families, groups and anyone who wants a flat, stable boat and shallow anchorages, while a monohull suits budgets and sailors who want to sail upwind, by the rules below.\n\nSources: ([Mali brodari](https://malibrodari.hr/en/croatia-has-more-charter-boats-than-greece-but-earns-less/), checked 28 Oct 2026); ([The Globe Sailor](https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht), checked 28 Oct 2026).",
  "checked": "2026-10-29",
  "ratios": {
    "croatia": "2.3",
    "greece": "2.2",
    "definition": "catamaran ÷ sailboat weekly average, Mali brodari 2026 (our arithmetic)"
  },
  "annual_averages_eur": {
    "croatia": {
      "catamaran": 6258,
      "sailboat": 2753
    },
    "greece": {
      "catamaran": 7586,
      "sailboat": 3425
    }
  },
  "per_person_8": {
    "croatia": {
      "catamaran": 782,
      "sailboat": 344
    },
    "greece": {
      "catamaran": 948,
      "sailboat": 428
    },
    "people": 8,
    "derived": "annual average ÷ 8, rounded (our arithmetic)"
  },
  "running_costs": [
    {
      "area": "Corsica",
      "slug": "corsica",
      "catamaran": {
        "label": "Corsica",
        "boat": 6314,
        "skipper": 301,
        "port": 95,
        "fuel": 315,
        "deposit": 4000,
        "damageWaiver": 190,
        "mandatoryExtras": 600
      },
      "monohull": {
        "label": "Corsica",
        "boat": 4256,
        "skipper": 292,
        "port": 70,
        "fuel": 105,
        "deposit": 2500,
        "damageWaiver": 119,
        "mandatoryExtras": 350
      }
    },
    {
      "area": "French Riviera",
      "slug": "riviera",
      "catamaran": {
        "label": "French Riviera",
        "boat": 6505,
        "skipper": 298,
        "port": 142,
        "fuel": 315,
        "deposit": 4500,
        "damageWaiver": 259,
        "mandatoryExtras": 490
      },
      "monohull": {
        "label": "French Riviera",
        "boat": 4200,
        "skipper": 289,
        "port": 100,
        "fuel": 105,
        "deposit": 2750,
        "damageWaiver": 131,
        "mandatoryExtras": 290
      }
    },
    {
      "area": "Balearic Islands",
      "slug": "balearics",
      "catamaran": {
        "label": "Balearic Islands",
        "boat": 6450,
        "skipper": 210,
        "port": 122,
        "fuel": 277,
        "deposit": 4350,
        "damageWaiver": 250,
        "mandatoryExtras": 335
      },
      "monohull": {
        "label": "Balearic Islands",
        "boat": 4160,
        "skipper": 210,
        "port": 80,
        "fuel": 92,
        "deposit": 2700,
        "damageWaiver": 128,
        "mandatoryExtras": 230
      }
    },
    {
      "area": "Greece",
      "slug": "greece",
      "catamaran": {
        "label": "Greece",
        "boat": 6000,
        "skipper": 195,
        "port": 56,
        "fuel": 315,
        "deposit": 3500,
        "damageWaiver": 166,
        "mandatoryExtras": 410
      },
      "monohull": {
        "label": "Greece",
        "boat": 3755,
        "skipper": 195,
        "port": 25,
        "fuel": 105,
        "deposit": 2000,
        "damageWaiver": 95,
        "mandatoryExtras": 280
      }
    },
    {
      "area": "Croatia",
      "slug": "croatia",
      "catamaran": {
        "label": "Croatia",
        "boat": 6105,
        "skipper": 200,
        "port": 135,
        "fuel": 262,
        "deposit": 4000,
        "damageWaiver": 230,
        "mandatoryExtras": 450
      },
      "monohull": {
        "label": "Croatia",
        "boat": 3800,
        "skipper": 200,
        "port": 75,
        "fuel": 87,
        "deposit": 2750,
        "damageWaiver": 131,
        "mandatoryExtras": 295
      }
    },
    {
      "area": "Turkey",
      "slug": "turkey",
      "catamaran": {
        "label": "Turkey",
        "boat": 5900,
        "skipper": 170,
        "port": 70,
        "fuel": 210,
        "deposit": 3500,
        "damageWaiver": 166,
        "mandatoryExtras": 390
      },
      "monohull": {
        "label": "Turkey",
        "boat": 3200,
        "skipper": 170,
        "port": 45,
        "fuel": 70,
        "deposit": 1900,
        "damageWaiver": 90,
        "mandatoryExtras": 260
      }
    },
    {
      "area": "Italy",
      "slug": "italy",
      "catamaran": {
        "label": "Italy",
        "boat": 6600,
        "skipper": 191,
        "port": 120,
        "fuel": 307,
        "deposit": 4000,
        "damageWaiver": 230,
        "mandatoryExtras": 430
      },
      "monohull": {
        "label": "Italy",
        "boat": 4200,
        "skipper": 189,
        "port": 80,
        "fuel": 102,
        "deposit": 2750,
        "damageWaiver": 131,
        "mandatoryExtras": 290
      }
    },
    {
      "area": "Martinique",
      "slug": "martinique",
      "catamaran": {
        "label": "Martinique",
        "boat": 6250,
        "skipper": 286,
        "port": 50,
        "fuel": 356,
        "deposit": 4000,
        "damageWaiver": 230,
        "mandatoryExtras": 244
      },
      "monohull": {
        "label": "Martinique",
        "boat": 3870,
        "skipper": 280,
        "port": 30,
        "fuel": 195,
        "deposit": 2500,
        "damageWaiver": 144,
        "mandatoryExtras": 190
      }
    },
    {
      "area": "Guadeloupe",
      "slug": "guadeloupe",
      "catamaran": {
        "label": "Guadeloupe",
        "boat": 6346,
        "skipper": 286,
        "port": 50,
        "fuel": 278,
        "deposit": 4000,
        "damageWaiver": 230,
        "mandatoryExtras": 244
      },
      "monohull": {
        "label": "Guadeloupe",
        "boat": 3780,
        "skipper": 280,
        "port": 30,
        "fuel": 157,
        "deposit": 2500,
        "damageWaiver": 144,
        "mandatoryExtras": 190
      }
    },
    {
      "area": "Seychelles",
      "slug": "seychelles",
      "catamaran": {
        "label": "Seychelles",
        "boat": 6370,
        "skipper": 170,
        "port": 65,
        "fuel": 233,
        "deposit": 4000,
        "damageWaiver": 230,
        "mandatoryExtras": 310
      },
      "monohull": {
        "label": "Seychelles",
        "boat": 4123,
        "skipper": 170,
        "port": 40,
        "fuel": 78,
        "deposit": 2500,
        "damageWaiver": 144,
        "mandatoryExtras": 270
      }
    },
    {
      "area": "French Polynesia",
      "slug": "french-polynesia",
      "catamaran": {
        "label": "French Polynesia",
        "boat": 8050,
        "skipper": 274,
        "port": 62,
        "fuel": 210,
        "deposit": 4000,
        "damageWaiver": 230,
        "mandatoryExtras": 620
      },
      "monohull": {
        "label": "French Polynesia",
        "boat": 4760,
        "skipper": 250,
        "port": 35,
        "fuel": 70,
        "deposit": 2500,
        "damageWaiver": 144,
        "mandatoryExtras": 440
      }
    }
  ],
  "aci_marina_rules": [
    {
      "marina": "ACI Marina Split",
      "rule": "Catamarans and trimarans: all wet and dry berth prices +100%",
      "source": {
        "id": "it_aci_split",
        "name": "ACI (Adriatic Croatia International Club)",
        "title": "ACI Marina Split: prices",
        "url": "https://aci-marinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ACI_Split_prices.pdf",
        "checked": "2026-10-29",
        "note": "Marina operator's own price list, linked from https://aci-marinas.com/marina/aci-split/ (\"VIEW PRICES\"). The document prints no year. Daily wet berth by length; +100% for catamarans and trimarans; +10% on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in the 1 Jul–31 Aug column.",
        "tier": "official"
      }
    },
    {
      "marina": "ACI Marina Milna (Brač)",
      "rule": "Catamarans and trimarans +50%, except a daily wet berth from 1 June to 30 September: +100%",
      "source": {
        "id": "it_aci_milna",
        "name": "ACI (Adriatic Croatia International Club)",
        "title": "ACI Marina Milna: prices",
        "url": "https://aci-marinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ACI_Milna_prices.pdf",
        "checked": "2026-10-29",
        "note": "Linked from https://aci-marinas.com/marina/aci-milna/. No year printed. Catamarans +50%, or +100% on a daily wet berth from 1 June to 30 September.",
        "tier": "official"
      }
    },
    {
      "marina": "ACI Marina Palmižana (Pakleni Islands)",
      "rule": "Catamarans and trimarans +50%, except a daily wet berth from 1 June to 30 September: +100%",
      "source": {
        "id": "it_aci_palmizana",
        "name": "ACI (Adriatic Croatia International Club)",
        "title": "ACI Marina Palmižana: prices",
        "url": "https://aci-marinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ACI_Palmizana_prices.pdf",
        "checked": "2026-10-29",
        "note": "Linked from https://aci-marinas.com/marina/aci-palmizana/. No year printed. Catamarans +50%, or +100% on a daily wet berth from 1 June to 30 September. The off-season column covers 1 Jan–31 Mar only.",
        "tier": "official"
      }
    },
    {
      "marina": "ACI Marina Korčula",
      "rule": "Catamarans and trimarans: all wet and dry berth prices +100%",
      "source": {
        "id": "it_aci_korcula",
        "name": "ACI (Adriatic Croatia International Club)",
        "title": "ACI Marina Korčula: prices",
        "url": "https://aci-marinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ACI_Korcula_prices.pdf",
        "checked": "2026-10-29",
        "note": "Linked from https://aci-marinas.com/marina/aci-korcula/. No year printed. Catamarans and trimarans +100%.",
        "tier": "official"
      }
    },
    {
      "marina": "ACI Marina Dubrovnik (Komolac)",
      "rule": "Catamarans and trimarans: all wet and dry berth prices +100%",
      "source": {
        "id": "it_aci_dubrovnik",
        "name": "ACI (Adriatic Croatia International Club)",
        "title": "ACI Marina Dubrovnik: prices",
        "url": "https://aci-marinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ACI_Dubrovnik_prices.pdf",
        "checked": "2026-10-29",
        "note": "Linked from https://aci-marinas.com/marina/aci-dubrovnik/. No year printed. Catamarans and trimarans +100%; +30% on Fridays and Saturdays in the 1 Jul–31 Aug column.",
        "tier": "official"
      }
    }
  ],
  "quotes": [
    {
      "id": "q1",
      "text": "The wide distance between a catamaran's hulls imparts stability through resistance to rolling and overturning",
      "status": "secondary",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "cmp_wiki_catamaran",
          "name": "Wikipedia",
          "title": "Catamaran",
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamaran",
          "checked": "2026-10-29",
          "note": "Encyclopedia article, last edited 9 October 2026; secondary source, not a naval-architecture standard.",
          "tier": "secondary"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "q2",
      "text": "Compared with a monohull, a cruising catamaran sailboat has a high initial resistance to heeling and capsize",
      "status": "secondary",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "cmp_wiki_catamaran",
          "name": "Wikipedia",
          "title": "Catamaran",
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamaran",
          "checked": "2026-10-29",
          "note": "Encyclopedia article, last edited 9 October 2026; secondary source, not a naval-architecture standard.",
          "tier": "secondary"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "q3",
      "text": "catamarans draw less water than do monohulls",
      "status": "secondary",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "cmp_wiki_catamaran",
          "name": "Wikipedia",
          "title": "Catamaran",
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamaran",
          "checked": "2026-10-29",
          "note": "Encyclopedia article, last edited 9 October 2026; secondary source, not a naval-architecture standard.",
          "tier": "secondary"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "q4",
      "text": "Catamarans are harder to tack and take up more space in a marina.",
      "status": "secondary",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "cmp_wiki_catamaran",
          "name": "Wikipedia",
          "title": "Catamaran",
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamaran",
          "checked": "2026-10-29",
          "note": "Encyclopedia article, last edited 9 October 2026; secondary source, not a naval-architecture standard.",
          "tier": "secondary"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "verdicts": [
    {
      "traveller": "On a budget",
      "pick": "monohull",
      "why": "The ratios above (Mali brodari), and per person for 8 guests: Croatia €782 (catamaran) vs €344 (sailboat), Greece €948 vs €428 (our arithmetic: annual average ÷ 8).",
      "rule": "Budget: the side with the lower weekly price in Mali brodari's 2026 annual averages (Croatia and Greece only; we have no monohull monthly series). Ratio = catamaran ÷ sailboat; per person = annual average ÷ 8 (The Globe Sailor's tables are for 4 cabins / 8 people for both boat types). Our arithmetic.",
      "sources": [
        "malibrodari",
        "globesailor_costs"
      ]
    },
    {
      "traveller": "Families, or anyone who dislikes heeling",
      "pick": "catamaran",
      "why": "Wikipedia: \"Compared with a monohull, a cruising catamaran sailboat has a high initial resistance to heeling and capsize\" (secondary source).",
      "rule": "Handling and comfort rows rest on one encyclopedia article (Wikipedia, secondary), quoted word for word; we add no claim of our own.",
      "sources": [
        "cmp_wiki_catamaran"
      ]
    },
    {
      "traveller": "Shallow anchorages (e.g. the Bahamas)",
      "pick": "catamaran",
      "why": "Wikipedia: \"catamarans draw less water than do monohulls\" (secondary source). Our Bahamas page says: \"Shallow, clear water in the Abacos and Exumas\".",
      "rule": "Handling and comfort rows rest on one encyclopedia article (Wikipedia, secondary), quoted word for word; we add no claim of our own.",
      "sources": [
        "cmp_wiki_catamaran"
      ]
    },
    {
      "traveller": "Sailing upwind, enjoying the sailing",
      "pick": "monohull",
      "why": "Wikipedia: \"Catamarans are harder to tack\" (secondary source).",
      "rule": "Handling and comfort rows rest on one encyclopedia article (Wikipedia, secondary), quoted word for word; we add no claim of our own.",
      "sources": [
        "cmp_wiki_catamaran"
      ]
    },
    {
      "traveller": "A marina berth every night (e.g. Croatia)",
      "pick": "monohull",
      "why": "The ACI price lists print: Split: catamarans and trimarans all wet and dry berth prices +100%; Milna (Brač): catamarans and trimarans +50%, except a daily wet berth from 1 June to 30 September: +100%; Palmižana (Pakleni Islands): catamarans and trimarans +50%, except a daily wet berth from 1 June to 30 September: +100%; Korčula: catamarans and trimarans all wet and dry berth prices +100%; Dubrovnik (Komolac): catamarans and trimarans all wet and dry berth prices +100% (official price lists).",
      "rule": "Marina row: the official ACI price lists print a catamaran surcharge; we quote the printed rule.",
      "sources": [
        "it_aci_split",
        "it_aci_milna",
        "it_aci_palmizana",
        "it_aci_korcula",
        "it_aci_dubrovnik"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "method": {
    "budget": "Budget: the side with the lower weekly price in Mali brodari's 2026 annual averages (Croatia and Greece only; we have no monohull monthly series). Ratio = catamaran ÷ sailboat; per person = annual average ÷ 8 (The Globe Sailor's tables are for 4 cabins / 8 people for both boat types). Our arithmetic.",
    "quotes": "Handling and comfort rows rest on one encyclopedia article (Wikipedia, secondary), quoted word for word; we add no claim of our own.",
    "marina": "Marina row: the official ACI price lists print a catamaran surcharge; we quote the printed rule."
  },
  "not_verified": [
    "Monthly prices for monohulls: Mali brodari gives annual averages only.",
    "Monohull prices outside Croatia and Greece.",
    "Motor yacht prices: see the catamaran, monohull and motor yacht page."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "malibrodari",
      "name": "Mali brodari",
      "title": "Croatia has more charter boats than Greece, but earns less",
      "url": "https://malibrodari.hr/en/croatia-has-more-charter-boats-than-greece-but-earns-less/",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Updated 18 June 2026. Analysis prepared by čarter.hr using yacht-rent.com data; credited to Lider. The page says \"average weekly price of a catamaran\" and does not say bareboat. Attribution re-read 28 Oct 2026."
    },
    {
      "id": "globesailor_costs",
      "name": "The Globe Sailor",
      "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
      "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
    },
    {
      "id": "cmp_wiki_catamaran",
      "name": "Wikipedia",
      "title": "Catamaran",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamaran",
      "checked": "2026-10-29",
      "note": "Encyclopedia article, last edited 9 October 2026; secondary source, not a naval-architecture standard.",
      "tier": "secondary"
    },
    {
      "id": "lic_bz_bpa",
      "name": "Belize Port Authority",
      "title": "Certificate of Competency (Master's License)",
      "url": "https://portauthority.bz/certificate-of-competency-masters-license-requirements/",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Official page. States that all masters must hold a valid Certificate of Competency in Belize's territorial waters and lists vessel classes (catamarans and trimarans have their own class E). It does not mention foreign nationals, temporary certificates or bareboat charters.",
      "tier": "official"
    },
    {
      "id": "it_aci_split",
      "name": "ACI (Adriatic Croatia International Club)",
      "title": "ACI Marina Split: prices",
      "url": "https://aci-marinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ACI_Split_prices.pdf",
      "checked": "2026-10-29",
      "note": "Marina operator's own price list, linked from https://aci-marinas.com/marina/aci-split/ (\"VIEW PRICES\"). The document prints no year. Daily wet berth by length; +100% for catamarans and trimarans; +10% on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in the 1 Jul–31 Aug column.",
      "tier": "official"
    },
    {
      "id": "it_aci_milna",
      "name": "ACI (Adriatic Croatia International Club)",
      "title": "ACI Marina Milna: prices",
      "url": "https://aci-marinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ACI_Milna_prices.pdf",
      "checked": "2026-10-29",
      "note": "Linked from https://aci-marinas.com/marina/aci-milna/. No year printed. Catamarans +50%, or +100% on a daily wet berth from 1 June to 30 September.",
      "tier": "official"
    },
    {
      "id": "it_aci_palmizana",
      "name": "ACI (Adriatic Croatia International Club)",
      "title": "ACI Marina Palmižana: prices",
      "url": "https://aci-marinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ACI_Palmizana_prices.pdf",
      "checked": "2026-10-29",
      "note": "Linked from https://aci-marinas.com/marina/aci-palmizana/. No year printed. Catamarans +50%, or +100% on a daily wet berth from 1 June to 30 September. The off-season column covers 1 Jan–31 Mar only.",
      "tier": "official"
    },
    {
      "id": "it_aci_korcula",
      "name": "ACI (Adriatic Croatia International Club)",
      "title": "ACI Marina Korčula: prices",
      "url": "https://aci-marinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ACI_Korcula_prices.pdf",
      "checked": "2026-10-29",
      "note": "Linked from https://aci-marinas.com/marina/aci-korcula/. No year printed. Catamarans and trimarans +100%.",
      "tier": "official"
    },
    {
      "id": "it_aci_dubrovnik",
      "name": "ACI (Adriatic Croatia International Club)",
      "title": "ACI Marina Dubrovnik: prices",
      "url": "https://aci-marinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ACI_Dubrovnik_prices.pdf",
      "checked": "2026-10-29",
      "note": "Linked from https://aci-marinas.com/marina/aci-dubrovnik/. No year printed. Catamarans and trimarans +100%; +30% on Fridays and Saturdays in the 1 Jul–31 Aug column.",
      "tier": "official"
    }
  ],
  "canonical_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/compare/catamaran-vs-monohull/",
  "markdown_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/compare/catamaran-vs-monohull.md",
  "api_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/api/compare/catamaran-vs-monohull.json",
  "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=catamarans&pos=api",
  "derived": "Means, differences, per-person totals, distances and verdicts are our arithmetic or our rules; weather values are our calculation.",
  "attribution": "Cite \"Catamaran Index\" with a link to the canonical_url of the page the figure comes from, and name the original source listed with it.",
  "affiliate_note": "book_url links go through /go/samboat, an affiliate link: Catamaran Index may earn a commission on bookings, at no extra cost to the traveller. It never changes the data."
}