Loaded with how-to information on chartering, buying, building owning and sailing mulltihulls. Large-format 2-page boat layouts covering over 150 Boats. Exciting color photos of sail and power multihulls plus great gear and services.

Cruising multihull update — Power multihulls / by Roy Laughlin — The mid life boat / by Nan Jeffrey. Characteristics of a cruising multihull. Boat classification — Cruising vs. racing multihulls / by Rod Gibbons — Good cat--bad cat / revised from an article by Eric Smith — Modern concepts for cruising multihulls / by Dr. Martin Mai — Multihull seaworthiness / Gregor Tarjan — Cruising considerations. Chartering a cruising multihull. The charter of choice — Multihull term chartering. Getting your own cruising multihull. Buying a new boat : the choices and the purchasing process / by Ian Vale — Buying a used multihull — Building a multihull / by Kurt Hughes. Owning a cruising multihull. The charter management option / by Josephine Williams — Co-ownership — A marine survey / by Charles E. Kanter — Multihull insurance / by David Williams. Multihull seamanship. Sailing a cruising multihull, Part I : Basic moderate weather sailing techniques / edited by Gregor Tarjan — Sailing a cruising multihull, Part II : basic heavy weather sailing techniques / edited by Gregor Tarjan — Maneuvering under power / by Charles E. Kanter. Color photo & advertising section. 2-Page layouts of cruising multihulls.