Match : 3 vs 4 cabin
4-cabin version: at the beginning of the 1980s, the term «Charter» conjured up images of wet duvets piled up in the tiny cabins of the monohulls of the time... Today, our comfortable multihulls have changed a lot! What are the advantages of the facilities designed for charter? Are they suitable for other uses?
3-cabin version: The principle of an Owner’s version is simple: to offer a double cabin, or even a whole hull aboard a catamaran to the happy skipper, whoever they are accompanied by. Losing a cabin for more comfort: is it worth it?
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Publié le
15/06/2020
Par
Dick Sawyer
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14
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4-cabin version Two cabins in each hull that are more or less identical are what most 40 to 50-foot multihulls designed for charter can offer. Note that the Charter versions have become 4 cabins or Quatuor at Fountaine Pajot - a simple marketing concept to avoid the somewhat tarnished image of the word charter. A few figures communicated by Boris Compagnon, Sales Director of Bali/ Catana: «Of the biggest manufacturers who produce more than 100 units per year, 60% of their multihulls are 4-cabin versions. «With the exception perhaps of Fountaine, which is probably closer to 55%. For the smaller…
