Catamaran Training

Catamarans have two hulls connected by a structure. That gives them much more space than monohulls at the same length.

But catamarans are also much wider and have two engines, one in each hull, so they are handled very differently. That is what brings us to Pomer, where JoJo offers catamaran training. The one-week training is split into two parts, 3 days of maneuver training in and around the harbor, and then a three-day trip. Since someone always has to look after the dog, we decided that I would do the maneuver training and Alex the fun second part.

For 3 days we practice berthing and leaving in every shape and form. We are a crew of six plus sailing instructor Lukas, and we got pretty awful weather. The partly strong wind was actually a good thing, since you can practice at the limit without having to worry about your own boat. The rain, though, really did not need to be part of the package.

The funny thing about the catamaran is that you do not even need the helm: with the 2 engines you can drive the thing like a tank and even turn on the spot. Less funny is that, because of the tall superstructure, this box is pretty sensitive to wind, and if you are not careful, the wind just blows you away and the engines are not necessarily strong enough in every case to save the maneuver. But that is what fenders are for…

Lukas does a great job and by the third day we all more or less get the hang of it, and I am completely done in. But this was absolutely necessary. I cannot understand any charter company that hands out boats like this without extra training. And as always: JoJo does an excellent job.

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