Operating A Catamaran

Learn the essentials of sailing and operating a cruising catamaran safely and effectively, whether you plan to buy, charter, or simply want to understand the differences from monohulls.

90-Min On Demand Session English Unlimited Access

Catamarans comprise a large and growing percentage of the cruising and chartering market. In the online class, Lisa & Andy Batchelor, writers of ASA’s Cruising Catamarans Made Easy textbook, explain how to sail a cruising catamaran and maneuver it while under power. Make the most of your multihull experience by learning how to operate a catamaran safely and effectively.


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WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?

Suitable for all levels of sailors, this online class is for anyone wanting to explore the basics and the finer points of operating a cruising catamaran, and who wish to learn the techniques for sailing, motoring and docking.

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

Discover how a catamaran’s structural features affect its stability, speed and maneuverability. Lisa and Andy will cover basic sail plans, sail controls, and techniques for effective performance on all points of sail, tacking and jibing as well as Man Overboard recovery. You’ll learn how to maneuver a twin-engine catamaran under power, including techniques for mooring, anchoring, docking alongside and docking in a slip.

TOPICS COVERED

  • Stability features
  • Helm position pros and cons
  • Catamaran rigs
  • Sail options – mainsail, jib/genoa, screechers and spinnakers
  • Sail and rigging controls
  • Reefing techniques
  • Upwind, Reaching and Downwind trim and techniques
  • Maneuvering under Power
  • Motoring at cruising speed
  • Close quarters maneuvering
  • Mooring, anchoring and Mediterranean mooring
  • Docking alongside and in a slip

YOUR HOSTS

CAPTAINS LISA BATCHELOR FRAILEY & ANDY BATCHELOR

Sail Solomons ASA School & Charter Base, Founders

Captains Andy Batchelor and Lisa Batchelor Frailey are both lifelong sailors and retired military officers. Andy served in the Royal Air Force in aviation and intelligence, and Lisa served in the US Navy in aviation, meteorology and oceanography – a combination of skills that have proven very useful to sailing and passagemaking. They founded and operated Sail Solomons ASA school and charter base, receiving numerous awards for ASA Outstanding School and Outstanding Instructors.

Andy and Lisa wrote ASA’s textbooks for Bareboat Cruising, Catamaran Cruising, and Dinghies and Outboard and are the primary contributors to ASA’s Advanced Cruising and Seamanship text. Their most recent book, Docking & Maneuvering Made Easy, is American Sailing’s new textbook for the ASA 118 Docking Endorsement. Lisa also regularly teaches the ASA 119, Marine Weather Endorsement.

Cruising for seven years onboard their Passport 47 ZINGARO and Outbound 46 KINETIC, Andy and Lisa have made numerous coastal passages and ocean voyages, conducting cruising and passagemaking training while living aboard in exotic locations. They also organize and lead sailing flotillas on cruising catamarans and monohulls in the Caribbean. Andy and Lisa are regular speakers at Cruisers’ University and present many live and virtual seminars.

Andy and Lisa launched Kinetic Sailing to offer marine consulting, charter brokerage, instructional yacht deliveries and tailored instruction with a global scope. They are USCG Captains, cruisers, instructors, analysts and business owners with a wealth of experience in the sailing industry.