Sunsail 384 Cat Launched into Charter Service

The first time you step aboard to take command of your average bareboat catamaran can be unsettling if you haven’t done it before, because the vessel seems as wide as it is long. I remember surveying a 46-footer I was about to take my friends out on, under the Sunsail Yacht Charters flag, looking nervously at the right-hand turn we would have to take as we exited the docks, and how cluttered the anchorage beyond looked. Much to my surprise, as we cast off and I engaged the two engines, widely separated in the twin hulls, I discovered I could easily steer with more or less throttle from either engine. Soon we were underway on what would be an unforgettable cruise in St. Lucia and Martinique, in the Caribbean.