WHY?

Speed isn’t exclusive to ocean racers or round-the-oceans competitors. Since the dawn of time, man has always tried to go as fast as possible to get from one point to the other. The Outremer catamaran has a part to play in this natural evolution. Onboard, speed becomes child’s play.

The pleasure of speed: it’s not a goal in itself, or an obsession, but to go fast across the water always gives you a real sense of inner jubilation, especially when you overtake other yachts effortlessly! This is what will happen to you aboard an Outremer. Without the slightest risk, you will unquestionably be one of the fastest on the water. Easy tacks, good speed and course upwind thanks to the daggerboards, you just won’t believe it.

The sensation of speed: 10 knots, the symbolic barrier for a number of monohulls, becomes a cruising speed aboard an Outremer. You are now regularly sailing at between 12 and 15 knots. The leeward bow eases without constraint, slicing through the sea in total serenity. It’s as if your Outremer is on tracks. You or your automatic pilot guide it along without a trace of apprehension. You’ll admire the wake her slender hulls carve out at speed. You bear away a few degrees, the tradewinds are now well-established and surfing on the Atlantic swell often ends at over 20 knots. It’s the end of your watch and you have to give up the helm, or relinquish your watch on deck, praying to Neptune and the wind Gods that nobody will beat YOUR record.

The safety of speed: The faster a boat goes, the more it is master of its own destiny. The performance of your Outremer, combined with the increasingly accurate weather information available from onboard, will enable you to take action against the wind and sea rather than simply endure it. It’s up to you to anticipate the wind shifts, to position yourself as best you can against the coming weather system. Thanks to the high average speeds of the Outremer, this dynamic sailing is all too real. What’s on offer is a reduced passage time, less exposure to the vagaries of the weather and a lot more downwind than close upwind on the menu.