#boat performance

Are modern foiling monohulls actually faster and safer, or just expensive marketing gimmicks for weekend racers?

Would you switch from a traditional inboard to a saildrive for better performance and maintenance?

Are high-performance racing yachts just marketing fluff, while heavy cruisers get unfairly judged as outdated?

Are modern cruising catamarans just overpriced, slow, and fragile compared to monohulls?

What’s the biggest performance killer on a long offshore passage?

Is a planning hull always superior to a displacement hull, or are we just afraid of slow efficiency?

Is flat-out speed on a race boat always the prize, or is comfort and stowage the true value in a cruising yacht?