The majority of sailboats have monohulls, but world circumnavigators seem to prefer trimaran hulls for their innate stability.
Mono-hulls are the most popular.
Displacement hull.
Displacement hull.
A catamaran (or just a 'cat') has two hulls on both sailboats and power boats A trimaran has more than two.
There are many variants: Some single-hulled sailboats have V-hulls, while others are flat-bottomed. Others are twin-hulled and these are called catamarans. Yet others are called trimarans because they have THREE hulls.
Mono-displacement hulls. Trawlers are often soft chined, 'S' type can often be seen on sailing vessels.The hull type depends and what charectaristics the designer wishes to incorporate. With modern materials many more types of hull design are possible.
I'm not certain, but I believe there were 60+ hulls of the Taswell 43 built, beginning in 1988.
A round hull.
Round Bottom hull
Mono-displacement hulls. Trawlers are often soft chined, 'S' type can often be seen on sailing vessels.The hull type depends and what charectaristics the designer wishes to incorporate. With modern materials many more types of hull design are possible.
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Mono Hull