Don't do it!! You won't go back and you'll want to sell your future live-aboard mono!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />

Making the switch is easy. We chartered a Lagoon 47 after years of mono sailing and had no problems. You have to reef based on wind speed, the boat won't tell you when to reef like a mono can. Also you won't be able to point as high and tacking about 100 deg or slightly more. Use the main traveller alot more. That's about the only differences in sailing. For living conditions, no comparison. When we see mono's swinging like metronomes in an anchorage, we're barely moving. You can leave your beer on the galley counter while you fix a sandwich standing straight up sailing at 10 knots. You can turn the boat inside its own length. Docking is a piece of cake. I'm telling you, if you plan to cruise, you're making a dangerous move trying a cat!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />