Ontheboat said:
So, can anyone relate the experience of the first time chartering (skippering) a cat after years of chartering monohulls?
What's the learning curve, most difficult thing? I can back a monohull with a 15' beam into a 16' slip, but have never dealt with twin screws and what looks to be a more difficult helm view.
I'm having a hard time coming up with anything I'd call difficult or requires much of a learning curve - more like "adjustments" to what you already do. SeaSeaRider nailed the things that are different. I have read a few reviews where the helm position made it difficult to see the opposite hull but that is a design issue. It is a little weird to look over and see the distant hull is a lot further away than you're used to the first time you go to a dock. Steering with the engines is a delight.
