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A general rule of thumb is that a sailboat can go about 1.34 times the square root of its waterline length in knots.
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View Post: How Much Does a Sail Cost?A small catamaran costs $10,000 to $30,000. Used cruising catamarans run $200,000 to $600,000, and a new Lagoon or comparable production cat starts around $5…
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