Small catamarans can cover long distances at sea with safety and surprising comfort.  This is something that marks multihulls apart from the dinghy and keelboat fleets which rarely stray off a restricted race track.  Opportunities for sailors to test their long distance skills are as follows:

UK long distance catamaran racing

The most popular races are

• East Coast Piers Race organised by Marconi Sailing Club
• Kent Forts Race organised by Whitstable Yacht Club
• Solent Forts Race organised by Hayling Ferry Sailing Club
• Solent Slog organised by Weston Sailing Club

European long distance races

Several long distance races are run each year, especially in Holland, Belgium and France.  For example….

• Ronde om Texel, the famous race round the Dutch island of Texel which regularly attracts more than 500 boats
• Raide de Houat, a long distance race held during the EuroCat regatta at Carnac in Brittany, France
• Raide de Corsair, run from St. Malo in France along the beautiful Brittany coastline
• Raid Revenge, an endurance event held in the Swedish Baltic Archipelago