How to Use catamaran in a Sentence

catamaran

noun
  • In the works are a catamaran and a boat for a jet-drive engine.
    Steve Waters, miamiherald, 11 Feb. 2018
  • The man was able to swim to a catamaran, whose crew helped him out of the water, the release said.
    Amy Simonson, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Watch the sun go down on a catamaran cruise with a cocktail in hand.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2021
  • Fleenor’s boat is fifty feet long and has a catamaran hull.
    David Owen, The New Yorker, 11 May 2022
  • The foiling catamarans can reach up to speeds up to 60 miles an hour!
    Nicole Fritton, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 June 2017
  • The foiling catamarans can reach up to speeds up to 60 miles an hour!
    Nicole Fritton, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 June 2017
  • Hebert said that while the crew counted, people on the tour were milling around the catamaran.
    Daniel Wu, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The crew and their belongings were saved but the catamaran was lost.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In fact, the duchess suited up in a GBR wetsuit and grey baseball cap to join Ainslie and the rest of the crew in their catamaran.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 31 July 2022
  • Wider’s first catamaran is now prowling the seas in Italy.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Tank Boat’s dimensions—59 feet long and 21 feet wide—reflect the catamaran hull.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2021
  • In the morning, catamarans glide up to the beach, kids line up for surf lessons, and golfers head to the courses at Kapalua.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
  • The boats used in the last America’s Cup were 72-foot catamarans.
    Roxanna Scott, USA TODAY, 29 May 2017
  • The setup can propel the catamaran up to eight knots sans noise and emissions.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The fire spread to a nearby 50-foot catamaran as heavy smoke blanketed the area.
    CBS News, 2 Jan. 2018
  • Mo’orea is just a 30 to 40 minute catamaran ride from Tahiti.
    Kaila Yu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The catamaran was left partially submerged in the strong winds and high waves.
    Gina Martinez, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2023
  • From there, take a cab 20 minutes to the ferry station and board a catamaran or ferry to the town of Stari Grad.
    Valerie Marino, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2019
  • Reuters reports that the woman was swimming beside the catamaran at the time of the attack.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Coming in at high speed, Burling dropped the catamaran off its foils and buried the starboard bow in the water to slow down.
    The Associated Press, New York Times, 30 May 2017
  • First, Colton and Becca go on a catamaran and dive for conches.
    Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 10 July 2018
  • But instead of wheels, the bike sits atop two pontoons, making it a sort of catamaran.
    Alix Martichoux, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The broad bow area of a catamaran is ideal for laying out with friends, and the galley is more spacious.
    Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The 56-foot catamaran, known simply as the CAT56, pairs the comfort and space of a multihull with the sleek and sporty stylings of a superyacht.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2023
  • But midway through, on a catamaran off the shore of Cannes, the basketball was, for a few brief hours, secondary.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The catamaran will premiere at the Monaco Yacht Show later this month.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Antigua and Barbuda are the next ports, where guests have a day to explore on land or via a catamaran cruise.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
  • The catamaran cuts up the Kona coast past striking black-sand beaches made by lava boulders that have been ground down by the waves over the past 150 years.
    Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 1 Jan. 2024
  • The hybrid-electric catamaran is the Italian shipyard’s first multihull, which can stay in electric mode during transatlantic trips for 80 percent of the time.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The biggest difference in terms of experience is that the catamarans are better party boats while monohulls are better sailboats.
    Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

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