The best power catamarans ride smoother than comparable monohulls, enjoy an efficiency edge, and also benefit from enhanced stability. But that’s just the best ones — there are also plenty of powercats out there which fall short in one way or another. And while each and every boat on the water differs, the safest way to know you’re buying one of the best is to choose one built by a top brand. There are far fewer catamaran brands than there are monohulls, so separating the wheat from the chaff isn’t quite as difficult a job as it might otherwise be. Still, if you’re a powercat fan, when you start looking at boats for sale be sure to check out these top choics.









Aquila Power Catamarans





Aquila power catamarans are well known for cruising comfort. Photo via Aquila.




Aquila has one of the largest and most diverse power catamaran lineups around, with their expanding line ranging from 28’ all the way to 70’. These are very different boats, too, including center consoles, dual consoles, a cuddy cabin, and flybridge yachts. Aquila started out building mostly cruising boats before expanding to include fishing boats and dayboats, but their reputation for building luxury powercats remains what they’re best known for to this day.





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Aspen Proa Catamarans





An Aspen Proa has different sized hulls and powerplants, netting a tremendous efficiency gain. Photo via Aspen Power Catamarans.




Of all the power catamaran builders out there Aspen is unquestionably the most unique. Their boats aren’t just cats, they also build “proa” cats which have two asymmetrical hulls designed so they account for engine torque and travel straight — despite one hull being 35-percent narrower than the other and most or all power being in just one hull. This gives them midrange speed cruising efficiency that beats just about any other type of powerboat out there. The eight-boat lineup includes a tender and full-size boats from 28’ to 40’. They’re also known for being exceptionally well-built, incorporating vinylester and isophthalic resins, S-glass, Kevlar, and cross-linked PVC coring. Most of the line focuses on cruisers, with some fishing ability.





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Caymas Fishing Powercats





The Caymas 44 CT is the newest model in the lineup. Photo via Caymas Boats.




Although the bulk of this brand’s offerings consists of monohulls, Caymas Boats produces three powercats, the 30 CT, 34 CT, and the 44CT. They are all high-end, high-performance fishing catamarans with twin steps in the semi-asymmetrical hulls. These boats are all about offshore angling from stem to stern, with gobs of livewell capacity, multiple insulated fishboxes, huge tackle stations, and rodholders galore. Speeds on all three models push close to 60 mph, and when we sea trialed a 34 we felt the smoothness of the ride was second to none.





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Fountaine Pajot Cruising Catamarans





If the idea of cruising in luxury sounds good to you, a Fountaine Pajot might be an ideal pick. Photo via Fountaine Pajot.




Fountain Pajot is one of those rare brands that builds both power catamarans and sailing catamarans. In the power line they focus on luxury cruisers, which includes five offerings from 36’ to 78’. All are designed to offer maximum comfort aboard, and feature inboard powerplants designed for maximum efficiency and cruising range.





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Freeman Fishing Catamarans





You might find a fishing rod holder or two aboard a Freeman 47. Photo via Freeman Boatworks.




Few fishing-oriented brands in the power catamaran world are as well-known as Freeman when it comes to building high-performance boats built for offshore action. Their lineup, ranging from 28’ to 47’, includes nothing but hard-core fishing boats equipped with just about every angling accessory known to man. They also provide blistering performance, with some models — even the largest — often hitting or exceeding the 70-mph mark.





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Invincible Fishing Catamarans





Blistering top-end speeds are a feature of Invincible powercats. Photo via Invincible Boats.




Invincible builds a mixed lineup of powercats and monohulls, with the catamarans ranging from 33’ to 46’. All are serious fishing boats, however, unlike many of the builders focused on fishing they do offer a cabin model in the form of their 46 Pilothouse. These boats are built with high-tech construction methods including vacuum infusion, and have designs with semi-asymmetrical hulls, multiple steps, and variable-degree deadrise. Performance is exceptional even among the top tier of powercats, with the 46 (rigged with quadruple 450-hp outboards) able to touch 80 mph.





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Leopard Cruising Catamarans





Once known for sailing catamarans, today Leopard's line of power catamarans garners the headlines. Photo via Leopard Catamarans.




Leopard is a catamaran brand that’s been around longer than many, having launched its first 45 back in 1997. But they started with sailing catamarans and just began adding powercats a decade later; today there are three offerings in the power line at 40’, 46’, and 53’. All are designed to maximize space aboard and provide efficient cruising, and every model currently in the lineup has been recognized with one award or another. The 40 was voted European Powerboat of the Year in 2024, the 46 won a Best of Boats award in 2022, and the 53 was named Multihull of the Year in 2020.





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Nor-Tech High Performance Catamarans





Nor-Tech cats are all about speed. Photo via Premiumboats.com.




Nor-Tech phased out its production of high-performance catamarans in recent years, but these were so popular in the early 2000s that there are usually several on the used boat market at any given time. Known for being incredibly well-built and of a professional caliber on the racing circuit, these boats can reach utterly blistering speeds. Nor-Tech has built power catamarans with 3,700-hp turbine engines that can break 200 mph, and many of their power cats will easily run in excess of 100 mph.





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Twin Vee Power Catamarans





Twin Vee has a wide range of boats in its lineup, stretching from 24' all the way to 40'. Photo via Twin Vee.




Florida builder Twin Vee is one of the largest production catamaran builders around, and has a lineup of center console and dual console boats which are fishing inclined and range from 24’ to 40’. Older models had a rough look but in the past decade the company redesigned and upgraded its entire line to GFX and STX models, bringing the fit and finish level up a notch. Still, what this brand is best known for is providing an extremely smooth-running power catamaran that costs significantly less than many competitors.





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World Cat Catamarans





World Cat says they're the largest producer of power catamarans on the face of the planet. Photo via World Cat Boats.




World Cat is one of the most recognizable brands in the world of power catamarans — in fact, according to the company they’re the largest producer of power catamarans in the world. Their line is a mix of center console and dual console fishing and family boats ranging from 23’ to 40’. These are known for being stoutly built boats with a high level of fit and finish. Their dual consoles are also known for being extremely comfortable, offering the family full protection from the weather along with the smooth cat ride.





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Power catamarans are a niche part of the overall boat market, and on the whole you’ll see far fewer brands and options as compared to monohulls. In addition to these top picks, however, there are many boutique builders turning out a small number of boats every year. Many of these, such as Arrowcat, C-Dory, Privilege, and Tideline, to name a few, can be quite impressive in their own right. And they could prove to be best for you, personally. But looking at the power catamaran market with a wide lens, for most boaters these 10 brands will stand head and shoulders above the rest. And for powercat fans, they’ll certainly prove that two hulls are indeed better than one.





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Editor's Note: This article was originally published in Feburary 2024 and was last updated in April 2025.


Written by: Lenny Rudow
With over two decades of experience in marine journalism, Lenny Rudow has contributed to publications including YachtWorld, boats.com, Boating Magazine, Marlin Magazine, Boating World, Saltwater Sportsman, Texas Fish & Game, and many others. Lenny is a graduate of the Westlawn School of Yacht Design, and he has won numerous BWI and OWAA writing awards.