Eclipse 32 catamaran tradewind sailing

We sailed thousands of miles in the tradewinds in our 32ft Eclipse catamaran. We are seen here sailing under autopilot in company with a much larger monohull. Our speed was 10-12 knots, theirs was about 7. They took photos of us as we passed them, and it is one of those that is the heading photo for my youtube channel. You can see the mainsail has a tight preventer to control twist and stabilise the sail. And, although you cannot see it, the genoa is barberhauled out, again to reduce leech twist. (You can see it in the heading photo though) With careful positioning of the stoppers only two winches are needed for all sail controls, including spinnaker and screecher. The wood burning stove had little use! So the chimney was capped over. The 200w solar panels were just enough to be self sufficient for power so we never needed to run the engine for battery charging, yet we had a fridge/freezer and full electronics. More on the Eclipse here https://www.sailingcatamarans.com/index.php/designs-2/5-catamarans-over-40ft/184-eclipse And my Youtube channel here https://www.youtube.com/user/WoodsDesigns