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The Comet 21 Trimaran

December 14, 2017, 6:20 am
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In this post we feature the Comet 21 Trimaran design from Matt Cooper. His 17 foot beach tri can be seen in the previous post.

As is the case with his smaller beach tri, building plans are also available for this sailboat. (They’re not pricey either)!

About this larger, 21-footer, Matt writes an ample description, which includes the following:

“The main hull (vaka) is multi-chined with a narrow flat bottom, graceful stem profile, and vertical stern to carry the kick-up rudder. The boat is built of marine plywood over a light spruce frame. The topsides are ¼” (6mm) while the bottom and decks are 3/8” (9mm). The main hull features a small cuddy cabin forward, a storage compartment aft, and a self-bailing center cockpit.”

With his permission are a couple Comet 21 pics (see more on his webpage)…

As you can see for yourself, the amas on this boat are very Newick-esque. See Matt’s design bio here.

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3 New Products for Sailing from Windrider

December 18, 2017, 1:24 pm
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I recently had the opportunity to check out 3 new sailing-related products from Windrider. In my opinion, they all appear to be excellent quality and functional. I’ve written reviews for all 3 on Amazon.

The first is a “dry bag,” the second is a “shirt” and the third is “water shoes.” Here are a few pics, right after they arrived at my home:

My Amazon reviews (with links to these products) are as follows…

WindRider – Waterproof Dry Bag
Here is my Amazon review:

Click here to see the full description of this dry bag on Amazon.

WindRider Men’s Rash Guard Swim Shirt
Here is my Amazon review:

Click here to read the complete description of this swim shirt on Amazon.

WindRider Neoprene Water Shoes With Drain Hole
Here is my Amazon review:

Click here to read the complete description for these water shoes on Amazon.

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Windrider Foul Weather Gear Bibs

December 30, 2017, 11:44 am
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I treated myself to a end-of-the-year present (yes, another piece of sailing gear :-)

Thanks again to Windrider for these foul weather bibs for sailing, kayaking or fishing.

They’re durable, comfortable and super easy to quickly put on. Lots of velcro and a few strong zippers make these very practical for use.

Click on the ad image below to go to the listing page for these bibs on Amazon.

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Sailing with Three Bags Full

January 16, 2018, 6:26 am
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Sailor Algie Bennett shared the following videos with me this week. The guys who built this small tri obviously have some experience with boatbuilding techniques.

And here is the result…

Algie found the following posted about this boat on sailing anarchy: http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?/topic/195719-homemade-small-tri/

If anyone can offer more info about it that would be great.

Algie, but the way, hopes to be sharing more on his website at http://www.smalltrimaran.co.uk/ as soon as he can continue with his latest trimaran building project. (He has been very busy with work in the past year).

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Expandacraft for Boat Rental & More

January 23, 2018, 7:51 am
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Here are a couple of videos (below) from Expandacraft. They offer a clear display of how the commercial hulls can be used to create a unique small trimaran.

We’ve talked about Expandacraft here before: http://smalltrimarans.com/blog/building-double-outrigger-canoes-using-expandacraft/

The first vid is an explanation and the second is a short demonstration. Thanks to Tony Waterman for sharing this video with us!

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Meermark M17 Trimarans Coming

January 31, 2018, 8:46 pm
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I heard from Thomas von Meer yesterday, the proprietor of Meermark Ltd. The 2018 versions of the Meermark M17 double outrigger canoes are now in the first phase of production.

This new production boat has been posted about previously here and also here.

We had a great conversation on the phone and the most interesting part of it was our discussion about the new centerboard addition. Thomas said the new spring loaded centerboard allows for both ease-of-use and increased upwind sailing performance in the boat. It still allows, however, for sailors to maintain the ability to sail in just inches of water with the board in retracted position.

The centerboard retracts into the main hull underneath the front seat. The sailor, sitting in the front seat of that main center hull, is able to pull the board either up or down using a control line attached to a quick release cleat.

M17 hulls, offered in blue, yellow, red, or white color, can be made with either new and recycled plastic. (The company plans on posting more information about this no their website coming the months).

You’ll want to contact Meermark via their website if you’re interested in obtaining one of these boats or have any specific questions.

Thomas said the M17s can be shipped worldwide and the company is also interested in speaking with potential distributors in the United States and Europe.

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A Windsurfmaran Trimaran?

February 15, 2018, 9:38 am
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Here is a self-described Windsurfmaran. It’s an interesting-looking thing sent to me by one of our readers (many thanks Edward H

I wonder if it can sail … meaning, sail well? Perhaps we’ll find out more about this in the future.

In the meantime, here is more about the Windsurfmaran (including many pictures) on the builder’s blog – https://windsurfmaran.wordpress.com/

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New 10 Foot Trimaran Update

February 20, 2018, 5:37 pm
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New Trix 10 in Indonesia

February 21, 2018, 2:27 pm
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Sailor Walter Monici sent me the photo (below) of a new Trix 10 trimaran … in Indonesia.

Walter also shared a tidbit of correspondence he received from Tom Plummer, who built this boat.

And for anyone interested, here is Walter’s facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/walter.monici
… and the post about TRIX is found here? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1839129056132352&set=a.886159568095977.1073741828.100001058276052&type=3&theater

Tom wrote to Walter:
Ciao Walter
Here she is. Nowhere near as smooth as classy as your boat but she’s finished and sails great. I plan to convert the outriggers using converted surfboard. I think it’s the only Trix in Indonesia?! Thanks again the generosity in sharing your knowledge!
Best
Tom

And Walter wrote to me:
Hi Joe,
Thank you for your help and appreciation.
This email that I received contains the photo of the first TRIX 10 ‘built with my project in Indonesia by Tom Plummer. I feel like I’m on that beach too, at least a little bit.
Warm regards,
Walter

Thanks to both guys for letting us see this boat :-)

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The Super Foiler

February 25, 2018, 11:16 am
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Okay, this isn’t your average small tri. Or at least the kind we usually feature in our posts.

Technically, this is a trailerable boat … right? Well, then let’s post about it.

I hadn’t seen this one until our friend Ian McGehee (thank you sir) sent me the following link, along with the YouTube video (below).

Get the full scoop at https://www.superfoiler.com

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Unique 26-Foot Trimaran in Australia

February 25, 2018, 5:19 pm
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Another interesting find by Ian McGehee – A unique 8 meter trimaran listed for sale. He shares this one with us at the following link: http://www.quicksales.com.au/ad/2015-trimaran-custom/itemid-2000155493

I link to the pics, shown below, at the quicksales.com site

The description from that page is as follows:
“The main hull is a surfboat with the arma’s from a 5 metre Hydra cat. All hulls have been epoxied prior to antifoul. It was built in 2015, though of course the hulls are older. It has an 8 metre aluminium mast and a carbon prodder. The total weight is only 750 kgs which makes it quite fast. The included Yamaha 6hp outboard can push it to 10 knots and 12 knots has been achieved under just the asymmetrical. There are no through hull fittings and is totally watertight. I’ll heading overseas for an extended trip and would rather see someone enjoying this fun vessel rather then having it languishing on the mooring. Make me a reasonable offer and it’s yours.”

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One Trimaran in the 2018 Everglades Challenge

February 25, 2018, 5:38 pm
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F101 Foiling Trimaran

February 28, 2018, 6:14 am
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Here we see the F101 foiling trimaran (another great find here from our friend Ian McGehee). As I look at this, I am amazed how the foiling thing has impacted so much of the sailing community.

From the main page of their website we read this: “The F101 is an all new foiling trimaran, aimed specifically at those sailors that, for whatever reason, thought foiling was too difficult for them. The F101 concept originates from the experience of teaching many people to foil in the international Moth class, and addressing the main barriers they faced. So we set about creating a new boat without the design restrictions of a box rule – in this way foiling can be made easier.”

Check out the F101 photo gallery page here: http://foilingworld.co.uk/foiling101-gallery/

And their video page here: http://foilingworld.co.uk/f101-videos/

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Trikala Trimaran for Sale in Charleston

March 2, 2018, 8:17 pm
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Small tri sailing friend Eric Dahlkamp let me know about this Trikala trimaran. He spotted it on Craigslist (Charleston area) – https://charleston.craigslist.org/boa/d/19-foot-trimaran-for-sale/6474651362.html

Trikala, by the way, is a Kurt Hughes design.

I was able to get in touch with the current owner — Dan D. — who shares some great pics and info of this sailboat with us.

Please contact Dan via his Craigslist page if you’re interested in this boat.

Dan writes:

This boat has an interesting history that I’ve only been able to patch together from the limited documentation that exists. I bought it in 2007 from a fellow down in the hill country of Texas, Steve Wesson.

He told me that he sailed it primarily on inland lakes. I don’t recall how long Steve owned the boat, but he evidently purchased it from a dealer in New Jersey, and my understanding is that this dealer imported the boat from Spain. She was built somewhere in Spain as a part of a production run of 20 boats by two business partners that evidently went out of the boat business subsequent to their Trikala 19 venture.

I sailed the boat around the Charleston area. Occasionally on Chalreston Harbor, but primarily in the Stono River.

My reason for purchasing the boat was two-fold. I was the editor of Practical Sailor magazine at the time and needed a test platform for gear and equipment. I also wanted to explore this watery region, the Carolina Lowcountry, and this boat offered a good means for that.

She’s shallow draft (roughly 12″ with the daggerboard up, and 3′ with the daggerboard deployed), so she’s appropriate for this region that is renowned for its mud flats. She sails well enough to outdo the tides in most circumstances, so that’s an advantage getting to and from the launching ramp.

She’s light enough to be towed by a Volvo station wagon, which I had during much of the time I’ve owned the boat. And, in a pinch, you could sleep aboard her by using the tramps. (I never ended up doing that.)

All in all, the Trikala 19 is a pretty versatile daysailer. She’s fun to sail even though this particular model is not rigged with any furling gear. We set the chute out of the bag from the leeward tramp.

With the kite up and relatively flat water, she’ll easily sail at 14 or 15 knots. With just the working sails deployed, she’s capable of 12 knots in the right wind and wave conditions.

My sole reservation about the boat pertains to the mast stepping. The spar is 28 feet long and a fairly heavy aluminum extrusion. You’re best bet is to step it with three people. It can be stepped with two, and I’ve actually brought it down by myself, but I don’t recommend that unless you have some sort of gin pole rigged for that purpose.

Getting the mast up and down is the only dicey part about rigging the boat or derigging her. The rest of the sailing prep chores require about 30 minutes (extending the amas and fixing them in place, reaving the tramps, etc.).

I’d say this is an appropriate boat for someone who has the time to occasionally maintain her (she needs some cosmetic attention) and the time to sail her. If that person has a mooring to keep the boat, that renders the mast-stepping concern moot. Unfortunately, I’ve kept the boat on a trailer in my yard most of the time, so I have to rig and de-rig her each time I want to sail.

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Snipe Hobie Trimaran Update

March 4, 2018, 8:09 pm
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A short update here about the Snipe Hobie trimaran built by sailor Bob Paine. (It has to do with the re-addition of oarlocks to the boat).

Bob writes:
Joe,
When I bought the Snipe, it had oars and oarlocks installed by the prior owner. In short time, I removed them, not able to appreciate their utility in a sailboat.
However, after being stuck a few times in the grass that extends several yards into the lake in front of my house and after having waded chest high a few times, I quickly saw the utility and put them back on the boat. They help in getting me out past the grass where I can raise the sail and go.
Attached are some updated photos.
Bob Paine

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Trimaran Rescue During the EC

March 7, 2018, 8:54 am
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Just saw this in the news. So glad Randy is okay! (Full article link follows the snip below).

Opening text from the article at news-press.com:
“Randy Smyth’s attempt at repeating or beating a record he set in 2017 in an 300-mile expedition-style race down the west coast of Florida fell short on Saturday when the National Sailing Hall of Fame member’s boat capsized 12 miles south of Sanibel Island.

Smyth, 63, of Fort Walton Beach, one of North America’s top multihull sailors, was rescued without injury off his 20-foot trimaran sailboat Sizzor by the U.S. Coast Guard.”

Click here to read the full article…

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Trimaran Recovered from the EC Capsize

March 11, 2018, 6:33 pm
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Just saw this news regarding the recovery of Randy’s boat from the capsize off Sanibel during the EC. It’s great this boat was recovered … especially that unique wing sail!

“Hall of fame sailor Randy Smyth called it a needle-in-a-haystack moment — the recovery of his 20-foot sailboat Synergy a day after it capsized near Sanibel Island during a 300-mile race down Florida’s west coast.

Smyth, 63, is one of North America’s top multihull sailors with all manner of awards, records and accomplishments.

Still, it was up to the U.S. Coast Guard to rescue him off the capsized trimaran the night of March 2 about 12 miles south of Sanibel.“…

Click here to continue reading on Naplesnews.com

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Flying Mantis (Foiling) Trimaran

March 18, 2018, 5:27 pm
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Wow. Our friend Ian McGehee just sent me the link to another foiling trimaran. This one is called the Flying Mantis.

The homepage on the website of this new production sailboat reads:
“The Flying Mantis is a lightweight carbon, world-class trimaran for the solo sailor. High performance and forgiving multihull sailing with the ability to change from dagger board sailing into a foiling trimaran. Designed to deliver flexibility, speed and excitement to sailors of all sizes and abilities, including taller and heavier sailors with a weight range of up to 120kgs.“

The Flying Mantis can be sailed with a daggerboard or the foils.


Here is a video featuring this boat…

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Eureka Canoe with Double Outriggers

March 29, 2018, 10:15 am
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Here is terrific-looking Eureka Canoe (designed by Michael Storer) with double outriggers. The outriggers are also Michael’s design.

I received a very nice email from him this week (which is how I learned about this boat).

The 2 videos below can be found on the YouTube Channel link in the below. Be sure to watch them to really get a nice gander at what is going on with this little craft.

Thank you Michael, very much for sharing!

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Hi Joe,

Daniel Caselli in Montevideo Uruguay has been sailing his Eureka with outriggers for a couple of years I guess. He keeps putting up new ones of the boat in races and winds far exceeding what were in my mind.

Here is the video list: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=caselli+savonniere

The interesting design aspect that stands out is in stronger winds with his wife in the bow of the Eureka paddling canoe hull there is zero tendency to nosedive. That flat narrow bottom panel keeps the nose well out – pushing nose out and sucking tail down.

I guess I poke around your site for a couple of hours every two months … Always something to look at and ponder over.

Haven’t got closer to doing a small tri yet. Just about to release a plan for a 14ft canoe called the Viola 14 – there is always something in the way! Would dearly love to get something around the scale of a Bucc24 on the water to look at more of the islands.

Cheers!
MIK

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SeaRail 19 Trimaran in the Spring

April 23, 2018, 7:27 pm
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Thom Davis is enjoying his SeaRail 19 trimaran. He shares a couple pics and vides below.

Thom writes:

Now that spring has sprung, I have a couple videos and GPS tracks to show. The SeaRail 19 does well in light breeze. The self-tacking jib makes it a dream to sail single handed. Downwind, the asymspin as supplied by Hyde leaves something to be desired since the anti torque rope that they use is insufficient to get a good furl at the top of the spin … so I converted the spin to a top down furling system (it is handy to be a sailmaker sometimes). Here are links to the sails on March 30 and 31; below are pictures of the gps tracks over the past weekend.

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