I just got this picture from Fisherman’s Bay, Lopez Island. No wake and fast. Of course. I don’t know what design. It looks about right to me though.
Maybe a bit bigger amas with reverse bows also. For that badly timed run out Cattle Pass.
Category Archives: Trimarans
37 Trimaran Picture
I just got this picture of one of my 37′ trimaran designs from the old days. It must have been the third or fourth design I ever did. August 1986. Hand drawing days. I’m struck by how good it looks to me at the first telling glance. Cylinder molded plywood epoxy. I hear that it also may be for sale soon.
WT-1
This little power trimaran unit appeared at the local Searay dealer. This is the pointy end.
Am thinking that it actually should be called WT-F.
Racing 1981
I am doing more scans from the old photos. This is Smoholla the Shaman racing, probably in summer 1981. It would have had the board instead of the keel, but with the old amas still.
Its interesting that we are behind Seafire, a Brown 40, as we won every race that year. Except a second against Limelight at Hoggshead. The mug is the diabolically brilliant Bob Dean. I’m not sure who the speedy cat on the left is. Maybe it is Limelight. This was a scan of an ancient Xerox. You use what you got; goes for photos and sail wardrobes.
Trimaran Ski
One of the fun things about this job is that I get to see all kinds of things.
Someone sent this to me asking if I wanted to invest in this big production run. I’m always amused that the proponents of these kind of units are so certain of their success, without any water miles.
35′ Tri Process Picture
A screen capture of transparent mode.
Flat surfaces are placed. Next they get the cutouts.
23′ Trimaran Update
I finally got the first run of modeling the updated 23 daysail trimaran. Version B will have ama rudders and the even hotter version C will have foils. It is a developed plywood/epoxy unit with core vacuum bagged onto the flat surfaces needing that. And carbon fiber where it helps. At around 360 kg lightship weight, it can be built for around $5000 us in construction materials. The connecting beams should be carbon mast sections. The camper version comes next.
Looks Like Trikala
A couple of people have noted to me that this new MM TF-10 looks like my Trikala 19, with foils.
I must have come up in the world. MM used to only copy Tony Grainger.
Fake Trimaran
Has to be another Palmer Johnson. Not sure why they even bothered adding the amas. It is still a huge fuel guzzling megayacht. It must be some kind of cultural change when vestigal amas are added to megayachts as style points.
As an aside, Andre Cocquyt is presenting the 32′ KHSD power tri at the PBB Refit Show in Ft. Lauderdale later this January 26 and 27. https://refitshow.com/
Resort Trimaran
I’ve been modeling and producing shop drawings for this little unit for several years now. it looks like they might be in production soon. The idea is to be as simple to operate as possible for beginners. More details as I learn them.
