• The “ TRIAD " Class TRIMARAN gives you engineered design for hot rod performance with outstanding safety and comfort.
  • The Planing Floats use dynamic lift for high speed without the "hull speed" limitation of sharp "displacement" shapes. The low drag floats give top performance on all points of sailing and allow the boat to drive ahead to relieve wind load in the sails when the knockdown gust strikes. Superior performance proved by wins against the fastest competitive multihulls in organized racing.
  • Full battened sail-rotating alloy mast with internal halyards.
  • Dagger board and solid rudder are standard but pivoted board and rudder are optional.
  • The "TRIAD" uses plywood stressed skin construction with fiberglass covering-pound for pound the strongest boat construction.
  • Cross beams are aircraft type box spars.
  • Total weight about 700 pounds-highly trailerable. Boat breaks down to easily handled components by removal of 4 bolts and 4 pins. Erection is a 15 minute job.
  • The 7 by 8 foot deck gives lots of room for day sailing-a simple boom tent makes it into a roomy camp cruiser. The 7 by 8 foot cockpit is self bailing.

(The following artifcles reprinted from Messing About in Boats Magazine)

The High Performance Trimaran by Joe Dobler

Conventional sailboats have a speed limitation, commonly called "hull speed", which is somewhat dependent on length, weight and shape and which sets an effective upper limit of speed possible under sail. This is the result of wave-making by the boat as it pushes the water aside in its forward movement. Hull speed may be increased to a certain extent by making the boat light and long and slender, but the limit, though a little higher, is still there.

Below its hull speed, the conventional or displacement boat is very easily driven. The Indian canoe is an excellent example of a fine lined displacement boat. lt is famous for ease of propulsion at low speed.

Single hulled sailboats have shapes which are largely determined by their need for stability to enable them to stand up to the heeling force of their sails. The result is a relatively full bodied hull with pronounced wavemaking tendencies. Such a boat of, say, 25 feet waterline length will go about 8 mph at best.

The catamaran gets its stability in another way, so each of its two hulls can be made even finer than the canoe. It must be designed for good performance in light winds as well as strong, however, and the limit due to wavemaking though higher, is still there.

The trimaran combines a single line hull, to carry the load, with a smaller hull on each side to provide the stability. The wind pushes on the sails and the trimaran resists the heeling force by transferring some ofits weight to the lee float, which can then push up with a force equal to the weight applied to it. This is in accord with the ancient law that water pushes upward on a vessel with a force equal to the weight of the water displaced by the vessel. The float is shorter than the main hull and if it is canoe shaped or V-bottom design, its resistance to forward movement will increase rapidly with increased load, approaching a hull speed which will be lower than that of the main hull. Obviously this is not good, we expect to go faster, not slower, when the wind blows harder. What to do?

There is another kind of boat, with a planing hull, which gets its support not by displacing the water but from dynamic lift as it gives the water a quick downward push in passing. At low speed the planing boat will behave as a displacement boat but with high resistance since it is a poor shape for low speed operation. It is ideal for high speed operation, however, as the resistance increases only slightly with increased speed and the planing hull is not caught in the hull speed trap. The lift provided increases rapidly with speed increase and is dependent on the area in contact with the water.

Planing floats, the obvious solution for our trimaran. In light winds there will be little load on the lee float, so it will plane at low speed. When the wind blows harder the faster speed will give the float more lift and we have a neat self adjusting system. As load is transferred to the float the lighter main hull has less resistance, the total may actually decrease. The result - speed. This is the high performance trimaran.

Some people will say, "I am not greatly interested in speed, l just want to cruise. Give me safety, with speed a secondary consideration." No argument there, we all want safety, first and the time. There are various kinds of safety. Appendicitis or an infection from a trivial appearing wound may occur on any boat. Speed in reaching treatment is important here. Safety from capsizing is the area which is principally dependent on the design of the boat. A boat will capsize only when the wind forces can push it over easier than they can push it ahead. The multi-hull boat cannot heel to spill the wind, its ultimate safety will depend on its ability to spill the wind by spurting ahead when the knockdown gust strikes unexpectedly. l would not be so rash as to say any boat is non-capsizable, but certainly, the one with the least resistance to forward movement when the lee float is heavily loaded will be most non-capsizable. So, the planing float trimaran gives safety as the result of speed and not at the expense of it. I am sure that anyone who understands the situation will want the fastest boat under these conditions.

The boat really works well By Joel Waldman

"September 2. l98l: I am the owner of the Triad originally owned by Lee Buffum and, since I am actively using it again. I thought I would write and let you know of its status. After using the boat up in the San Francisco Bay area for about three years, I left to go on job shop assignments in the Pasadena, Maryland and Culver City areas. Each year I thought l’d be back the next year, leaving the boat unused (on the trailer) is really inexcusable for both the boat and myself.

The winds and waters of the Channel Islands area were very easy on the boat. compared with the winds. currents and swells up here, and the boat just had its second major fix—up since I brought it up here in 1975. I have almost always used it as a cruising boat and I really pushed it to its limits in that direction recently when a friend and myself set out for a two-week trip from Redwood City to the Sacramento Delta region.

When I first brought the boat up here the first addition was a motor, which was a necessity up here, and I bought a 5 hp long—shaft Seagull and made a bracket for same. However, the boat is much too wet for a Seagull. which seems to be disabled by a couple of drops of water in the wrong places, and I had a lot of trouble because of its undependability when wet. We had to return the day after we started out because of the motor, which was also suffering from corrosion in the cooling system after the long period ofdisuse. I bought a used 9.8 hp Mercury with external tank, which is really overkill and l’ve never run it at full power. but it is a really dependable motor. Angel Island to Martinez and then into the Delta itself.

On the way back we were worried about the winds which are usually really blowing into Carquinaz Strait and Suisun Bay, so we stopped in Pittsburg and rigged the boat for night sailing (l‘ve done a lot ofsailing at night up here) and waited for the winds to slow down. l’ve always had trouble keeping running lights watertight, but we did all right this time with the ones we rigged up. It probably appeared somewhat pretentious to put up a radar reflector on an open l9‘ racer/day sailor, but I had recently bought it for this occasion since we left around 3 AM and had to go many miles through a sometimes-narrow channel which was also used by oceangoing freighters and tankers (we did pass one going in the opposite direction sometime during the night). We tumed this part of the trip into a 40-mile straight shot from Pittsburg to Angel Island.

As it tumed out, it was :110-day, approximately 175-mile round trip that we had gone on, and included having bridges open for us at our signals and getting a submarine mad at us due to an error on my part. We really appreciated the boat you desi gned, and it worked great both in the Delta and in the Bay, where the winds varied from calm to really wild (the small craft warnings are up frequently these days) and, despite our loading it down with the anchor (standard equipment for me up here), heavy, inflatable two-man raft, sleeping bags and padding (we usually put a tarp over the boom secured with shock cords to make a tent arrangement at night). groceries (we usually had one meal ashore and one on the boat each day, and restocked during the trip). clothes. fenders. :1 total of 8-l/4 gallons of fuel for the outboard motor, etc.

But the boat really works well. In fact. I once went for many miles down the Bay with the leeward float torn open due to a misadventure in Sausalito many years ago. which really gives one confidence in the design.

I have never met anyone else who owned a Triad, but I hope that the other owners are getting at least as much use and satisfaction from theirs as I am.

The Boat Handled Like a Dream By Art York

"November 3, 1968: l have my Triad at the Patuxent River in Solomons, Maryland, a beautiful spot on a deep river with little tide and just a few miles to the Chesapeake Bay for wide open type sailing.

Three of us just took a 28' Piver tri out on the bay because the wind, gusting to 45, looked a little bit rugged for the Triad. We dismasted the boat, so came back in and took the Triad out on the river.

The winds were steady at 30mph with gusts to 40mph. I have never sailed so fast in my life! The other two were out on the float and I was out as far as I could go and still hang onto the tiller. I’d say we were doing better than 20 knots, perhaps 22 at times, with a Star jib instead of the genoa. It was one helluva lot of fun and the boat handled like a dream."

Fond Memories of a Triad by Art York

Two of your readers have told me that in your March 1, l996 issue you published a letter that I had written to Joe Doblcr. the designer of the Triad trimaran, back in l968 in connection with your review of that trimaran. In that letter I had told Joe about an exciting day sailing the Triad on the Patuxent River in Maryland.

I learned about the Triad back then from Jim Brown, the designer of the SeaRunner series of trimarans. I had called Jim to ask if he had plans for a daysailer tri that would be easy to build. Instead of selling me plans. Jim told me about the Traid, saying that it was a l9' bomb, which I found out later to he very true.

I contacted Joe Dobler, bought a trailer, went to Manhattan Beach, California, and picked up a Triad that Joe had located. I brought the boat to Albuquerque and fixed it for some fresh water sailing in New Mexico, complete with fresh water bottom paint. Shortly before I was ready to do some lake sailing I was sent back to the east coast on a one yearjob in Washington, DC.

I put the boat into the water at Solomons, Maryland and had some wonderful sails on the Patuxent River and on the Chesapeake. The Triad is a high performance well designed very responsive and very forgiving boat. The flat bottom design of the arnas and main hull almost forces the boat onto a plane in an adequate breeze. The feel of this boat is amazing when it breaks free and goes onto a plane. Even more amazing was that the'Triad did this with the bottom coated with barnacles due to the ineffectiveness of the fresh water anti-fouling bottom paint in sea water.

Triad Plans are available from Duckworks

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I read the recent account of the shipwreck of the trimaran Triad and the rescue of its crew with great interest, as I happen to be the owner and master of the vessel (“Chartroom chatter,” Issue No. 77). While the account is most entertaining and fairly factual, I’d like to correct a few inaccuracies about the disaster in order that others may learn from my experience.

A rotating wing mast must be stepped above deck level, not several inches below it, as stated in the story. This type of rig is not inherently unstable in a seaway. The failure occurred in the blocking at the base, which allowed the mast to lower about six inches onto the deck, not through it. After an hour, the walls of the mast suffered compression failure, knuckling under in accordion fashion before the base split up the back along the track. At this point the mast “walked” forward about a foot, found unsupported deck beneath it, and crashed through like a pile driverat about 0430 local time. For the most part, the crew assisted from the cockpit, steering the boat, handling lines, and navigating while I searched for the cause of the slack rigging, struck the jib, and secured halyards fore and aft, thus stabilizing the rig for an hour before the dismasting.

We had ample supplies and equipment with which to patch and jury-rig the vessel, including sufficient fuel and provisions to allow us to motor to the shipping lanes and survive for weeks. We also had accurate weather forecasts available to us. Since this weather information predicted worsening conditions, we decided to take all possible means to save the vessel and rescue the crew, including setting off our 121.5 MHz EPIRB at 0545.

The EPIRB signal was detected by Coast Guard Air Rescue Team 1504 after four hours, at 0945, while we were in the process of clearing debris in preparation for patching the deck and hull. They contacted us on VHF 16 from their C-130 aircraft. Our emergency antenna (16-inch coil-up variety) enabled reception, but not transmission (the radio checked out fine when recently bench-tested); we were therefore forced to rely on our handheld VHF units for communication.

The cruise ship Royal Majesty arrived on the scene five hours after the first Coast Guard contact (11 hours after the initial mast failure). Mr. Bryan-Brown, who is handicapped with multiple sclerosis, was the first crewmember to be evacuated from the stricken vessel, not the last. The crew chair-carried him to the edge of Triad’s wing deck, strapped him into the lifting harness, and helped get him aboard the cruise liner. They were neither exhausted nor elated, and definitely did not “scurry up the boarding ladder” leaving their handicapped helmsman behind. The “easy three-foot swells” made for difficult and dangerous footing as the two vessels surged into each other repeatedly, splintering off the entire port toerail and sending Mr. Bryan-Brown tumbling over the deck when he emerged from the protection of the cockpit. I learned some valuable lessons from this experience:

· It is critical not only to have an adequate inventory of safety equipment aboard but also to test it before going offshore.

·It’s prudent to monitor VHF channel 16 when passage-makingthe crew of a vessel navigating less than a half mile to port during our dismasting was not monitoring 16; they could have provided assistance to us.

· When forced to abandon a vessel offshore, leave her in as operable condition as possible with everything secured and all mechanical devices in their stowed (for towing) position.

· An encoded 406 MHz EPIRB can assist in the recovery of a vessel.

· Setting a sea anchor will reduce drift, thereby assisting any salvage operation.

Triad was successfully salvaged and is currently hauled out awaiting repairs. Many consider me to be lucky; I consider myself to be fortunateno one was injured, Triad was recovered, and I survived to tell the tale. Many thanks to the able officers and crew of the Coast Guard Air Rescue Team 1504 and the Royal Majesty.

Check on Triad’s progress on her World Wide Web page at .

Tom Cox is a real estate appraiser and freelance writer/photographer based in Gloucester, Mass.

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Hi all. I have recently come across the Triad tri designed back in ancient times by Joe Dobler and am interested in it's suitability for my use. I owned a Buc 24 for 10 yrs. and am comfortable with building/modifying as needed. Been reading all I can find on the "planing" concept for small tri's and am intrigued by the claims for this design from the 60s.I am in the board-sailing extradinaire Columbia Gorge-lotsa wind.  

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Don Turner said: ↑ Hi all. I have recently come across the Triad tri designed back in ancient times by Joe Dobler and am interested in it's suitability for my use. I owned a Buc 24 for 10 yrs. and am comfortable with building/modifying as needed. Been reading all I can find on the "planing" concept for small tri's and am intrigued by the claims for this design from the 60s.I am in the board-sailing extradinaire Columbia Gorge-lotsa wind. Click to expand...

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see http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/10/designs/triad/index.htm and http://smalltrimarans.com/blog/?p=3577  

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16 Best Trimarans For Sailing Around The World (And a Few For Daysailing)

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Trimarans are growing in popularity worldwide, due to their light construction and high stability these multihulls are even faster than catamarans. Trimarans are still one of the lesser-known boat types so in this article ill be checking out some of the most popular models.

The best trimarans include: 

  • The Neel 43 
  • The Neel 47 
  • Dragonfly 28 
  • The Pulse 600 
  • Corsair 37 

These tris are built with your safety in mind while also packing powerful speed and a wide array of comfort features to optimize your sailing experience , some are even foldable making them possible to load on a trailer and transport to the sailing destination of your choosing.

In this article, I have created a list of the 16 best trimarans in the market and their unique features. You’ll also learn the best options for different purposes such as circumnavigation, weekend sailing, racing, and more. 

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What Is a Trimaran?

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A trimaran is a multi hulled sailboat with three individual hulls; the main hull ( vaka ) and a pair of outrigger hulls ( amas ). These smaller outrigger hulls are attached to the main hull using beams. 

While trimarans have a rich history dating back nearly four millennia, these types of sailboats have only gained popularity in the late 1900s and early 2000s. 

Trimarans are primarily used as personal boats for sailing enthusiasts or racing. These sailboats draw their versatility from their lightweight design, making them faster and easier to handle at sea when compared to single-hulled boats (monohulls). Additionally, the three hulls also contribute to better stability, making it very hard to capsize (although more likely than a cat according to this study)

Trimarans come in various sizes, and some can be as small as 19 feet (5.8 meters) in length, while others go up to 60 feet (18meters). They’re also used for different purposes. Most trimarans are used for racing and recreational purposes, although some units are still used as ferries.

As with all things, to find out which is the best we need to understand what it will be used for. There is a big difference in requirements between a boat used for day sailing compared to offshore around the world sailing.

The list below highlights the best trimarans for different purposes.

Best Trimarans For Cruising, Liveaboard and Sailing Around The World

The Neel 43 is a French trimaran best suited for cruising. Its key features include: 

  • Easy maneuverability on the open sea by only a small number of crew members 

This unit is also built for comfort, ideal for more extended travels. This 43-feet (13-meter) trimaran is also made with recyclable and bio-sourced materials, highlighting the manufacturer’s commitment to environmental consciousness. 

This trimaran has a base price of  €329,000 excluding VAT. This translates to approximately $370,138. 

2.Neel 47 Possibly The Best

Named the best full-size multihull for 2020, the Neel 47 is a strong contender for one of the best trimarans in the market. This 47-foot (14.3-meter) long trimaran features optimized exterior and interior ergonomics for a unique design and look. 

Still on design, the Neel 47 is ideal for couples looking to take a weekend off or spend some time as liveaboard. It has a spacious owner’s cabin and two bedrooms. It also features a spacious living room and kitchen and is optimized to ensure comfort for a couple. 

The Neel 47 also has two basic guest cabins so your friends or children can tag along on your sailing adventure. Accordingly, this unit is ideal for those looking to explore the sea for the sheer joy of sailing. 

The Neel 47 comes at a 571,139 euro ( $643,600 ) price tag, excluding VAT. 

3. Rapido 60 The Fast and Comfortable Circumnavigator

The Rapido 60 offers a blend of performance, safety, and luxury, making it one of the best options for bluewater sailing. Measuring 59.3 feet (18 meters) in length, the Rapido 60 is an imposing unit. It’s made from lightweight sandwiches and carbon materials that provide speed and strength, allowing it to stand up to strong ocean currents. 

The Rapido 60 also has spacious living spaces and is built for comfort at all points of the sail. Its design also optimizes safety. While it’s an ideal option for circumnavigating, it’s also an excellent choice for racing due to its speed. 

This is also the same boat that The Youtube channel La Vagabond just purchased.

The Rapido 60 retails at $1,400,000 . 

4. Rapido 40

The Rapido 40 measures 39.4 feet (12 meters) in length and is ideal for cruising around the world. The Rapido 40 features twin “C” foils, which provide added lift, enhancing its speed and performance whether you are sailing downwind or upwind. 

Because it has C foils, this trimaran doesn’t have a central daggerboard, increasing interior space. Accordingly, it’s an excellent option for couples looking to cruise and enjoy great performances .

The Rapido 40 is made from high-tech all-carbon materials for a lightweight yet sturdy design. This material is also used for the countertops and furniture, and the cork flooring adds a touch of style.

This trimaran retails for $595,000 , making it a cheaper option than the Rapido 60. 

5. Dragonfly 40

The Dragonfly 40 measures 40 feet (12 meters) in length. It features high-comfort standards, making it one of the best trimarans in the market for taking your family for a cruise. Because of its larger size, it has a better capacity, being capable of accommodating six to eight people, so you can bring your family and friends along. 

It’s easy to navigate and extremely safe. With a maximum speed of 24 knots (44.5 km/h), this trimaran also provides fast speeds to make your cruise even more exhilarating. 

The Dragonfly 40 retails from €509,000 exclusive of VAT, which rounds up to $572,000 . 

6. Dragonfly 32

The Dragonfly 32 is a high-performance cruiser. Like the Dragonfly 28, this unit features a contemporary design for racing. This trimaran can accommodate five to seven crew members. 

Although slightly longer than the Dragonfly 28 with its 32-foot (9.8-meter) length, the Dragonfly 32 has a max speed of 23+ knots (42.6+ km/h), making it one of the fastest trimarans for racing. This unit also has comfortable accommodation, which makes it an ideal option for a weekend cruise with family and friends. 

The Dragonfly 32 has a base price of $350,000 . 

7. Corsair 37

Thanks to a variable draft with a retractable rudder, the Corsair 37 is an ideal choice for shallow water exploration. This 37-foot (11.3-meter) long trimaran features advanced foam-cored construction designed for safety, making it virtually unsinkable. 

The carbon hulls minimize weight, this makes for a lightweight ocean exploration sailboat with blistering speeds. One of its selling points is that this trimaran has previously been used for Arctic expeditions, possibly marking it as one of the better options for circumnavigation and offshore sailing in the northern waters. 

This trimaran has a base price of $189,000 but can go up to $204,125 .

Best Trimarans For Day/Weekend Sailing

8. dragonfly 28.

The Dragonfly 28 is a 28-feet (8.75-meter) long sailboat that can accommodate up to five people. It comes in two versions: 

  • Touring version: This version is ideal for families.  
  • Performance version: This is built to provide optimal performance for the sports enthusiast within you. 

It clocks a maximum speed of 22+ knots (22+ km/h) and is beam-folded. It’s an excellent option if you want a high-performance, comfortable yet smaller unit for your day or weekend cruise. 

The Dragonfly 28 starts at  €188,280 inclusive of VAT, which comes to around $211,600. 

9. Dragonfly 25

Like other trimarans under the Dragonfly brand, this 25-foot (7.62-meter) trimaran is great for both racing and short term cruising. However, this high-performance boat delivers easy handling, making it perfect for couples looking to take a ride out over the weekend and seasoned sailors looking for an exhilarating racing adventure. 

The Touring version features a lightweight build and offers comfort and accommodation to keep you, and the few guests you can fit, comfortable during the ride. This trimaran also has a Sport version, which is optimized for racing. 

The Dragonfly 25 retails from EUR 86,800 . 

10. Pulse 600

The Pulse 600 trimaran is a compact sailboat. It’s made from lightweight, carbon-reinforced construction and vacuum-formed materials for optimal speed. This trimaran is an ideal option if you are looking for speed. 

It also features ample deck space, greater stability, and volume than most trimarans of similar size and build. 

This trimaran measures 19.8 feet (6 meters) in length and can be sailed single-handedly by one person with minimal effort. The Pulse 600 has a base price of $38,800 , which places it in the lower price range. 

The F-22 is one of the smaller trimarans in the market. Developed in New Zealand, the F-22 is a folding trimaran built for speed. The hulls are made from narrow fiberglass tied together using fiberglass beams and aluminum, minimizing bulk while optimizing speed. 

The F-22 is roomy and is not as pricey as other models in the market. This trimaran has two main versions: 

12. 2019 Weta Trimaran

The 2019 Weta trimaran is a 14.5-foot (4.4-meter) trimaran featuring a carbon frame, centerboard, rudder foil, and rudder shock. The hull is made from fiberglass and foam. The Weta is built for strength and speed based on these lightweight materials. 

The 2019 Weta trimaran is easy to sail and is worth considering whether you want to take a quiet sail, race with your friends, or take kids to a sailing lesson. It has a simple design and is easy to set up independently. Thanks to its collapsible design, this trimaran is easily stored away with minimal space demands. 

13. WindRider 17

The 17.4-foot (5.3-meter) WindRider 17 is one of the more versatile trimarans in the market. It packs high performance for a low cost. This trimaran has a light rotating mast to boost performance, and a full-battened mainsail optimizes visibility. 

This sailboat is made from rotomolded polyethylene, which is more durable than fiberglass and demands less maintenance.

The WindRider 17 has a comfortable interior and can fit six adults. This is an ideal choice for social sailing for a couple or a family and friends. It’s easy to ride, and a shallow draft allows easy maneuverability. 

14. Astus 22.5

If you’re looking for something small but still comfortable, this 22.5-foot trimaran is for you. Built for speed and maneuverability, the Astus 22.5 has optional foils to optimize speed. The modern design, coupled with the spacious interior, can fit up to four beds. Accordingly, this trimaran is suited for family outings. 

This trimaran also has a foldable design, collapsing to only 16 feet (4.9 meters) for easy storage. 

15. Multi 23 Trimaran 

The Multi 23 trimaran has a contemporary design, featuring a vinyl ester and PVC foam core construction. The section below the waterline is made of solid glass for a sturdy base.

The beams are made of lightweight carbon, and the trimaran features a 33-foot (10-meter) aluminum rotating wing mast for optimal harnessing of the wind. While ideal for weekend excursions with family, once rigged with the asymmetrical spinnaker will get your heart pumping.

This trimaran packs high performance at a lower cost than most other options in the market. It’s a good choice if you are looking for a high-performing unit without spending an arm and a leg. 

16. Challenger Class Trimaran

The Challenger Trimaran 15 is the best choice for persons with disabilities. It’s designed to provide disabled sailors an opportunity to explore their passion for sailing without worrying about aspects like safety or operation. 

A man named Geoff Hold circumnavigated the British Isles in 2007, becoming the first disabled person to achieve this feat. He had quadriplegia. 

Living up to its name, the Challenger can withstand harsh weather conditions while blending performance with speed. 

Final Thoughts 

Admittedly, no trimaran is best for everyone. But whether you are looking to race with your friends, take your loved ones or friends for a cruise over the weekend, or circumnavigate the ocean, you can rest assured that these lightweight trimarans will deliver speed, safety, and comfort to make it worth your while. 

These brands are innovatively designed and feature intricate safety mechanisms that make them virtually unsinkable. Give them a shot and begin your ocean adventure. 

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Trimarans are boats in the multihull category. So let us give you a simple overview. A monohull has just one hull, a catamaran is a boat with two hulls, while a trimaran as the name itself suggests, has three hulls ( one central hull and two side ones that are smaller ).

There are many reasons why people prefer trimarans to other boats. These vessels are very easy to maneuver and quite light compared to catamarans or monohulls. They are often considered as an advanced form of the catamaran. The reason being, trimarans are faster than the average catamaran and obviously faster than monohulls. 

In addition, trimarans are much more stable than the alternative. The three hulls provide extra balance and lower resistance because even if there are three hulls in a trimaran, they are smaller and narrower. Lower resistance also leads to lower fuel consumption. 

Trimarans are very comfortable to sail in as the main hull is stabilized by the two outer hulls . 

Also, if you enjoy spending more time outdoors rather than indoors (which is usually the case for people who like sailing), trimarans offer more deck area that you can utilize. Whether for meditation, or social gatherings, this space offers plenty of breathtaking views and fresh air. 

Let’s not forget that trimarans have smaller gaps in between the hulls which makes them easier to build and therefore less expensive for the public to buy. 

This article however is titled trimarans pros and cons, so it is time to move into some less appealing characteristics of these vessels. 

While they offer plenty of deck space, the area below the main deck is limited, therefore you cannot have as many people on board as you would in a monohull or even a catamaran. 

In addition, trimarans are not appropriate for every type of activity. If you want to use it for recreational sailing then these boats will provide plenty of enjoyment. If your scope is to find something for the military or fishing, trimarans are not often the best choice. 

If you have your mind set on a specific trimaran, search it on TheBoatDB . Our extensive database includes features, pictures, specifications, and more useful information on a variety of boats. What is most interesting however is that you can also compare a couple of models side by side and decide which one is your favorite by getting all your facts straight. 

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Check out Moscow’s NEW electric river trams (PHOTOS)

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Water transportation has become another sector for the eco-friendly improvements the Moscow government is implementing. And it means business. On July 15, 2021, on the dock of Moscow’s ‘Zaryadye’ park, mayor Sergey Sobyanin was shown the first model of the upcoming river cruise boat.

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The model of the electrical boat with panoramic windows measures 22 meters in length. The river tram - as Muscovites call them - has a passenger capacity of 42, including two disabled seats. The trams will also get cutting edge info panels, USB docking stations, Wi-Fi, spaces for scooters and bicycles, as well as chairs and desks for working on the go. The boats will be available all year round, according to ‘Mosgortrans’, the regional transport agency. 

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Passengers will be able to pay with their ‘Troika’ public transport card, credit cards or bank cards. 

The main clientele targeted are people living in Moscow’s river districts - the upcoming trams will shorten their travel time in comparison to buses and other transportation by five times, Mosgortrans stated. 

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As the river trams are being rolled out, Moscow docks will also see mini-stations, some of which will also be outfitted with charging docks for speed-charging the boats.  

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Moscow is set to announce the start of the tender for construction and supply in September 2021. The first trams are scheduled to launch in June 2022 on two routes - from Kievskaya Station, through Moscow City, into Fili; and from ZIL to Pechatniki. 

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“Two full-scale routes will be created in 2022-2023, serviced by 20 river trams and a number of river stations. We’ll continue to develop them further if they prove to be popular with the citizens,” the Moscow mayor said .

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