Has anyone ever seen one of these?

[eastbay]

Hello All, Newbie wannabe multihull owner looking for help identifying the trimaran shown below. Thanks for any help!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/eastbay/Image1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/eastbay/Image2.jpg

[Gary Baigent]

Has a lot of Derek Kelsall and also Gilles Gahinet look about it - could be a stretched Gahinet - looks very good IMO.

[eastbay]

And right you are, I believe that it is a Gilles Gahinet designed, OCQUETEAU built Speed 770. Very little information available. If anyone has any ideas about the quality, design, or other characteristics, it would be much appreciated. I plan to race on San Francisco bay and some coastal ocean racing.

[Gary Baigent]

Couple of jpeg pieces on Gahinet's trimarans - en Francaise. I have something more on the Speed - but can't locate it at the moment - will look again.

[Micronot]

I'll bet that thing can flat move!

[bill broome]

nice looking boat. but a tri that size should fold- saves money when time to paint the bottom.

[eastbay]

Thanks for the comments, and for that cool photo and article Gary. I wish that I could parlay Francais.
I think that I am going to give this boat a pass though. It needs the interior headliner stripped out cabin wide, the exterior is all checked and faded, it needs sails, there is no trailer- just more work than I want to get into.
There is a couple of things that give me pause even with all that- the amas are sealed from the factory- one article said "built like a surfboard", which I guess means layed up over a foam blank. I don't know that this is a sound construction method. Which brings up the second and third issues- the boat floats with both amas in the water at rest, it seems to be mostly on its lines but may be a bit heavy, not terribly so. But the whole design is really low in the water, the flair for the cabin has less than a foot of clearance and the beams have about a foot. I think that it would go through waves here on SF Bay and be very wet a maybe a bit slow. Comments? The seller is asking $8,000.00

[bibi]

Hello,
I'm french and sorry for my bad english.
there is a lot of this boat in sounth fance.
The resale value is around less than 10000E in good condition.
It usefull to be a correct boat for cruise, it's an old design but work good.
I know that there is a point to be care: be carrefull that the joinction between the float and the hull are in good condition(aluminium profil?In english i'm not sure).
I know that in France it is a good compromize for prize and performance.
I have few links about it if you whant but they are all in Français if want.
Ask me for more it me be with pleasur.
Sorry again for my very bad english.
Bye

[eastbay]

Bibi, Thanks for your help- and don't worry about your English, it is much better than my Francais!

As I indicated above, I am going to pass this one bye, but not by much. The owner's name is Harvey, I asked and received permission to post his phone number- 858-483-6272. He is a great guy. The boat is in San Diego, Dana Point.

[Micronot]

I wish I was in a position to buy it. Looks like a great boat from my veiw. A great extended camp cruiser/ Island hopper. Maybe more judging from what I've seen in pocket cruisers.