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Old 03-09-2011, 08:10 PM
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Randy Smyth's Trimaran

This boat is fascinating! Here are the specs found on SA:
LOA-20' +20" sprit
BEAM- 18'
MAST-26' A-class mast
SA UPWIND-185 sq.ft.
DOWNWIND-337 sq.ft.
WEIGHT-168lb.
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He beat the Tornado by 15min. this year in the Everglades Challenge!

A sequence is here(scroll down) showing Smyth righting the boat with some help : http://www.catsailor.com/Steeplechas...le09Story.html

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Old 03-16-2011, 05:18 PM
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Heres a video posted by a guy on SA-up close:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIDyo...layer_embedded
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Old 04-23-2012, 08:56 AM
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Pivoting ama

This video was first posted today by Dennis on the EC thread under sailboats. I was startled to see that the amas on Smyth's boat pivot underway like the one's on one of the earlier Gougeon Brothers tris. Look carefully as he goes out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyKkY...layer_embedded
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Thanks for posting this up Doug It's certainly a very interesting and quick boat of course Randy is no slouch either in the sailing department
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