Small trimarans under 20'

Chriz

Very nice, thank you for sharing the information.

New Zealand would benefit from having a class like your boat has in Europe.

Brooke and team Ezifold

 

Chryz10

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Chriz, thanks for the detail! Good luck with your testing.......

 

For ease of building, low cost and good performance I don't think you can go past the 5M Piver "Frolic". Plans are still available.

 

Sweet Code0 test-sail

A really sweet test-sailing with my new Code0 and and my 80ies gennaker!
https://cholsson.wordpress.com/2015/10/17/exploring-the-code/




No polar bears, penguins or snow yet in Sweden


Chris

 

Chris, the more I see it ,the more I like. You've done a great job!

 

Thanks!
Update with a video from yesterdays sailing

https://youtu.be/Rf3lovnCxF8
www.Chryz10.com

 

Exocet 19 Foiling Trimaran

I've been watching for news about the Exocet Xtrem 19 foiling trimaran for over a year now and just found that the company says it will be launched before the end of the year: https://www.facebook.com/Trimaran-Exocet-XTREM-19-1460018077613973/
This may be the first fullsize trimaran under 20' equipped with UptiP foils on the amas:

 

Happy Sailoween from Sweden and Chryz10!

Happy Sailoween from a chilly Sweden and Chryz10!


https://cholsson.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/sailoween/


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Chris

 

More footage on the Akila 19! She definitely needs more floaty-floatness on the side or some foil assist!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXGJV8DrUdk

 

The way they were able to keep it level, I'd think she'd be a great candidate for a lifting foil on the daggerboard and a rudder t-foil. Man, that would be somethin'......

 

Looks to me like it was a very fast and competent ride in wind which all the new designs never show us.

If they put more float on they really would need more sail.
Looks like they are able to keep it almost flat even in 20 to 30kts of wind.

Actually the comment probably should be about the real skill those sailors have.

Where can I get a set of plans???

 

The Akila seems like an interesting boat. I'm not sold on the hiking racks with trapeze which just seems a waste. If they can keep the boat on its feet in that kind of wind with only the crew on trapeze the racks just equal something else to drag through the water they may as well trapeze from the float. Float buoyancy looks pretty reasonable and beam clearance seems adequate.

 

They got 3 more feet of beam with the racks.
When you watch an ama go under the rack stayed out of the water.
That time of course. The next time it might go the way you say. But that is what Crowther advocated wasn't it?

 

Yes I can see the extra beam argument but they have twin traps and the helm isn't even hiking the rack just seems like parasitic weight when they clearly have plenty of righting moment in what are pretty strong conditions. I don't know much about the design if it was intended to be sailed solo then the rack could make sense. Perhaps I just feel like having a nitpick and prefer the aesthetic of a clean float beam junction

 

I agree with Corley.
It is more important in a fast boat to reduce ALL types of drag above the waterline, and this includes minimum topside area, rounded decks and no extra air drag items such as shelves, racks, boxy cubbies etc:
Weight to windward--OK. A standing crew member--Not.
A crew member standing on the windward hull provides up to 12 sq ft of flat plate air drag, for instance.
I used to have my crew lay down on the deck of the windward hull or ama, at any time when we were racing in strong winds. It really paid off.