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Squirt – An Old Man Wannabe Weta Trimaran
In this post we hear once again from sailor Eric Dahlkamp about a small trimaran he is building. This boat will replace his current one after he sells it. The center hull is a repurposed Snark...
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International 420 Dinghy to Small Trimaran
Sailor Andy White shares his boat conversion with us in this post. He says it sails really well too. Andy is also offering to share more information with us in the near future. I say, “YES SIR … more...
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International 420 Dinghy to Small Trimaran (Follow Up)
The below is a follow-up from sailor Andy White. He shares more information about the 420 Dinghy he has converted into a trimaran. Andy answers a some questions that resulted from the first post....
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International 420 Dinghy to Small Trimaran (More Follow Up)
The questions keep coming for sailor Andy White regarding his dinghy-to-small-trimaran design. The following question (just below) came from our friend Tom Williams and I continued the thread here in a...
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End of Cool Finn
Sailor Hans Schipper shares some details below about his boat. Up to this point, we’ve known her as the Cool Finn. Hans has enjoyed sailing it, but also likes his other boat, called the Triple A. (He...
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The Zephyr Wing-sail Trimaran
Here is a model I’ve never seen before. Small tri friend Ian McGehee sent me the following links last week. So now we get to share a peek. Is this Zephyr trimaran currently in production? Not sure. The...
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V Foil Flying in California
Small tri friend Stefano send me the following YouTube link last week. This boat is a foiler, and it really moves. Whoosh. Stef commented: “This little tri is truly impressive. We need to learn some...
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DIY Hydrofoil Small Trimaran
Lots of interest in the DIY hydrofoil trimaran in the previous post. Just wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it in action … particularly the 2nd video I just posted. Wow. Pretty neat stuff! DIY...
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Windrider Neck Gaiter (Christmas gift for all small tri sailors)
Check out the Neck Gaiter from Windrider. I just saw this new release on Amazon. (Just in time for Christmas no less. Who’d have thunk it? :-) All I know is it’s inexpensive and I’ve already given my...
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Multihull Gathering in New Zealand (a few weeks ago)
I received the following this morning from Graeme Delaveau. Graeme’s small tri designs are featured both in my book and on this site: see here, and here and here. He shares a few pics (and background...
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Model Trimaran Foiling
I received the following a few days ago from Dutchy, the sailor who built and sails Woodmax. He shares some very interesting follow-up info with us below, including a very short YouTube vid. It’s...
View ArticleRichard Woods on “Kayak style” Sailing trimarans
I recently found the following webpage, written by multihull designer Richard Woods. His commentary focuses on “kayak style” sailing trimarans. Just for the record, I love many of the kayak style tris...
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Canoe Plus Expandacraft Outriggers Plus Motor
Here is a stable trimaran platform for motoring (with bonus shade cover). It’s a bit different and looks like pure fun. I mean, no sail … that can’t be good. Right? But wait. Just hold on a minute....
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First Year in Review of SeaRail 19
Sailor Thom Davis shares his thoughts about owning and sailing a SeaRail 19 trimaran over the past year in this post. Great info and videos below. (Many thanks for sharing with us Thom!) …………………… First...
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Mission: Go Surfing in a Wavedar 16 Trimaran
Here is a trimaran being designed / built with a mission in mind. Go surfing! Below we hear from surfer / sailor Trevor Parker about the sailboat he is has named the Wavedar 16. Trevor’s definitely...
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Building Stages of the Trika 540 Trimaran – O-Vives
The following info and vids feature the Trika 540 trimaran and are copied directly from their page sources on YouTube. We’ve previously seen the Trika here and here on smalltrimarans. These videos...
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Anchoring Multihulls (Article)
John Marples shared a pdf with me a few months ago on the topic of anchoring multihulls. It’s a copy of an old article he wrote for Multihulls Magazine, back in 1986. It really speaks to cruising...
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Windrider 17 for Sale in Florida
Sailor Richard Mulligan is selling his Windrider 17 trimaran. He asked me if we’d post his write-up about the boat (including pictures) and we’re glad to help him get the word out. I got to do a little...
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Catri 24 Trimaran for Sale in Maryland
Sailor John Morfit is selling his Catri 24. He shared some great links to get more info about this boat too. First, his own webpage: http://catri24.com And then, a link to Stephen Walker’s web blog...
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Piver Nugget for Sale in Santa Cruz
Sailor Mike H. is selling his Piver Nugget. Both the model and this particular boat have a rich history in California (see the PDF linked to below). The following write-up is part of Mike’s current ad...
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