my polynesian style trimaran

[Paulie17782]

Hi everyone,
just a couple of pics of my tri that is very unique.

it originally had a lateen rig, but as i learnt to sail it more, it finally reached its potential for the lateen rig, so i thought i would get the sails recut and change the rig to a conventinal sloop rig, and was able to utilse the original lateen rig as a jib, thus retaining the bamboo yardarm as a solid forstay.

These photos were taken during a photo shoot for Australian Amateur Boatbuilder magazine, and show the rig very clearly.

All standing rig is bamboo and rope, no metal of any sort.

We tried to make it look like a polynesian style of trimaran, using all natural timbers and bamboo.

I sailed it at the photoshoot for the first time with the new rig and it was a case of hang as it took off like never before, i really sh-t myself as i had never sailed that quick before, it got up on plane and just took off.

The original rudder at this speed was hopeless and i have since made a new larger rudder, but as yet, have not tried it out, i am waiting for winter here so i can sail it in very steady predicatble winds till i get used to the speed and handling.

Hope you enjoy the pics, it is sometjhing very different to what you normally would see.

 

[BobM]

Very cool. When you get a chance, I'd love to see some video under sail.

 

[sailingdog]

Getting the rudder right on a trimaran can be a tricky thing, due to the wide range of speeds the rudder has to work over. BTW, trimarans don't get up and plane... they don't have to and rarely have the hull form and surface area to do so.

 

[larryw]

Very nice! I've been kicking around an idea for a fun little toy that I could assemble on the foredeck, but haven't progressed your level of execution. Like Bob says, video would be super.