Small tri friend Edward H. sent me the URL to an ad for a Scarab Trimaran (posted on CraigsList) last week. At the time of our post here the boat is still listed on CL for sale.
The CL link is here: https://charlotte.craigslist.org/boa/d/mooresville-scarab-18-trimaran-sailboat/7325671809.html
A portion of the ad copy for this boat reads as follows: (more…)
Great historical post here, thanks to contributor Ian McGehee. Boats made from discarded aircraft parts by American military boys in the Pacific.
I’ve never seen anything like this before. Thank you for sharing this us Ian!
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Ian writes:
Proafile just posted a small blurb with a link to this French article from 2014 about WW2 sailors in the south pacific making trimarans out of discarded aircraft drop tanks in 1944…not a ton of info but the pics are definitely worth a look- (more…)
Found a great little article in YachtingWorld inside my newsfeed today. The gist of it is essentially there is some rediscovery happening relating to the strong tradition of outrigger sailing canoes in French Polynesia.
In this case, one 20-foot trimaran has been built, and a larger single outrigger is going to be converted into a trimaran.
Why? (more…)
Here is another small tri currently found on the Leboncoin website in France. (Thanks to John L. for letting me know about this Craigslist-type site.)
It appears to be a DIY build. Small floats. Adapted windsurf sail.
The advertising copy on the page reads as follows:
Trimaran, Multihull sailboats, Description (more…)
The following “beach trimaran” is currently for sale (at the time of this writing) in Sanguinet, France. You can see the posting for it here.
I’ve directly linked the following pics of the boat to their location on that website. Thank you to John L. for sending me the link to this boat and sharing it with us.
I cannot imagine a solo sailor wanting to sail a beach cat instead of this. Yes, we’re biased ;-)
Perhaps one of our readers can provide more details about this particular model. The following is a translation of the sparse info on the sales page: (more…)
A solar-powered, pedal-powered trimaran that can also be paddled?
Here is a unique craft with some interesting features.
Add this to the category of “Stuff Folks Do” … just because they can.
It does serve as an example of old-fashioned DIY building skills.
Check it out… (more…)
Seasoned boater (and DIY boat-builder) Gerry Lavoie has been building an Eagle Power Trimaran over the winter. He already shared a bit about his build here.
In this post, Gerry provides us with some nice details of his sea trials with this new boat. This power craft should provide required features for the extended outdoor trips he wants to take.
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Eagle Trimaran
by Gerry Lavoie
I have taken the Eagle Trimaran twice to the local lake. The boat is everything that James Brett says it is. (more…)
Smalltrimarans.com reader Chris L. sent me the link to the new “Mini Trimaran” from B and B Yachts. It’s a double outrigger canoe. (Perhaps designed with camp-cruising adventures in mind?)
The webpage for this boat says, “It combines elements of the successful Expedition Sailing Canoe and the “kayak trimaran” named ‘Spongebob’ into a new vessel.”
We previously posted about B&B’s Expedition Canoe here and the Spongebob kayak trimaran here. (more…)
Ever watch “Sponge Bob Square Pants” on children’s TV? I have.
Many, many times. Years ago now. Why?
Because I was kinda forced into watch it … with my little boy (at the time).
Ahhhhh … HAPPY (and nearly carefree) memories :-)
Sponge Bob wasn’t my favorite cartoon of all time. Not even close.
I’m a Bugs Bunny fan. (more…)
A young man from San Diego State University’s school of Mechanical Engineering contacted me a few months ago and shared a project they were working on. It involved merging the concept of a SUP with outriggers so a person using a wheelchair can get out on the water.
His team’s senior design project was to build a Wheelchair Adaptive Stand-Up Paddleboard (WASUP). The paddleboard needed to be able to withstand up to 3 riders, totaling about 800 pounds. The full design included a main paddleboard, two outriggers to prevent overturning, and two wooden iakos connected to the main board. (more…)
In this post, sailor Sam C. shares a couple pics and short video featuring his classic Aquadyne Sailbird 18 trimaran. I am so glad he was able to use this website as a resource to ultimately acquire a proper set of sails for this boat.
(Backstory on this included below.)
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Sam writes:
My Aquadyne Sailbird 18
I acquired the boat several years ago from a friend who had purchased it at an auction. She and her husband decided to move to Croatia (missionaries) and she asked me if I would be willing to take the boat since they didn’t have sufficient time to put it up for sale and all that goes along with that. (more…)
Sailor Gilles Loubet shares the following pictures of his sailboat with us – a converted moth dinghy.
He sent the following short email, “Here is my realization. The central hull is a European moth. The floats and link arms are in plywood.
I live in the west of France, exactly LANGRUNE SUR MER, nearest the channel. It’s nice to share my winter achievement.”
It looks terrific. I bet it sails well too. Would love seeing a video of this creation in action.
Until then, here are a couple pics… (more…)
Sailor Eric Dahlkamp shares an update on the small trimaran he built out using a repurposed Snark for the center hull. He is now in the process of tweaking this craft so both he and his wife can enjoy it in their retirement.
See the previous posts about this particular boat here and here.
Eric has some great building skills, which enables him to both build a boat that looks great and sails well. (I shall try and not be too jealous in this regard, okay :-)
Many thanks to him for sharing this new info with us. (more…)
This sailboat is both small and super simple. And it works.
Sailor Dean Hosken sent me these pictures and video of his DIY small tri. It’s another example of how one can still inexpensively build a fun little multihull if they want.
While I’m always amazed at the building skills many of our readers possess, and all the cool, tricked out things they often do with their boats, I also love seeing how some folks git-er-done with utter simplicity. (more…)
Here is a motorized kayak with double outriggers.
Just saw it on YouTube. (more…)
Is the Vortex Podracer in commercial production? I’d never heard of this design / model until small tri contributor Algie Bennett shared the following link with me this week.
The home webpage for it currently says, “The Vortex pod racer has been specifically designed to make high-speed foiling both safe and accessible to a larger audience. Eliminating the previously prohibitive factors of agility, fitness and sailing knowledge, the Vortex pod racer moves high-performance foiling into a new era and brings foiler flying to experienced sailors, novice pilots and extreme sports enthusiasts alike.” (more…)
Small tri friend Ian McGehee shared the following link to a boat currently for sale in the UK. The boat’s name is FIREBIRD and is a power boat.
It’s certainly on the larger side of “small,” but it’s trailerable, unique and has some interesting features.
Ian writes:
Just ran across this 28 footer. (more…)
In addition to small pedal trimaran I found here: http://smalltrimarans.com/blog/pedal-tri-on-pintrest/
I now see a similar, yet differently structured one here: https://www.boatdesign.net/threads/pedal-powered-boats.23345/page-106
I like the posted images, which I’ve linked to here below… (more…)
Sailing friend Stefano sent me the link to this trimaran a few days ago. It’s for sale in Lithuania.
See the sales page here: https://www.boat24.com/it/barcheavela/trimaran/detail/447991/
At Stef’s suggestion, I reached out to the builder and current owner of this boat. And he was happy to answer a few questions and share a bunch of photos, and also some video clips, which I linked together in order to create the YouTube video below. (more…)
An electric-powered trimaran, with a pilot house. It’s now for sale.
We featured this boat here in a previous post awhile back. This boat is so differed it really entices would-be buyers to think about its benefits.
Check out the Craigslist write-up:
15′ electric trimaran, minkoda 36vdc powered, boat folds to 5’11” for trailering and extends to 11′ on the water. (more…)
Sailor David Hughes provides a look at the Seaclipper 20 trimaran he calls “Mad Dash” in this post.
We first read about this boat here. And then here. And then again, here.
It’s also now for sale (again), by the way. More on this below.
Great info and pics from David. (Thanks to him for sharing this additional update with us)!
For a description of the Seaclipper 20 trimaran from its designer, John Marples, click here.
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Here is a vintage Triton Trimaran for sale in Sarasota. Here is a 2009 smalltrimarans post featuring some details about the Triton.
The boat is posted on Craigslist and the owner gave me permission to post the info and pics. The link to Craigslist here will be valid until the owner removes it. Anyone interested may contact this Triton’s owner directly, via Craigslist, with any questions.
(Thanks to SmallTri friend Edward H. for alerting me to the ad for this boat). (more…)
Some easy-to-add stabilizers for a canoe or kayak.
CastleCraft is the retailer.
The specific page featuring these floats is here: http://www.castlecraft.com/canoe_stabilizer.htm
The following video offers a sense of how double-outriggers might work for such boats. (more…)
A little Maora trimaran for sale. In France.
We’ve seen this dinghy tri before here.
The sales page for this boat, which will not be up for long, can be seen here.
Some details from the sales page include the following:
“MAORA is a mini trimaran of 3 m and 68 kg, dismountable, transportable on the roof of a car. Lively, fast, agile and full of tricks it will give you sensations that no other leisure sailing boat can offer.
Its 6 m² non-haubaned rigging gives it power and flexibility. It is a very pleasant sailing boat, always flat and running straight, even in gusts of wind. It can be used up to 15 knots of wind for a beginner and 20 knots for more experienced sailors. (more…)
Small tri friend Ian McGehee discovered this self-built dinghy trimaran. The builder has a website featuring more info here: http://www.pedayak.com/
Nice little video featuring it also … referred to as PEDAYAK TRIO (more…)
