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Wednesday 27 April 2011

The Maxi Trimaran sailing boat


 
The Maxi Trimaran is one of the largest and fastest sailing boats at the moment. 

Maxi Trimaran a video impression


So this boat is the one you can be sailing for the TransOcean race .
Just log in on LiveSkipper , or on Nauticlink ; register for free and

                         start sailing.

The Specs:
Type : Oceanic Maxi Trimaran
Main Hull Length : 40 m. (131 feet)
Ama length : 37 m. (121 feet)
Width : 23 m. (75.4 feet)
Displacement : 23 tonnes (50,660 pounds) light but not too much.
Draft : 5,80 m. (19 feet)
Mast Heigth : 47 m. (154 feet...)
80 metric tons (176,211 pounds) of pressure under the mast base,
Winches withstand tensions more than 14 metric tons (30,837 pounds). Big arms needed.
Foils: 300 kilos (661 pounds) each...very light
Main Sail : 450 m2 (4,521 sq. feet)
Gennaker : 610 m2 (6,566 sq. feet)
Solent : 270 m2 (2,906 sq. feet)
13 sailors

All carbon as always.


And with the optimum winds and heading , the speed should reach over 40 kts.   

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