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TRIMARAN
SPECIFICATIONS
B&Q
Castorama Trimaran
Displacement: 8.3 tonnes
Length: 22.9m
Beam: 16.2m
Mast height: 30.6m
Standing rigging: 253.2m
Maximum break tonnes (Genoa): 43 tonnes
Main hull surface area: 143.9 m2
Main hull internals surface area: 37.29 m2
Crossbeams surface area: 51.34 sq m
Floats surface area: 151.48 m2
Floats internal surface area: 35.78 m2
Total surface area: 419.79 m2
Designers: Nigel Irens/Benoit Cabaret (Nigel Irens
Design)
Builders: Boatspeed, Australia
Project management: Offshore Challenges project
The construction of the 75-foot B&Q trimaran
involved six countries in the manufacture of components
and hardware:
Australia: build of main hull, floats, beams and
fittings
New Zealand: construction of mast and rigging
United Kingdom: construction of rudders and foils and
mdf mock-up
United States: construction of 3DL sails
France: finishing of 3DL sails
Italy: construction of deck hardware
B&Q
Trimaran
Superb
signed Limited Edition Print now available - click
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DAME
ELLEN MACARTHUR
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