I’ve drawn a lot of small trimarans in the last seven years, beginning with my A18 for performance coastal cruising. During that time period, there has been an explosion of other small, daysailing trimarans on the market, most of them coming out of France. Recently, a new trimaran/skiff hybrid has been introduced from New Zealand called the Weta.  www.wetamarine.com

This boat has immediate appeal to beginning and intermediate sailors. It offers much of the speed experience of a high performance skiff in a stable and predictable platform that is really tough to capsize. The Weta is one of the first boats to encourage family participation and reintroduces the waterborne fun of the beach sailing culture, established way back in the late 60′s with the intro of the Hobie catamaran.

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Posted: February 21st, 2009 under Sailing Multihulls, Trimarans.
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