Archive for January, 2010

Europa 20 Beach Trimaran

A trailerable, demountable, high performance multihull
 
 
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 Regular visitors to this site know that in September of 2008 I got to spend an afternoon sailing out of La Trinite sur Mer, France on the 105’ French Maxi-Trimaran, Sodeb’O, with skipper, Thomas Coville.

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Well, needless to say, the experience left a huge impression on me. With an eye to designing a new beach-style trimaran for homebuilders, I’ve been sketching the essential lines of Sodeb’O off and on over the past year. In the drawings, I’ve been searching for something that had the distilled essence of Sodeb’O, at a much smaller size mind you, while also reflecting my own personal take on a few key styling elements.