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USA-17—a 90-foot-long (27 m) trimaran, type BOR90. A traditional paraw double-outrigger sailboat from the Philippines. A trimaran (or double-outrigger) is a multihull boat that comprises a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls (or "floats") which are attached to the main hull with lateral beams.
A multihull is a boat or ship with more than one hull, whereas a vessel with a single hull is a monohull. The most common multihulls are catamarans (with two hulls), and trimarans (with three hulls). There are other types, with four or more hulls, but such examples are very rare and tend to be specialised for particular functions. [1]
Telstar trimarans is a line of trimarans most recently built by the Performance Cruising Inc shipyard in Annapolis, Maryland. ... featuring improved hull shapes, a ...
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans). Olympic classes [ edit ]
The Searunner 31 is a trimaran sailboat designed by Jim Brown in the 1960s. [2] It is the most popular boat in the Searunner series, [1] which includes models from 25 ft (7.6 m) to 40 ft (12 m). The Searunner 31 is a small, trailerable trimaran sailboat known for its performance, versatility, and seaworthiness.
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Tumblehome is a term describing a hull which grows narrower above the waterline than its beam. The opposite of tumblehome is flare . A small amount of tumblehome is normal in many naval architecture designs in order to allow any small projections at deck level to clear wharves .
The BOC for vessels is measured as follows: For a catamaran: the perpendicular distance from the centerline of one hull to the centerline of the other hull, measured at deck level. For a trimaran: the perpendicular distance between the centerline of the main hull and the centerline of either ama, measured at deck level. This term in typically ...