To see all the most recent
additions to this site, please click the link above.
THE "OLD" PAGES
Or if you'd like to look at the
"history" of my boatbuilding journey, please click
the assorted link below
1. Why I have come to believe that
small trimarans are the only way to go. [click here]
2. A Brief History of the 15 or so
homemade boats and rigs I have build over the past two
years [click here]
3. Our first "trimarans"- made
from kayaks (includes construction photos).click here
4. Building our first "real" trimaran:
the tandem rig
(includes construction photos).click here
5. Building the first lightweight, single-seater
trimaran, "No Commotion"click here
6. Building Laura's 65-lb "ultralight" trimaran
- see 50 construction photos! click here
7. The Amazing "Planing Amas"- see
40 photos!
click here
8. No Commotion Gets A Slick
New "Sliding Aka" System! click
here
Welcome to my world -- the wonderful
world of small, quick, nimble, inexpensive, home-brew
trimarans!
To the right is a 45-second video of my 16'
homemade trimaran, No Commotion, going about 12 mph.
(Double click twice for full-screen view at You Tube)
I should point out that
my wife, Laura, shot this video -- hands
free -- while going about 11 mph in her own trimaran
(which is featured here).
[For some newer You Tube videos, please
click here]
Now, I do want to make it clear right up
front that I am definitely not a professional
boat builder or designer. I have no training in either
of those fine arts. Everything I know, and everything you'll
see here, is purely the result of trial and error (lots
and lots of error...).So why did I create this site for small trimarans?
Because...
About two years ago (in 2009) I got
hooked on sailing when a Sunfish blew past my
kayak...
Then -- after we dumped our monohull
in a lake -- I got hooked on the stability of multihulls...
Then I discovered that the trimarans I
could build were both quicker and more stable than
any of the catamarans I had previously built.
And of course, any sailboat that goes 12-15
mph, sits flat, handles great, rides dry, takes 10-12 minutes
for one person to
assemble and rig, and costs less than $1000 to build --
well, it just can't
be beat!
Note: This site will be updated as often as
there's a good reason to do so. And If you don't to create your own web
site, I will be happy to create a page on this site
dedicated to your project -- your own videos, photos, story,
whatever.
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About Construction Detail Photos -
Although I have a ton of
construction photos of every boat I've built, I haven't
included some of them on this site as yet. I thought it would be best
to wait and see what you are actually interested in looking
at before I upload the rest of them.
But right now you can find a
whole bunch of photos (more than 120) at both Item #2 (A
Brief History) and Item #6 (Laura's Ultralight Trimaran).
You'll find both of those items listed at the column to the
left.
If there's any other boat on
this site whose construction details you would like to see,
please email me here
and let me know, and I'll get them uploaded for you ASAP.
