The B&B Mini Trimaran Racer

10 July 2021     Editor    5 Comments.

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B&B Yacht Designs is continuing their development of a very neat little adventure trimaran. It has pretty much everything you’d want in a pocket tri, nothing you don’t, and all in excellent proportion.

“Features include a roller furling mainsail and headsail for easy reefing and a boom for superior sail control. The amas retract into the center crossbeams to reduce the overall beam for trailering without having to demount the amas. A stern cockpit with a large kayak style cockpit coaming can be used with a spray skirt. Steering is accomplished with foot pedal controls or a tiller. The boat can also be sailed from the center cockpit and there is optional space to install a Hobie mirage drive in the center cockpit. Ample storage for a full expedition load. The center cockpit is flanked by a pair of “wing decks” which are large enough for sleeping aboard with a bivy or cockpit tent. A leeboard is controlled with lines running to the aft cockpit. The hull incorporates an integral spray chine above the water line to increase cockpit comfort while maintaining a narrow waterline beam of 19 1/2 inches.”

It won’t be a simple kit (trimarans never are), but if anyone can do it, the lads at B&B can.

Particulars

Length: 18’ 6”
Sailing Beam: 11’
Trailering Beam: 6’ 8-3/4”
Working Sail: 100 sqft
Optional Spinnaker: 80 sqft
Empty weight: ~290lbs
Gear/water capacity: 150lbs
Full Load Displacement: 620lbs (solo)
PPI: 117lbs (pounds per 1” immersion
Ama buoyancy: 275lbs

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