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Specifications

Length: 18.1m (59.3 ft)
Beam: 11.7m (38.4 ft)
Draft: 0.75m (2.5 ft)
Displacement (light): 10,000kg (22,046 lb)
Displacement (max load): 12,000kg (26,456 lb)
Headroom (average): 2.1m (6 ft 9”)
Mast height above water: 25.3m (83 ft)

Rapido 60 Trimaran availalbe in French Polynesia

Plan de Voilure

Mainsail: 125m² (1,345 ft²)
Solent: 71m² (764 ft²)
Storm sail: 25m² (269 ft²)
Reacher: 130m² (1,399 ft²)
Asymmetric Spin: 210m² (2,260 ft²)

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“ I sailed Rapido Hull #01 on the Mediterranean Sea the other day and we were doing 14 knots upwind while cooking in the spacious kitchen !” Ferdinand van West (former F18 World Champion working with designers, Morrelli & Melvin ). ( Click here for original article.)

Billed as the World’s Ultimate Ocean Cruising Trimaran , the Rapido 60 really is the Queen of the Oceans . It offers speed, safety, performance – and luxury.

The inspiration behind the Rapido 60 comes from Paul Koch (co founder of Rapido Trimarans), arguably, the man who has built more production trimarans than anyone else on the planet.

The design is by world renowned naval architects, Morelli & Melvin Design and Engineering who use some of the most sophisticated technology in the world and the construction is by Triac Composites .

The foam sandwich and carbon construction provides an extremely strong and rigid structure that is relatively light and designed to withstand the might of the oceans and offer speed in friendlier conditions. The foam sandwich construction also offers a high degree of insulation making the Rapido cooler when the sun beats down.

Just how tough are the composites on the Rapido?

An ocean-crossing trimaran must be strong. Very strong. As big as a 60′ trimaran is, it is but a floating cork on a boundless ocean.

Morelli & Melvin enjoy a very strong international reputation which includes designing entries for the America’s Cup . Their computer modelling said that the boat was very strong. And so we tested it.

We bolted the centre hull of the Rapido to the factory floor in HCMC. We then brought in two mobile cranes – each took a diagonal corner of the two outer hulls. With one diagonal corner each, the two cranes began to lift while the trimaran’s centre hull remained bolted to the floor, causing it to twist. One tonne of lifting pressure… Two tonnes… Three tonnes…

As the trimaran twisted it began to creak and groan. But the sensitive electronic equipment we had measuring every move and twist remained unphased. Everything was within design parameters.

Seven tonnes… Eight tonnes… Nine tonnes… Enough! The pressure was eased and the Rapido spring back into its original condition – totally unaffected by the enormous twisting pressure that had been placed upon it.

The computer modelling had accurately predicted the enormous structural strength of the composites used in the Rapido. The Rapido is built to take on the oceans. Rapido is, simply, the Queen of the Oceans.

A stunning success for the Rapido and another milestone for composites.

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Rapido Trimarans, is the brainchild of directors Paul Koch and James Sganzerla, who ran the highly regarded and successful Corsair Marine from 1994 to 2010.

Their collective experience of 60 years building more than 1,500 trimarans is combined with the corporate and production management expertise of Richard Eyre, Phil Johns and Damien Judd. The hard-won experience and eye for detail of this core team guides their talented, 60-strong Vietnamese staff at Triac Composites, who produce lightweight high-end composite structures that span numerous disciplines.

‘Compared with cruising cats, cruising trimarans in general are much simpler for their reliance on only one system for steering and propulsion,’ says Rapido’s designer Pete Melvin, who is one half of the mighty Morelli and Melvin design house famous for everything from America’s Cup and Jules Verne Trophy winners to cruising multihulls and Olympic Class one designs.

‘Less weight, complication, maintenance, tankage and cost are all factors that appeal to serious cruising sailors who are interested in getting further, faster and hassle-free. Sail control systems can also be simpler as the distances to route control lines can be less with a single, central location. This is also less hassle and expense.

‘We produce a high-performance line of trimarans that also offer reasonable amenities and safety. The innovation in design comes with the layout of the main hull and reaching the balance between beam, draught and trim to carry the accommodation without too much compromise on performance,’ he adds.

On both the Rapido 60 and 50, keeping the main saloon on the same level as the cockpit promotes a flow-through feel of being more spacious with better visibility and light than conventional designs. This elevated floor plan is possible with a generous, yet streamlined design to the cabin and also allows for the extra volume needed under the floorboards for propulsion and plumbing systems, fuel, water and waste tanks and storage for other heavy items without hindering access for maintenance.

On the Rapido 60 this is especially true of the full-access engine room next to the daggerboard case at the weight centre of the boat. All parts of the Yanmar 4-cylinder 53 HP diesel are accessible from all sides. This space also includes the fuel tank, an optional 8 kW generator, Spectra 24V electric watermaker, a water heater and electrical charging systems. Watertight bulkheads and an automated fire suppression system protect the space, and since all filters and serviceable items are in this isolated area, any leaks or spills will be confined and easy to clean.

The main hull’s beam achieves a similar balance of desired interior volume for good accommodation without too much compromise on weight and drag under sail. The cross-sectional shape of the main hull tapers with elevation to create more volume. Unlike a monohull, this portion of the hull never sees the waterplane due to the constrained heel angles. The stability advantage in Rapidos comes in part from their high volume floats and a wide beam relative to their maximum displacement. Add the C-curved twin daggerboards on the Rapido 40 and the boat can be driven even harder.

Passive ventilation and Lewmar hatches and portlights ensure that the saloon and cabins are airy on all three designs. The carbon fibre foam sandwich construction provides a high level of insulation. There’s enough space aft of the beams and over the transom for solar panels to provide supplementary electric charging to the DC voltage system.

Paul Koch’s extensive experience is shown in both the build quality and clever innovations. His 30 years of collaboration with Pete Melvin has created a trust uncommon in many designer-builder relationships. Triac Composites’ in-house design engineering team ensures faithful and accurate fabrication to the design specifications provided by Morrelli and Melvin.

Among the modern equipment at Triac’s 3000m2 facility in Ho Chi Minh City is a seven-axis Kuka robotic CNC machine mounted on a 23-metre track for milling complex tooling moulds. This is in addition to other CNC machinery, an 8.5 metre autoclave and other equipment that makes Triac a regional leader in the production of complex composites. The factory is on a river with direct access to the sea so boats of any size can be sailed away.

‘We use pre-preg carbon for the high-strength parts such as the cross beams (which are cured in the autoclave), chainplates and bulkheads,’ says Koch. ‘The cross beams are tapered on the ends so assembly is easy, the fit in the main hull is perfect and it’s strong as hell.’

Construction is infused carbon/vinylester laminates on closed-cell PVC cores for high-strength areas and E-glass where carbon is not needed. Vinylester is used in the hull and deck laminates for good adhesion and better compatibility with the gelcoat finish than with epoxy laminates, which are used in the structural elements of the boat. Construction meets ISO/CE standards and with CE Category A certification.

The mast is carbon and on the Rapido 60, the diamonds are Future Fibres’ carbon EC-6 attached to a titanium plate tensioned by a hydraulic ram positioned at the mast base. The ram allows easy tensioning for tuning. Deck gear has all Harken winches and blocks, with Spinlock and Karver clutches and Karver halyard locks to reduce rig compression loads, which are adjusted at the tack of the headsails by deck-mounted tensioning systems.

The furling Solent genoa mounted on the inner forestay is self-tacking and the mainsail reef system uses Karver reef hooks mounted on Dyneema straps wrapping the boom to distribute the loads with minimal chafe. A furling fractional Code 0 and a masthead furling gennaker tack on the bow just ahead of the headstay. Two Harken winches on the cabin top forward of the helm station handle main and Solent sheet loads. Rope clutches for halyards, mast rotation and board up and down controls are positioned to use the same winches.

The boom has truss wings with netting to catch the full-battened mainsail, which is on Antal sliders for easy hoisting, reefing and furling.

On a windy tight beat the Rapido 60’s performance is amazing, with racing monohull angles (thanks in part to the deep carbon fibre daggerboard) and speeds of 17+kts, while at reaching angles the boat far exceeds windspeed with exhilarating acceleration. There is a sweet spot between 18 and 23 knots where the boat simply purrs with one finger on the wheel. Even at 27kts the feeling of absolute control, comfort and security is most apparent.

‘At 10 tons in racing mode and up to two tons more when fully equipped and provisioned, the Rapido 60 is a perfect platform for long-distance and ocean cruising,’ says Koch. ‘The Rapido 50 is also suitable for this kind of cruising, while the Rapido 40 is designed for more regional use. We are excited about offering these easy, fun to sail, safe performance trimarans that have so much living space. Interest in these fast and innovative designs is strong as they fill a real void in the market.’

For ratios of length, beam and displacement trimarans generally offer greater sail-carrying power and higher performance than equivalent-sized catamarans. Because all the elements of the propulsion, electrical and plumbing systems are contained in one hull and not spread across two, there is also less weight to drag through the water and the centre hull’s design can be more forgiving in trim variation than with most cats.

Trimarans are more stable and more sea kindly than monohulls and catamarans and do not have the slamming and fore-and-aft pitching of cats or the terrible 30 degrees-plus heeling of monohulls. Centralising all heavy equipment in the centre of the main hull, as Rapido does, contributes immensely to comfortable, stable movement through the water.

Accommodation can be as spacious as most monohulls and given the angles they sail at, even in hot summers there’s usually good air flow and shade. Retractable daggerboards and rudder blades enable exploration and anchoring where fixed-keel monohulls cannot venture. Being able to anchor nearer the shore means even coming late to an anchorage one generally gets the prime spots.

As the space taken by support systems is only in one hull, it leaves the outboard amas available for light item storage, water toys, fenders and ropes. The R60 has a custom hatch to access the four-metre-long storage area. With the foredeck and “acres” of nets to lounge on safely even at speed, plus the aft deck with custom outer seating, separate cockpit and generous saloon (plus cabins), owners, crews and guests can choose to be sociable or find their own private space. The other standout is the helm position, with complete 365- degree visibility and views of the bows of all three hulls.

While monohulls will heel at 25 or 30 degrees, making basic daily tasks and just getting around the boat something of a tiring and even athletic event, trimarans with their relatively flat sailing give far greater comfort, better rest and less stress. The longer centre hull and centerlinemounted rudder and daggerboard contribute to having better monohull-like manoeuvrability than catamarans, particularly while tacking. The lack of a bridge deck also eliminates the slamming of waves common to most catamarans, which significantly affects their ride quality and speed when sailing upwind.

Safety is also an issue that is well addressed in most trimarans. The R60’s construction is foam sandwich with many watertight bulkheads making it essentially unsinkable.

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Despite the inexorable rise of the cruising catamaran, trimarans remain something of a rarity in the cruising world, particularly when you move into the bluewater bracket. So the launch of the Rapido 60 is good news.

To this end, the Rapido 60 is a stable boat, can go to windward better than most monohulls, and is also comfortable and roomy, featuring forward and aft doubles with ensuites plus additional berths in the saloon area.

Made of e-Glass and carbon, sea trials on hull number showed blistering performance. The main hull boasts five watertight bulkheads.

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25-11-2017, 17:52
Boat: Comet 41s	- "The fleet’s largest , Rapido, living up to her name coming over the line third before storming off down the Gran Canarian coast." The demo is called Rapido and hosts a lot of publicity to the shipyard. They were in partly to promote the but things don't seem to have turned well. From their site: They announced a participation on the Middle Sea but did not have appeared there. Now they are the and after having departed well they could never outsail a 65 neither many monohulls from the same size and smaller. But it is not the worst....they are retiring and coming back to the Canary Islands On the facebook page some asked what happened but no answer. Anybody knows what happened?

25-11-2017, 19:24
Boat: 56' Fountaine Pajot Marquises	have retired quite far into the . Many more appear to be heading to Islands. The VMG's of the are super low and the still doesn't look positive for the next two days for the majority of the fleet.

26-11-2017, 06:33
Boat: Comet 41s	on the South. Lots of on the North

26-11-2017, 06:40
Boat: 56' Fountaine Pajot Marquises

26-11-2017, 06:45
Boat: a sailing boat	. b.

26-11-2017, 07:30

Boat: Comet 41s

26-11-2017, 07:42

Boat: 56' Fountaine Pajot Marquises

26-11-2017, 08:11

Boat: Comet 41s

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b.

26-11-2017, 08:20

Boat: Comet 41s

26-11-2017, 08:58
Boat: Comet 41s	. After the 97ft yacht and at about 470nm, is sailing a group with another big yacht, a 72, some 50fters and a 44ft boat: A 50, a X-562, a X 50, an Outremer 51, a Outremer 55 light, a 44p and two discovery 55. The ARC+ continues to be the ARC passage with a bigger percentage of multihulls even if more and more chose now the ARC. On this one there are 12 cats.

26-11-2017, 10:58
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26-11-2017, 11:00
Boat: a sailing boat	boat, the Swedish Pogo and some others understood this. Light fast French boats most of them I think. It was also clear that the slower boats would get either becalmed or headed on the direct regular route (go to a wpt NW off CV, then turn right). The route via CV was also a good, if dicey, option for the boats that do not sail well. The Jongert crew understood this. Look at their track. Those who took the mid route in anything but a stellar boat were either uninformed or naive. Still, due to wx shift some did quite well. Two strong boats are doing very well on this option. The Rapido did too! I have clients in the pack and the conditions are OK overall. Boats that have retired have likely technical or personal issues. Can't avoid this in a 200 strong fleet. Statistically, they do better than the non ARC crowd. Look up the Bav 32. She is doing well in spite of difficult weather. Her knows. Simply load earlied gribs into your and have it draw options for a number of polars. You will have no reason to agree/disagree then. Cheers, b.

26-11-2017, 11:09
Boat: a sailing boat

26-11-2017, 12:49

Boat: Comet 41s

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26-11-2017, 15:10

Boat: a sailing boat

509 that had made about the same course and routing options.

I don't call that doing well, much less doing very well, considering the expectations the Rapido 60 shipyard had raised in what regards boat speed.

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Rapido 60 - The most perfect cruiser?

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paulanthony said: #3 Rocket fast if you want it to be. 30 plus knots. Click to expand...

It's a pretty interesting design. I probably would be looking more seriously at the Neel 65' were I in this market. Since they have a number of completed boats and worked thru some of the construction issues. But I would certainly look seriously at it.

The Neel designs have come on some what "Stumble". The 65 has a roof patio. Had no idea. Yeh. You're right, worth a look if you were in that league but have a sneaky feeling it will come in 3 times the prices of the Rapido

The Neel 65 looks a whole lot more complex to me and you can't see forward from the rear unless at the helm. Not being able to see forward would drive me nuts. The Neel design is just too holistically avant-garde for my taste. I think the design tries a little to hard and it does not know if it is a tri or a cat. I agree that their would be a lot more production experience though with the Neel as they have completed a few hulls and I am sure there will be some big engineering issues to be proven off with this Rapido. Hull #3 #4 will have them ironed out.

Hi All , I am actually new to this forum but I am not new to boat building ! The management team behind Rapido have actually have a combined 60 years multihull building experience including 1500 Corsair Trimarans and numerous large cats . Might be a bit more than most ! Check out the web site for the latest updates , first boat sailing late early March 2016 ! We have used the best designer and a really experienced team, and only bought the best equipment to put the Rapido 60 together , it will live up to expectations . Regards Paul

What are the advantages to a tri over a cat? It seems like a lot more expense for the extra hull without clear benefits.

I am no expert but I believe the tri is regarded as best platform for optimum sailing. Better balance, less pitching, more comfortable and basically combines the speed of a (fast) cat with the manoeuvrability of a mono. Usually though they don't lend themselves to decent accommodation plans and are more beamy than a cat. Not sure what a 40 foot beam would add as a multiplier in a marina. Big ouch factor. With respect to safety I believe them to be less vulnerable to capsize than fast cats because they do provide a bit more warning and feel for the loads on the sail when approaching the limits and of course they have a bigger beam. I might be talking crap. I don't know, but this is what I have read. I think on a tri you would run a greater risk of pitch poling before you flipped sideways. I have seen a few on youtube do this and there is an example of a dragonfly running a rate of knots when one of its pontoons buried itself and did not have the mass to push through the wave and it tripped and flipped. To be honest though it looked way out of control before this happened. Think it was racing. Fast cats scare me somewhat. I would not trust them. Even Chris white has developed a mast foil to counter the problem of rapid main sail loading in a squall which has been the cause for some of his boats to flip. I would consider a tri though but where would you keep a 2400 square foot boat such as the rapido? This to me is the biggest dent regarding it being the ideal cruiser although you could just use anchorages when in cruise mode.

That cockpit looks exposed to me. Is there a second helm under cover?

I concluded that also. No second helm. I'm guessing they would put a bimimi over the rear deck of some sort but I'm thinking it needs a diagonal net after the rear beam else might lose some people overboard me thinks. )

I also wonder where the main sheet traveler is located?

I think they will use a double mainsheet on the coach roof. Other than that would be a proper traveler after the rear deck. Think a double on coach would be safer. It is growing on me. You could really be a sea gypsy in that.

paulanthony said: I think they will use a double mainsheet on the coach roof. Other than that would be a proper traveler after the rear deck. Think a double on coach would be safer. It is growing on me. You could really be a sea gypsy in that. Click to expand...

So where is the traveller in the drawing? If truly "well clear" then how do you have steps to the sugar scoop? Also, why are there wings on the rudder? What is the draft with the centerboard up and down? With the centerboard up the rudder is your lowest point. Does it retract somehow? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hi Bleemus , You will see many answers to your questions on our web site at rapidotrimarans.com There is a gate in the stern rail , the track is between the rail and the first step and is recessed so you don't trip over it when going down the steps . Draft board down 3.7 Metres ( 12 feet ) Draft Board and Rudder up .75 M (2.5 Feet ) Rudder and daggerboard lift up Regarding the rudder , please see the quote from Pete Melvin when I asked him to explain why the wings are on the rudder "The Rapido 60 has winglets on the rudder for several reasons. Dynamic stability is improved, especially on the pitch axis. Pitch reduction increases the comfort of the people on board but also improves performance. Less pitching improves air flow over the rig and increases total drive force. More energy is used to drive the boat forward rather than being absorbed by pitching motions. Winglets also help control trim. Bow-up trim creates a positive angle of attack and vertical lift on the elevators, helping control excessive trim and associated hull drag. The boat is safer and easier to sail downwind in more extreme conditions since the elevators create downforce at the transom when the bow pitches down, helping lift the bow back up. When we first tested winglets we thought that there would be a tradeoff in performance where we would gain speed and control in windier conditions, especially in larger seas, but that there would be additional drag in lighter winds that would reduce performance. What we found in reality is that the winglets never seam to be detrimental and almost always actually improve performance through the range of wind and sea conditions."... Best Regards, Pete Melvin Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering, Inc.

Thanks Pete. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Where do you dock a square boat?

18 Metres x 12 metres is not square , but really made for sailing not docking ! There are still places in the world where you can dock it ! Life is one big compromise , can't please everybody !

Just reality, sometimes you have to park it to deal with other aspects of life. Unless you are able to find an end tie, what do you do?

If you are using it for extended cruising, and I wonder if it has the load capacity for this, you rarely tie up to a dock. You anchor out just about anywhere. Now we could ask the question about what kind of anchor would be best for this boat ...

If this was folding and ~50', I'd snatch it up. Criteria: + folding tri, to fit in normal slips, but offer faster passages and fun weekends + easy to single/double hand + good interior volume, comfortable for liveaboard I'm not aware of any boat on the market that meets this. The DF35 and Corsair 37 do not have enough interior volume for living aboard (IMO)... not enough fridge/freezer/fuel/water capacity and I think I'd constantly be kicking my dog with the cramped layout. Also seems awkward to fit solar and dinghy davits to these. Oh please will someone design me a boat and take my money ;-)

But how much is that technology going to cost and weigh? If you could afford the extra tech I think you could afford to pay for a slip on the occasions you might need one. I think the cost v's gain kind of cancels each other out.

Did Newport to Bermuda race on a tri. Huge advantages c/w cat from point of view of working the boat. Have single centerboard instead of two daggerboards. Easier to use. Better to windward. No slamming in a seaway. No bridge deck to catch a wave. No trapped air underneath. Solid deck not netting underfoot when going forward to "play" on fordeck. Big deal anchoring or when using light air sails. Easier to anchor. Need not use bridle if you don't want to. Easier to design in easy way to store and deploy rode. Ala/ama set up means less wetted surface in very light air as one is out of the water. Very narrow hulls. Much less likely to stall hitting waves when going to windward. Single rudder and dynamics means much simpler steering system. Less likely to break. Can even use simple tiller even on large boats. Engine in place were you can service or fix even when offshore. Tanks can be much lower and near center of boat. Better motion. Or easier to set up water ballast. Big downside is single narrow hull for accommodations and difficulty getting headrooms until they get over 40-50'. Still weight sensitive. Hauls/slips/ low speed boat handling all difficult. May even need cranes. My 2 cents.

Pete that's one hell of a boat. Congratulations on an excellent design. Are any going to be on east coast U.S. to be seen?

Hull number 1 will be doing a bit of a world tour in 2016 ! March , Vietnam , Cambodia , Gulf of Thailand , Malaysia , Singapore , Langkawi , Phuket Thailand , Summer in Europe , then Newport Boat Show , Annapolis and so on..... That's the rough plan anyway subject to change of course due to weather etc... Will be a great test for the boat and crew !

One thing's for sure - if you can afford to buy the boat, you can afford to build a dock. And if you do buy it, can I go for a ride lol?

You are not the target market for this boat. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Paul - it's a very interesting boat, one designed for sailors. I hope to catch up with it at one of the shows. Fortunately I already bought a boat, so I don't have to figure out some way to pay for this one. Close call.

Maybe one day I'll own one of these. Love tris. Fastest sail craft around the World non stop single handed or crewed. Mad Frenchmen but do they know their tris! Every record for an ocean passage is held by the French in a tri. Now all I have to do is keep working on my wife and the bank.

Believe boat is 1.2m out the door. Floats fold to decrease area when put on the hard. Can put spray shield in front of helm position. Current APs may in fact be better helmsman than you at speed. Talk with NKE. Watts and Sea with Li bank should address battery bank issue. Small watermaker tankage. Expect boat will anchor out much if not all the time. Wonder how ground tackle is spec'd to allow sufficient rode for this to occur when in deep anchorages. Given apparent wind gets faster and moves farther forward as speed through the water increases expect this boat will nearly always be beating in a fresh breeze or stronger regardless of TWS or TWA. Wonder about ease of reefing while underway and balance as reefing occurs. Still think this is the best design to come out in years. A boat that truly performs and is liveable. Compared to G4 it makes so much more sense.

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The idea is to be able to combine the volume aboard with the performance of trimarans and the comfort at sea they provide. The Rapido 60 is thus capable of welcoming up to 8 people in modern, practical and comfortable accommodation. The trimaran is able to sail at 25 knots, and is manageable shorthanded. Note that the company is also offering a day charter version of its trimaran. Here is a video of this amazing trimaran !

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Sailing La Vagabonde – Rapido 60

"Oceanvolt will be the perfect compliment to the Rapido Trimaran and Project SLV. Silent, emission free propulsion is a dream for sailors everywhere and the regeneration curves on a vessel as powerful as the Rapido are extraordinary!" "The Oceanvolt motor has already proved itself invaluable. On our first crossing our diesel had a major failure and was inoperable. The Oceanvolt gave us power and got us home." – Riley, Sailing La Vagabonde

Billed as the World’s Ultimate Ocean Cruising Trimaran, the Rapido 60 really is the Queen of the Oceans. It offers speed, safety, performance – and luxury.

The inspiration behind the Rapido 60 comes from Paul Koch (co founder of Rapido Trimarans), arguably, the man who has built more production trimarans than anyone else on the planet.

The design is by world renowned naval architects, Morelli & Melvin Design and Engineering who use some of the most sophisticated technology in the world.

Technology used in the electric Rapido 60 Trimaran:

Boatbuilder: Rapido Trimarans
Length overall: 18.1 m
Boat beam: 11.7 m
Displacement: 10000 kg
Electric motor system: Oceanvolt ServoProp 10 saildrive motor
Electric motor system nominal power: 10kW
Electric motor system voltage: 48 V

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WORLD FAMOUS SAILING LA VAGABONDE UPGRADES TO RAPIDO 60

The world’s most exciting sailing news is the long awaited decision that Sailing La Vagabonde will sail the world’s oceans aboard a Rapido 60.

Rapido is filling a segment in the market that is missing: a trimaran that is owner-operated, powerful, ocean-cruising, and can be safely crewed by two. The concept for the world’s fastest production cruising trimaran is designed by world-acclaimed naval architects, Morrelli & Melvin.

SLV comprises an Australian couple, Riley Whitelum and Elayna Carausu and their two young children. Each week, they bring their adventures to our phones, desktops and iPads via their YouTube videos.

They began documenting their evolving journey on YouTube back in 2014 with a single-hull vessel. After a time, they upgraded to a twin-hull vessel. For the last 18-24 months, the couple have been researching which boat would become the future of their sailing story, and would proudly wear the title Sailing La Vagabonde III.

With the extraordinary reach and exposure of Sailing La Vagabonde, perhaps the Rapido represents the future of sailing. Riley and Elayna explain why and how the Rapido 60, a three-hulled 6o’ (18m) trimaran, met their criteria.

Initially, they were worried about the amount of space on board. However, once they were on board, this concern was perfectly fine. Riley describes the fore cabin as being “massive” with a “huge” bed. When you’re standing in the saloon, it’s actually a huge room.

During the test sail, the couple were convinced the boat could move at lightning speed. With just one hand on the helm, they were travelling under sail, maintaining speed at 25.7 knots. Even at that fast speed, it was only slightly heeling over. A Rapido trimaran only gets a heel of up to 15 degrees, this is important as they both want to travel safely while at a good pace. They said that when they were travelling at 20 knots, it felt like they were only going at 10 knots, and it also felt like they had so much more power sitting in reserve.

One thing that was really important with the trimaran was that Riley will have the ability to sail it single-handed, when Elayna cares for the two children on the boat.

The Rapido trimarans are stable boats that do not heel, ideal for long distances, short sprints and the passage between. They are ideal for discovering places that others cannot venture to when you sneak up alongside a secluded beach or glide over a reef. The draft of the Rapido 60 is just 0.75m with the rudder and daggerboard retracted.

Having the flexibility to power up and sail away from bad weather systems is paramount. The Rapido can be sailed short-handed with centralised systems, Karver reefing hooks, self-tacking furling jibs, furling reacher and stay sails. Boasting excellent safety, the Rapido is designed to put you in control for fast, safe, fun sailing.

The nets on each side of the Rapido 60 measure 6.3m x 3m (that’s 18.9 m2), providing enormous space to play or lounge upon when the fish are not biting. They also provide an exhilarating vantage point when cruising to watch the water rush by beneath.

The foam sandwich and carbon construction provide an extremely strong and rigid structure. This enables the Rapido to withstand the might of the oceans, without carrying excessive weight.

The T-foil rudder blade is designed to provide additional stability and control. Each float (ama) has four watertight bulkheads. The main hull has five bulkheads to ensure that the Rapido 60 is as safe and unsinkable as possible. The engine and main equipment compartment has two bulkheads and is located under the saloon.

There are three emergency escape hatches: one located in the forward cabin, the second is in the aft cabin, and the third is in the main storage compartment under the cockpit. This storage compartment has been specifically designed as a safe survival area. Automatic and portable bilge pumps are provided.

The helm position offers superb all-round visibility. It is in an elevated position, away from the elements with a hard top bimini with sliding roof. It has a 1.2m wide seat/leaning post for seating comfort and standing support. Main controls are at the helm making single or short-handed sailing easier and safer. Steering is direct with strong well-engineered Jefa systems.

An emergency rudder blade is ready to deploy in an emergency. The engine compartment has an auto fire extinguisher system. There are an additional three portable fire extinguishers and a fire blanket. Diesel is the only fuel on board for engine, stove and heating, which removes the need to carry highly flammable cooking gas.

The head sails are on furlers for ease of deployment and operation. There are twin bow anchors with the main anchor ready to deploy. A dedicated storage area for safety equipment and wet weather gear is located in the cockpit. Jack stays and clip-on points are provided, as are bow and stern cockpit safety rails. Even in the storms of the southern oceans, trimarans are safe, easy to handle and faster on all points of sail due to their wide beam and light weight.

Riley plans to be on hand at the Vietnam-based factory to customise certain aspects of the boat to better suit their family. www.sailing-lavagabonde.com

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

LENGTH: 18.1M

BEAM: 11.7M

DRAFT: 0.75M

DISPLACEMENT (LIGHT): 10,000KG

DISPLACEMENT (MAX LOAD): 12,000KG

HEADROOM (AVERAGE): 2.1M

SAIL SPECIFICATIONS

MAINSAIL: 125M²

SOLENT: 71M²

STORM SAIL: 25M²

REACHER: 130M²

ASYMMETRIC SPIN: 225M²

MAST HEIGHT ABOVE: 25.3M

Rapido have also developed a folding trimaran system, making their new Rapido 40 and 50 models available with a folding mechanism that will allow them to access monohull marina berths. The Rapido folding system keeps the floats vertical when in the folded position, preventing growth from occurring on the sides of the floats and ensuring they remain in pristine condition. The Rapido system also adds to the overall strength of the boat by reducing the loads on the beams when sailing without adding any length to the boat when folded.

Rapido Trimarans are distributed by Multihull Solutions as the Asia and Pacific dealer for its innovative range of ocean-cruising trimarans. Further information on the Rapido Trimarans range can be obtained by contacting Multihull Solutions on 1300 855 338 or emailing [email protected]

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Rapido 60, A Bold Gamechanger For Performance Bluewater Cruising, reports Yacht World

September 26, 2021

Yacht World has just published an article, Rapido 60 Trimaran Boat Review: A Bold Gamechanger For Performance Bluewater Cruising , by Zuzana Prochazka, dated 23 September, 2021.

The original article, in full can be viewed by clicking here . Five quotes are reproduced below .

…the Rapido 60… has been touted as a couple’s boat for people who want to sail fast but still want to be comfortable and safe even when sailing with fewer crew aboard.
To design this otherworldly machine (the designers of the Rapido 60, Morrelli & Melvin )…, pulled out all the high-tech design tools at their disposal including Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluid Structure Interaction and the GOMBOC Velocity Prediction Program which they have a license to use. (It was developed for America’s Cup boat design.)
All three hulls have watertight bulkheads. Critical areas where high load stress is expected (like cockpit door frames) are reinforced with carbon that adds strength but not at the expense of weight since an overbuilt boat is a slow boat. Interior furniture is constructed of a lightweight core and composite panels.
The Rapido 60 is approximately half the weight of a 60-foot performance catamaran…
For couple’s cruising, it’s a gamechanger.

To read the original article in Yacht World, click here .

Note! The author of this article, Zuzana Prochazka has just done an extensive interview with Morrelli & Melvin about Rapido Trimarans. Her article is expected to be published in the US in six weeks’ time, in November 2021. Look forward to a fascinating and detailed insight into the design and engineering that is built into the Rapidos!

Multihulls World Australia, Harnessing the wind , by Kevin Green. September / October 2021 issue, 6 page spread on Rapido Trimarans.
Sailing La Vagabonde choose Rapido 60 to sail world’s oceans , video announcement to its 1.59 million subscribers, You Tube, 8 June 2021
Rapido 60, THE ULTIMATE RACER-CRUISER; Clients on Romanza are turning heads on the racetrack when they’re not cruising at high speed , North Sails website, May 2021
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