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Val 31 is a 31 ′ 2 ″ / 9.5 m trimaran sailboat designed by Dick Newick starting in 1977.

Drawing of Val 31

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

  • SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
  • D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
  • LOA: Length overall in feet
  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

Prototype was ‘Third Turtle, 2nd in the 1976 OSTAR. A popular and successful shorthanded racer of this time due to its proven seaworthiness and a relatively low cost of construction. Built by the designer and from plans by many others. It is said that at least 30 boats have been built to this design.

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Val In Distress 31 foot trimaran, San Rafael, CA

By dick newick.

source: Newick Val trimaran in distress - Multihull Anarchy (SA)

"A friend has looked at a Newick Val in the Bay Area. It will be crushed in a couple of weeks if a new owner cannot be found. My understanding is it can be had for the leans against it $2500"

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  • Brand: Trimaran
  • Model: Val 31 full wing
  • Dimensions: 31 ft in length by 24.5 ft in width
  • Designer: Dick Newick
  • Builder: Martyn Bridgman
  • Year completed: 1981
  • Boat Name: Nandi
  • Material: Fiberglass, Epoxy, Klegecell Foam Core in the decks, bulkheads and akas
  • Sails Included: Main sail, Jib, Storm Jib, Genoa & Spinaker
  • Outboard Engine: Not included in sale
  • Weight approx: 2000 lbs
  • Speed: Capable of going up to 20 knots
  • Racing: Classic Vintage Racer. Sistership design (Third Turtle) came in 2nd in the OSTAR 1974
  • Location: Union Bay, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
  • Details: The boat is currently on land, REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. Needs some more TLC, paint etc... Priced to sell to a good home! Call for details and for current pictures!

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31′ Trimaran Newick Val for sale

Brad Cole

1980 Newick Val, in very good condition and ready to go.

Much modified and upgraded: new float bows, New F31R mast and rig with synthetic stays and new 1×19 forestay, new custom tiller, rudder and kick up cassette, new GPS, VHF, log, and Pelagic autopilot, custom carbon pulpit and sprit, new hatches, all new wiring and panel, new battery, 9.8 Tohatsu 2 stroke, 3 jibs, laminated main, 2 spinnakers, 2 screechers, Harken roller furler, boom bag and lazy jacks, upgraded clutches, traveler, mainsheet, and hardware, new rotating step, plumbed head, 2 berths, inflatable dinghy and paddleboards.

31′ x 25′ x 2.5′ (6′)

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Newick Val 31 Trimaran

Newick Val 31 Trimaran for sale in Suffolk Office United Kingdom

Suffolk Office United Kingdom

Make & Model

Newick Val 31 Trimaran

MEASUREMENTS

Description.

A good example of this classic Dick Newick design, the Val 31 is an easy and rewarding boat to sail and guaranteed to make you smile.  Dick Newick famously commented. “I can give you 20 knots and a snug place to eat and sleep, but I can’t give you luxury and performance and low cost at the same time; nobody can”.  The Val 31 is a well proven design with an enviable track record for quick and safe ocean crossing.

A good example of this classic Dick Newick design, the Val 31 is an easy and rewarding boat to sail and guaranteed to make you smile.  Dick Newick famously commented. “I can give you 20 knots and a snug place to eat and sleep, but I can’t give you luxury and performance and low cost at the same time; nobody can”.  The Val 31 is a well proven design with an enviable track record for quick and safe ocean crossing.  The interior layout is perfectly comfortable for the singlehander with an additional crew berth forward, though entirely unsuitable for a family over a wet weekend!  All sail handling can be done from the safety of the cockpit and a lot of thought has been given to the ergonomics of handling the sheets and halyards.  The cockpit is deep and safe and inspires great confidence in bad weather offshore.

Viewing by appointment through our Suffolk Office 01473 659 681.

Accommodation

The accommodation offers two berths in two cabins.  In the aft cabin, there is a comfortable single berth with marine toilet under.  There is a removable chart table and full navigational instrumentation.  A small galley comprises a sink with manually pumped water supply and a small gas hob.  50 litre freshwater capacity in two jerrycans.  There is stowage space under the berth and also under the cockpit, together with shelving and other stowage above the berth.  There is access to the forward cabin from either the cockpit or foredeck.  There is a single berth forward with stowage under.  Stowage in the forecabin under the cockpit for fenders and warps.

Mechanical Systems

Located on a lifting bracket to port, Marine 6hp single cylinder outboard engine (new 2013).  Hand start.  Remote 5 gallon fuel tank.  Forward and reverse gears.  The engine has been fully serviced from new.  Maximum speed under power 6 knots.  Cruising speed 4 knots.  Range under power is about 80 miles.  Running time to date approximately 50 hours.  Annually winterised and serviced.

Electrical Systems

  • 12 volt 120 amp hour battery (2015)
  • Solar panel
  • Solar panel regulator
  • 12 volt fluorescent lighting in both cabins
  • LED back-up lighting
  • 12 volt switch panel
  • Battery monitor

Spars & Sails

Fractionally rigged sloop.  Anodised aluminium mast and boom.  The mast is rotatable for added performance, though kept in a fixed position by the present owner.  Stainless steel standing rigging (2014).  Terylene running rigging (renewed as required).  Slab reefing fully battened mainsail (3 x reefs) with Harken cars (2010).  Harken headsail furling system (2014).  Two Harken 35.2 self tailing sheet winches (2010).  Harken 35.2 self tailing halyard winch (2015).  Harken mainsheet system (2014).  All sail handling is done from the safety of the deep cockpit and has been ergonomically designed for ease of use.  There are running backstays for improved windward performance, but these are not necessary for the integrity and safety of the rig.

  • Mainsail  -  Ullman  -  2010  -  good
  • Furling genoa  -  Ullman  -  2010  -  good
  • No 4 furling jib -  good  
  • Spinnaker  -  good  

Deck Equipment

  • Stainless steel pulpit with guardwires and netting
  • Anchor with chain and warp
  • Large mooring cleat forward with fairleads port and starboard
  • Trampolines port and starboard
  • Liferaft cradle
  • Various warps and fenders

Navigation Equipment

  • Plastimo steering compass (2015)
  • Nasa Clipper Duet depth, boatspeed and log (2013)
  • Nasa Clipper windspeed and direction (2013)
  • Nasa Clipper closehauled repeater (2013)
  • Nasa Clipper Navtex
  • Nasa SSB receiver
  • Garmin 556 chart plotter
  • Garmin GP72 GPS
  • Standard Horizon DSC VHF radio
  • Simrad TP 32 autopilot
  • Furuno radar
  • Echomax radar target enhancer
  • Nasa Clipper AIS receiver
  • Prosser barometer
  • Masthead (LED tricolour) and deck level navigation lights

Safety Equipment

  • Manual bilge pump

Construction

Built in 1982 by Daffy Duck Marine to a design by Dick Newick.  White painted GRP hull and amas with style stripes.  White GRP superstructure with grey painted non-slip to deck.  The hull, superstructure, beams and amas are single skin GRP with Kevlar reinforcement.  There is a watertight bulkhead under the cockpit separating the forward and aft cabins, and another watertight bulkhead forward  The cockpit seating and seat backs are a later addition and are built in foam sandwich.  All interior woodwork was removed by the present owner and replaced with lightweight carbon/foam sandwich panelling.  The beams and amas are demountable to allow road transportation or by shipping container (mast length is 39ft).  Centre self draining cockpit.  Lifting skeg hung rudder.  Tiller steering.  Lifting centreboard.  The hulls were epoxied in 2010 as a preventative measure.  New chainplates fitted 2014.  2012 survey.

Additional Comments

Having bought her in 2012, the owner refitted Aerodrama with a new interior, full electronics package, new Harken headsail furling and Harken mainsheet system.  In particular, the cockpit has been optimised for easy sail handling and comfortable sailing.  He has cruised the East Coast, South Coast, West Country and Southern Ireland, mostly singlehanded, and she has proved to be a capable, seaworthy and fast boat.  Top speed this year was 18 knots with the boat fully loaded for a two week trip to Ireland.  In light trim, 20 knots is achievable in the right conditions.  The designer, the late Dick Newick, was a master at his craft and his Val 31 design has proved to be fast and seaworthy, with several OSTAR races completed safely despite appalling conditions.  

Engine Location

Engine Horse Power

Engine Hours

Max Speed Knots

Cruising Speed

Propeller Type

Engine Count

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hull Material

Dick Newick

Engine Type

Engine Year

Displacement(kgs)

1200 kilograms

Lifting Keel

Water Tanks Capacity

Fuel Tanks Capacity

0.76 meters

ABOUT NEWICK VAL 31 TRIMARAN

The Newick Val 31 Trimaran is 31 feet long and has a 25 feet beam and a draft of 1.52 meters. This 1982 Petrol Newick Val 31 Trimaran powered by Mariner 6 with 6.0 horsepower is capable of reaching a maximum speed of 6 knots and a cruising speed of 4 knots. The Newick Val 31 Trimaran is made of fiberglass.

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From the Morris 36 to mega-W-class beauties, a growing fleet of elegant day sailers with minimal accommodations reflect the resurgence in demand for boats honed to make fun, fast jaunts or quickly reach and explore favorite cruising nooks for a weekend. Typically, though, these boats have reverted to the classic aesthetics of western yachting’s past eras. Shedding new light on this field comes the design Spark , realized in the recently built Damfino , from Dick Newick’s innovative design board. Newick also values Western traditions. “I’ve always been a great disciple of L. Francis Herreshoff’s writings and designs,” he says. He’d owned a Herreshoff kayak early in his career, and even the design for Spark , which Newick calls “a three-hulled Rozinante , a gentleman’s day sailor,” tracks L. Francis’s wake.

If modern multihulls can claim to be classics, Newick has contributed more than his share. His shapely plywood trimarans have remained in charter service since their launchings in the 1960s. His fleet of historic racing machines includes Moxie, with which the late Phil Weld won the 1980 Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race (OSTAR), and the Atlantic Proa Cheers, a boat form he invented. Newick virtually created the fully sculpted multihull, too, not the easiest to build with nary a straight line in sight, but as organically functional as, and at home with, dolphin and birds of the pelagic realm.

For Newick, getting a boat to feel alive at sea, at ease with wind, wave and pure speed, has always trumped loading it down with what he calls “all the modern inconveniences.” Indeed, Damfino , the elegant prototype of the Spark design built by Jim Conlin, lacks not only air conditioning and fridge, but also inboard engine, windlass and even stays. From her demountability for transport, self-tacking sails, big comfy cockpit, and a sturdy, skeg-hung rudder to daggerboard canted forward to reduce tip vortices, Damfino combines practicality with performance optimization.

The 65-year-old Conlin is no snubber of tradition either, but his Alberg 35 had become a bit much for day sailing. Conlin saw in Spark something that didn’t require athleticism or difficulty to get underway quickly or to make lots of knots. Like Rozinante , Damfino would prove easy on the eye and across the sea.

Conlin had considered production boats, like the Ian Farrier-designed F-series trimarans, but found Spark ‘s hull shapes and weight less compromised by the folding systems F-boats employ. He used glass and epoxy over Core-Cell foam core, with carbon in the cross-arms (akas) and carbon masts to create a boat less than a ton empty, 3,000 pounds loaded, so Damfino slips along effortlessly.

The main hull is classic Newick, with springy sheer, well-flared bow, and very slim lines. Newick chose to mirror Rozinante ‘s canoe stern, though he prefers employing transoms, but all his boats are very V-d aft and nearly double ended anyway. The amas, or outer hulls, reveal a more notable Newick evolution. His early amas all featured lots of sheer and rocker, with sections sharply V-d and volumes that would float a bit more than the total boat’s weight if the ama could be pressed under water. His recent Traveler 48 showed influence from Euro-racers whose amas became as long and straight as pointy-ended cigars and displaced up to twice the boat’s weight, but they were honed for power reaching and flying the main hull in winds in the teens. They give a much bouncier ride close reaching and upwind. The Travelers are less extreme, but Damfino devolves further. The amas submerged would still displace a hefty 140 percent of total boat weight to maximize power and keep the akas well above water, but Newick uses almond-shaped sections (points down) and has returned to using significant rocker on the ama bottoms to soften the ride, particularly upwind, and sweeping sheer to keep the ends up. Tiny transoms should not drag water because, by the time they are depressed, the boat will be going quite fast, enough to avoid it.

Damfino can sail up to the wind speed from 2 to 12 knots, and in stiff winds can clock 10 to 13 knots to windward and close reaching the high teens off the wind. As the boat accelerates into the teens through oncoming chop, the windward bow wave can slash off the main hull’s flare and get blown back up and to leeward, “giving you the firehose experience” in the cockpit says Conlin, but one must accept that typical cost of speed, and Conlin will soon fit a dodger. Peter Johnstone grew up with performance boats, being part of the Johnstone clan that created J-boats. As principle of Gunboat catamarans, he’s also a veteran performance-multihull sailor. After a shakedown spin on Damfino , he concludes: “On a reach, the thing was just magical. It was wet, but as you would expect at that size (and doing 18 knots). It has a comfy cockpit and did everything it was meant to do &mdash a simple, comfortable, fast day sailer for an older guy who’s going to be short handed.”

Simple sail handling is aided by self-tacking sails on unstayed carbon sticks. Newick developed his cat-yawl rig starting with an earlier 36 footer White Wings . Damfino ‘s 35-pound mizzen is a rather conventional full-battened sail with wishbone boom, which helps control twist when using a sheet to the centerline. The 130-pound mainmast supports a modified Lungstrom rig, first developed in the 1930s, with double-panel mainsail set on sail tracks. Sailing downwind, one can open the mainsail to fly its port and starboard panels wing and wing. Conlin can stretch the windward panel out and forward as he bears off, allowing the crew to tack downwind, a preferred tactic for speed and comfort, even for quite modest performers, but one Newick thinks would be enhanced using a whisker pole. High-molecular-weight plastic mast bearings allow the crew to easily rotate the mast to reef, even in heavy airs, but as the sail rolls, it does shift the center of effort well forward, making the mizzen essential to maintain balance. A mizzen staysail, which can be turned upside down to form a jib on the foremast, would increase horsepower even more, especially in very light airs, but Conlin finds the boat’s performance quite adequate without them.

Like all prototypes, Damfino has had to face her compromises and teething aches. He’s had to tune the stiffness of the vertical carbon battens on the main. Cutting and setting sails to accept what can become several feet of bend in the unstayed mast also is an art. Conlin acknowledges that you really don’t want to be caught having to short tack out a channel, because the boat needs to get up to speed to come around. The flat mizzen can help stall a tack by pushing the boat back into the wind, so Conlin has learned to sometimes ease it off. The amas also sit 2 inches lower than designed, says Conlin. On a racing machine, if the boat could remain perfectly balanced at rest, the amas would both hover well above the water. In reality, the racer leans over on one side, then flops over as the boat sways about, a discomfort for cruisers but essential when tacking an extremely wide boat so that it doesn’t have to drag its long leeward ama around in a big arc before the ama lifts and allows the boat to come off on the new board. Damfino ‘s amas steady her at anchor, but Conlin plans to raise them on future boats to aid tacking.

As for cruising, some sailors will always wince at the paucity of staterooms in this 28-footer, but even on his smallest designs, Newick always has supplied the essentials to an offshore crew &mdash a secure and generous berth, place to navigate and galley space. Damfino features a big double berth and enough counter space for a small cooker and compact nav station, which these days may require not much more than a GPS. Conlin plans little cruising, but Johnstone concludes, “I could see cruising that boat in the Exumas for a month or two, no problem,” a trip enhanced by the boat’s minimal working draft of 2 feet (depth of rudder; board up). He adds, “The boat has a lot of room below,” and though that may be a relative measure, Newick echoes quite a rational cruising brief: “I could spend summers on that boat alone or take Pat (his wife) on weekend cruises.”

Newick would not hesitate to take the boat offshore to Bermuda, either. Although small for such purpose, Damfino is a powerful successor to Newick’s famous 31-foot Val trimarans, which are not much bigger and have sailed across oceans many times, including one placing second in the storm-ridden 1976 OSTAR, finishing right behind a maxi-racer (and penalized 236-foot schooner). There’s good reason Newick was inducted into the North American Boat Designers Hall of Fame, and Damfino is sure to spark continued interest in all his boats.

Steve Callahan is a sailor, naval architect and author of the book Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea , which tells the tale of his struggle for survival after his boat sank in the Atlantic. He is also co-author of Capsized.

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I have a 31ft Dick Newick design . The is solid. boom and trampolines are in good shape. The is currently in but I will deliver to for a buyer. The is in sailing condition but needs some love before she crosses an ocean, gulfstream will be ok.

Looking for 10k or best offer. For those that know the boat this is a gem at a fair .


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NEWICK VAL 31 (Vendu)

trimaran val 31

A pure Newick in good conditions at low price

Description

Fantastique petite machine océanique en parfait état de navigabilité. Construction composite polyester/époxy par Larry Cooley yard (Massachussets) 1981. Refit 2012. Ce VAL 31 est absolument conforme au dessin de Dick Newick et n’a pas été structurellement ou architecturalement modifié. Seul le safran a été redessiné par Jacques Fauroux et il est dorénavant fixe (2012); La dérive sandwich carbone est de 2006.Ce bateau a appartenu à Andrea Mercatelli de 1996 à 2011. Il était sorti de l’eau sur remorque 9 mois/12 en Sardaigne. Très bien construit par Larry Cooley dans le Massachussets en sandwich mousse verre (époxy et polyester) pour le pont et monolithique pour les coques, Il est parfaitement sain. Un propriétaire précédent l’avait acheté en 2011 et l’a confié pour révision et refit à un chantier Cannois compétent , il en a été parfaitement satisfait (il connaissait bien les trimarans et naviguait auparavant avec un TRICAT 23.5 bras carbone). Le propriétaire suivantl a ordonné la révision complète par un spécialiste des multicoques (architecte et coureur), la mise en peinture (rouge orangé) et le convoyage vers la Caraïbe, mais des raisons personnelles l’ont conduit à transmettre ce bateau après une transat en convoyage au vendeur actuel qui a su en profiter raisonnablement et en conscience. Le trimaran a été bien entretenu et même optimisé, il sera disponible en Caraïbe au mois de juin.

Commentaire P.Echelle:

J’ai navigué à bord de PEARLY en juin 2014 ou j’ai découvert un pur concentré de l’esprit Newick: le trimaran est rapide, vif, mais sécurisant et extrêmement agréable à barrer. Sous génaker dans la brise il atteint 20nd et démarre avec 3nd de vent? Le cap au près est redoutable.Le jeu de voiles de 2012 est complet avec: une GV dacron 2012 de 25m2; 1 génois 25m2 2012 avec 2 ris; une trinquette 18 m2 2012 avec 1 ris; 1 spi asy 2016; un code 0 2012 composite sur bout dehors carbone.. Le moteur Mariner 4tps de 2012 est parfait pour le bateau (avec alternateur). L’électronique de base comprend un loch speedo, un sondeur (2016), un gps portable, une vhf portable, un récepteur BLU sailor et un pilote ST2000+. Le bateau a traversé l’Atlantique après révision complète et nouvelle mise en peinture (expertise et travaux réalisés par Sèbastien Roubinet). Il est actuellement visible en Caraïbe française. Un mouillage est possible.

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Caractéristiques

Modèle / Version VAL 31
Chantier / Boatyard Larry Cooley
Architecte / Architect Dick Newick
Année de construction / Launching year 1981
Matériaux / Material composite polyester
Pavillon / Flag Français
TVA Payée / Paid VAT oui/yes
Longueur / LOA 9,81 m
Largeur / Beam 7,60 m
Tirant d'eau / Draft 1,40 m
Poids / Weight 2500 kg
Surface au près / Winward sail surface 50
Système anti-dérive / Keel type Dérive centrale/centerboard
Motorisation / Engines Mariner 9,9hp HB 2012

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File D/T-2, obtained from Thomas Follett, Orange City, FL. - Vessel name Galliard , Val ocean racing trimaran designed by Richard Newick, LOA 31' x Beam 26' x Draft 5' (2' 5" board up) x 1.5 Tons - Drogue: 5-Ft. diameter Shewmon (sea anchor) on 200' x 5/8" nylon braid tether, with bridle arms of 80' each and 1/2" galvanized swivel - Deployed in a whole gale in deep water about 300 miles east of Cape Cod, with winds of 45-50 knots and seas of 12-15 ft. - Vessel's stern yawed 10-20° during 48 hours of deployment.

This is one of several files Victor Shane was able to obtain from Thomas Follett. Follett delivered hundreds of boats all over the world. In February 1985 Follett and crew were delivering Galliard , a Newick Val 31 ocean racing trimaran, to Villa Mora, Portugal, from Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts when they ran into a heavy gale some 300 miles east of Cape Cod. Follett deployed a 5-ft. diameter Shewmon sea anchor off the stern - in drogue fashion. The boat was hove to the Shewmon for 48 hours, during which time the sea anchor must have withstood over 40,000 wave cycles. Transcript:

A crew of two and heavy load of stores. Boat was essentially a daysailor and not suitable for the North Atlantic in October, and we ended up returning to Norfolk. About 300 miles ESE of Cape Cod a NE breeze came up and increased to Force 8 or 9 with rough seas. Streamed a 5' drogue with a bridle to the stern ends of both amas [floats] . Bit of nuisance with the stern of the aka [main hull] jutting out and all cluttered up with antennas and with a spade rudder hanging down. Managed to get part of the bridle under the rudder at one time and this took some time to sort out. Unlike Rogue Wave [see file D/T-3] there was not enough windage on Galliard . Finally had to set a storm jib in order to reduce the tendency to surge forward and then snap back, as though tethered to a rubber band. Caused the drogue to collapse after a time and we had to reel it in for a sorting out. In general, however, we lay quite comfortably about 20° off the wind and very few seas broke aboard in spite of the heavy load of stores and crew. No damage to the drogue, except for the swivel, which got crosswise somehow.

Before 1981, Tom Follett was using warps and other makeshift drag devices during his deliveries. Typically the setup consisted of two lengths of rode, with a bit of sail or chain in the bight. The arrangement proved itself quite satisfactory when Follett was delivering lightweight multihulls. Here is a transcript of a report involving one such occasion:

Vessel name, Bonifaccio , 41-ft. trimaran designed by Dick Newick and built by Damien McLaughlin for a French owner to sail in the Double-Handed Trans Atlantic Race from Plymouth, England, to Newport, R.I. in 1980. Used warps (3/4" braided nylon) from both ama sterns with a 10-ft. piece of 1" chain in the bight. Each warp was about 200 ft. Wind about Force 8 from SW (blowing us in the right direction, i.e., towards Plymouth) with heavy rain. Rough sea. One part of the bridle led through a snatch block on the Ama stern and back to a cockpit winch. Very easy to handle the whole mess and the boat rode very easily. Not necessary to steer. Fresh breeze only lasted one night and we were back in gear about noon the next day. Fair amount of drift. About 2 knots, more or less. General comments: The trimaran configuration makes the use of a bridle difficult when streaming a drogue off the stern. If one could get around to setting things up with the wind about Force 4, life would be easier. But unfortunately it's often Force 8 or more before one gets around to it. Then the difficulties are magnified and one often ends up doing it all wrong. The ideal system would be one which is easy to sort out, does not put too much strain on the boat or fittings and holds the boat fairly steady while riding easily. Not exactly compatible factors.

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Interview / De l'Olympus de Mike Birch au Friends & Lovers : sur les traces des trimarans de course A'Capella

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De la victoire historique de Mike Birch sur Olympus Photo lors de la première Route du Rhum en 1978, sont nés quatre autres trimarans dans cette série A'Capella, conçus par Dick Newick et Walter Greene. Nous avons retrouvé le 2e de la série, Friends & Lovers, devenu Bilfot après son rachat par le Cancalais Jean-Paul Froc en 1998.

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À la fin des années 1970, la course au large connaît une révolution avec l'arrivée des trimarans A'Capella, conçus par les architectes américains Dick Newick et Walter Greene. Ces bateaux, parmi les plus rapides de leur époque, marquent un tournant dans l'histoire de la voile en battant les monocoques.

Le plus célèbre d'entre eux, Olympus Photo, skippé par Mike Birch , remporte la 1ère édition de la Route du Rhum en 1978, inscrivant à jamais son nom dans les annales des épreuves transocéaniques. D'une série de 5 trimarans, Friends & Lovers sera le 2e modèle construit. Rebaptisé Bilfot après sa restauration en 1998 par le skipper Jean-Paul Froc, le petit trimaran jaune navigue toujours. Pour nous, son propriétaire revient sur l'histoire de cette série de trimarans mythiques et sur sa rencontre avec Friends & Lovers.

En quoi la construction bois-époxy, qui est une innovation à l'époque, a joué un rôle important dans la performance des trimarans A'Capella construits par Newick et Green ?

Je pense que la construction bois-époxy doit dater des années 70. Elle a été mise en œuvre par les Américains lorsqu'ils ont commencé à construire des petits trimarans de 9-10 m qui s'appelaient des Val 31, dessinés par Dick Newick. Il y en a eu 7 ou 8 de fabriqués et ils se sont très bien comportés dans différentes régates, même si il y a eu quelques accidents dramatiques.

Quand Michel Etevenon a décidé de créer la Route du Rhum, ils ont alors interdit ces petits bateaux, jugés trop dangereux. Leur taille a été limitée à 11 mètres minimum. C'est pour ça que Walter Green et Dick Newick ont dessiné une série de trimarans un peu plus long, les A'Capella. Ils ont fait Olympus, qui était à la base le bateau de Walter Green et de Johan Green, sa femme, elle-même très active dans la construction, et la navigation. Ils ont amené le bateau en France et ont participé au tour de l'île de Wight en Angleterre.

Après leur saison de régate en Europe, il a fallu ramener le bateau. Ils ont donc demandé à Mike Birch , un skipper qu'ils connaissaient, de ramener Olympus aux États-Unis. C'est là que Walter lui a parlé d'une nouvelle course, la Route du Rhum, qui déroulait en solitaire de Saint-Malo à Pointe-à-Pitre. Mike a pris le bateau ; ils ont trouvé un petit sponsoring et c'est ainsi qu'il s'est engagé sur la Route du Rhum avec la victoire à la clé sur cette première édition en 1978.

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Est-ce qu'il y avait des différences entre l'Olympus de Mike Birch et le Bilfot, anciennement baptisé Friends & Lovers ?

Fort du succès de l'Olympus, ils ont décidé de construire d'autres A'Capella. Il y en a eu 5 au total. Le deuxième était Friends & Lovers, skippé par Phil Stegall, un navigateur Américain qui voulait faire l'Ostar, la Transat Anglaise en solitaire entre Plymouth et Newport.

La mythique arrivée d'Olympus devant Kriter V.

Il y avait donc eu quelques modifications, en particulier sur le gréement qui était plus élancé. Il a été convoyé en France, à Cherbourg, puis a pris le départ de la Transat Anglaise et il a terminé 3e en temps réel et 1er dans sa catégorie. Voilà pour le numéro 2.

Quant au numéro 3, il s'appelait Acapella. Entre-temps, Olympus Photo a disparu, il a été vendu à un skipper français et s'est retourné au large d'Auray. Et puis Walter n'avait plus de bateau ; ils ont donc reconstruit le 4e avec sa femme. Il s'appelait Friends. Enfin il y a eu un dernier trimaran de cette série, un peu plus tard, qui lui est resté aux États-Unis et a fait très peu de grosses régates.

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Et vous, comment avez-vous fait la rencontre du trimaran Friends & Lovers ?

À cette époque-là, j'avais 24 ans, je naviguais déjà, mais sur des monocoques : des bateaux longs, lourds, étroits. Je ne connaissais que ça. En 1978, j'étais venu voir les bateaux qui étaient dans le bassin de Saint-Malo , au départ de la Route du Rhum. J'étais complètement ébloui par les multis, sans bien comprendre. Pour moi, un bateau, c'était une coque, point barre.

Et là, il y avait des monstres. Tous les grands noms de la voile étaient présent : Riguidel, Kersauson, Pajot... Dans le bassin Vauban, sous les remparts, il y avait un petit bateau jaune. Je me suis dit : " Ce n'est pas possible, il ne va pas traverser l'Atlantique avec ça, c'est trop petit ! Il ne dépassera jamais le Cap Fréhel avec son bateau ". Il était marrant, ce bateau. Je disais, c'est un vilain petit canard jaune ! Il n'était pas vraiment beau, mais il était attachant.

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À cette époque-là, il n'y avait pas vraiment d'Internet. J'ai quand même suivi sur les médias la performance du petit bateau jaune sur la Route du Rhum 78. Avec la disparition dramatique d' Alain Colas sur Manureva. Et puis l'arrivée d'Olympus qui coiffe sur le poteau Malinovsky et son grand monocoque de 24 mètres.

Malinovski sur Kriter V se fait doubler de 98 secondes par Mike Birch sur Olympus Photo

Je ne m'en suis jamais remis. Par la suite, j'ai regardé, j'ai essayé de suivre dans les revues nautiques les performances du bateau. J'ai suivi la Transat Anglaise de Phil Stegall avec Friends & Lovers. Et puis j'ai été spectateur de toutes les Routes du Rhum jusqu'en 98. J'ai suivi les aventures de mon camarade Charlie Capelle qui a récupéré aussi un Acapella, le numéro 3. En 98, j'étais sur le quai devant le bateau de Charlie qui était une pure merveille, un chef-d'œuvre. Une sorte de violon Stradivarius. C'était extraordinaire ; il y avait mis tout son cœur.

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Et puis il y avait le Friends & Lovers qui était là, moins reluisant, mais bien présent. Pierre Antoine était le skipper.

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Les deux bateaux côte à côte, il n'y avait pas de comparaison. Sur cette transat en 98, les deux bateaux sont bien arrivés, en 22 ou 23 jours. Comme d'habitude, c'est le tarif A'Capella. Difficile de faire moins. Ça s'est gâté un peu pour eux par la suite : sur le convoyage retour, Charlie s'est mis sur le toit et le bateau a été abandonné au large de Terre-Neuve. Charlie n'était pas à bord, mais les deux skippers-convoyeurs ont été sauvés, récupérés, et hélitreuillés. Quant au Friends & Lovers, il a démâté et les convoyeurs l'ont abandonné aux Açores .

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