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.
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The V.O 60, X-Yachts X4.0, and Beneteau Oceanis 30.1 are great examples of fast monohull boats. For multihull boats, Rapido 60 (Trimaran), Dragonfly 40 (Trimaran), and ICE Cat 61 (Catamaran) are some of the fastest in that category. The list can go on when you are talking about specialized performance boats, foiling boats, and even windsurfers.
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This trimaran retails for $595,000, making it a cheaper option than the Rapido 60. 5. Dragonfly 40. The Dragonfly 40 measures 40 feet (12 meters) in length. It features high-comfort standards, making it one of the best trimarans in the market for taking your family for a cruise.
Rapido 40
The Rapido 40 is a high tech, all-carbon, performance cruiser with a s elf-tacking jib, carbon spreaderless mast and an option for a roller furling boom. The interiors have super lightweight, strong, custom made furniture; even the countertops and drawers are carbon! The flooring is made from cork.
C-foils on a fast cruising carbon trimaran? This looks rapid!
Rapido are stepping sports cruising up a level. Toby Hodges takes a tour of the second Rapido 40 trimaran, one of a new breed of production built performance...
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The Rapido 60 is approximately half the weight of a 60-foot performance catamaran with an equivalent sail plan that gives her blazing speeds even in light winds. There's a carbon park avenue boom, aramid cap shrouds and carbon diamonds, and a torsional forestay with an integrated structural furler.
2024 Boat of the Year: Best Performance Trimaran
For the first time ever in the history of Boat of the Year, Performance Trimarans entered the mix. The Rapido 40 and the Dragonfly 40 left our judges swooning.
Rapido 40: Top 10 Best Best Nominee
The new Rapido 40 trimaran is designed by Morrelli & Melvin, whose portfolio includes multihull rockets ranging from America's Cup contenders to Steve Fossett's Playstation, so no surprise that performance is in its DNA. But it's also a cruising multihull that's light, strong, easy to sail, and designed to fit into a standard slip, with retractable amas.
Two giant foiling trimarans set for a Fastnet Race battle
For the Rolex Fastnet Race 2023, the fastest boat to complete the course will almost certainly be one of the two 100ft foiling trimarans, the Ultim of Banque Populaire XI and SVR-Lazartigue.
RAPIDO 50
Rapido 50, 360 degree Virtual Tour. Click to play. The Rapido 50 - The World's Ultimate Folding Cruising Trimarans. Every exceptional product needs a source of inspiration. For the all-new Rapido 50, that source has been the Rapido 60 which has proven herself to be an exceptional trimaran for: Podium performances. Fast passage-making.
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A fan favorite, Weta trimarans are fast, stable, and remarkably easy to rig. This single-sailor tri has a capacity of up to three, and the ease with which it can be transported and stored makes this a great, versatile boat for beginners. The Weta was named Sailing World's 2010 Boat of the Year, and one ride is enough to know why: simply put, the Weta is an absolute ton of fun to sail ...
Rapido 60
For Real Sailors. The Rapido 60 is the world's fastest cruising trimaran. The Rapido 60 offers a spacious and luxurious experience with safe, cutting edge, on-water performance.
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Or does it? At one point in 2013, France's Francis Joyon—a man renowned for his modesty and almost superhuman endurance—held the records for the fastest solo circumnavigation (57 days, 13 hours), the fastest solo 24-hour run (666.2 miles) and the fastest solo transatlantic (5 days, 2 hours). Since then the 24-hour record has fallen, but ...
Boat Review by Multihulls World of: Trimaran Rapido 60 Ocean Cruiser
How are ambitious projects born? Richard Eyre (an English-speaking Canadian sailor passionate about trimarans) and Paul Koch (formerly of Corsair Marine) are the protagonists of the Rapido story whose genesis is explained through a deep and ancient immersion in the world of trimaran building and an ultimate will to achieve.
Astus 20.5: Fast, fun and affordable trailable trimaran
For fast yet undemanding sailing, easy trailing and simple camper-cruising, the Astus 20.5 trimaran is likely to find wide appeal says David Harding
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The race to create the world's fastest sail boat
Two rival teams, Syroco in France and SP80 in Switzerland, are racing towards the same goal: to build the fastest sail boat ever.
Fastest cruising trimaran of all time
The fastest cruising trimaran to this day is the Maxi trimaran IDEC SPORT. This vessel is both wind or mechanically powered and has completed a voyage around the world in 40 days 23 hours 30 minutes 30 seconds. The Maxi trimaran IDEC SPORT can reach an average speed of 26.85 knots or 30.71 MPH. In addition, this boat has covered a distance of ...
MARLIN TRIMARANS
Marlin trimarans are innovative and hightech carbon multihulls. With a sailing performance far beyond standard. Probably the fastest trailerable and foldable sailing racer-cruiser trimaran on the Planet. Perfectly made for single- and double-handed racing and cruising. Great for team and family adventures.
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A fast trimaran brings out the daysailor in all of us. A successful evolution of the Corsair 24, the new Corsair Sprint 750 Mark II is a fast, versatile, trailerable trimaran built for a perfect day of sailing. The Sprint shares the same hull design as its cousin, the Dash 750, with the same large buoyant floats, beams, and folding system.
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About Rapido The idea behind building the world's best ocean-cruising trimarans came from the team that has built more than 1,500 production trimarans globally. The world-acclaimed Morrelli & Melvin was then tasked with developing the design and engineering for Rapido to start building! Separately, for those who think our advanced lightweight construction techniques have other applications ...
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"A water spout is a vortex, basically like a tornado, spinning real fast, sucking up water and moisture as the column rises," he said. Although water spouts only reach around 120 mph, as compared ...
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The Kingsville is a 422-foot aluminum-hull trimaran that is designed to operate in shallow, near-shore waters, primarily to identify and neutralize mines and to conduct maritime security ...
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There are several theories as to why the massive, $39 million boat sank in just about 60 seconds. And the maker of the ship says the crew should've had time to rescue passengers.
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Emergency workers in southern Italy are still hunting for six people missing after a tornado sank a luxury yacht early Monday - prompting an air and naval operation off the coast of Sicily.
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Joyon took just 57 days - a staggering 21 days faster than the fastest monohull. The current trimaran record to circumnavigate the world is 40 days. Rapido Trimarans are committed to building the best ocean cruising trimaran in the world!
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Newly released video captures a luxury superyacht being battered by a violent storm before it suddenly sank off Sicily with 22 people aboard Monday.
America's Cup 2024: Sailing schedule, format and dates as Ben Ainslie
The AC75, or America's Cup 75, is a 75ft foiling race boat with one carbon-fibre hull (a monohull instead of catamaran or trimaran) and has been described as like a "large windsurfing board with ...
Lynch Yacht Sinking Off Sicily Proves as Baffling as It Is Tragic
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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 V.O 60, X-Yachts X4.0, and Beneteau Oceanis 30.1 are great examples of fast monohull boats. For multihull boats, Rapido 60 (Trimaran), Dragonfly 40 (Trimaran), and ICE Cat 61 (Catamaran) are some of the fastest in that category. The list can go on when you are talking about specialized performance boats, foiling boats, and even windsurfers.
This trimaran retails for $595,000, making it a cheaper option than the Rapido 60. 5. Dragonfly 40. The Dragonfly 40 measures 40 feet (12 meters) in length. It features high-comfort standards, making it one of the best trimarans in the market for taking your family for a cruise.
The Rapido 40 is a high tech, all-carbon, performance cruiser with a s elf-tacking jib, carbon spreaderless mast and an option for a roller furling boom. The interiors have super lightweight, strong, custom made furniture; even the countertops and drawers are carbon! The flooring is made from cork.
Rapido are stepping sports cruising up a level. Toby Hodges takes a tour of the second Rapido 40 trimaran, one of a new breed of production built performance...
The Rapido 60 is approximately half the weight of a 60-foot performance catamaran with an equivalent sail plan that gives her blazing speeds even in light winds. There's a carbon park avenue boom, aramid cap shrouds and carbon diamonds, and a torsional forestay with an integrated structural furler.
For the first time ever in the history of Boat of the Year, Performance Trimarans entered the mix. The Rapido 40 and the Dragonfly 40 left our judges swooning.
The new Rapido 40 trimaran is designed by Morrelli & Melvin, whose portfolio includes multihull rockets ranging from America's Cup contenders to Steve Fossett's Playstation, so no surprise that performance is in its DNA. But it's also a cruising multihull that's light, strong, easy to sail, and designed to fit into a standard slip, with retractable amas.
For the Rolex Fastnet Race 2023, the fastest boat to complete the course will almost certainly be one of the two 100ft foiling trimarans, the Ultim of Banque Populaire XI and SVR-Lazartigue.
Rapido 50, 360 degree Virtual Tour. Click to play. The Rapido 50 - The World's Ultimate Folding Cruising Trimarans. Every exceptional product needs a source of inspiration. For the all-new Rapido 50, that source has been the Rapido 60 which has proven herself to be an exceptional trimaran for: Podium performances. Fast passage-making.
A fan favorite, Weta trimarans are fast, stable, and remarkably easy to rig. This single-sailor tri has a capacity of up to three, and the ease with which it can be transported and stored makes this a great, versatile boat for beginners. The Weta was named Sailing World's 2010 Boat of the Year, and one ride is enough to know why: simply put, the Weta is an absolute ton of fun to sail ...
For Real Sailors. The Rapido 60 is the world's fastest cruising trimaran. The Rapido 60 offers a spacious and luxurious experience with safe, cutting edge, on-water performance.
Or does it? At one point in 2013, France's Francis Joyon—a man renowned for his modesty and almost superhuman endurance—held the records for the fastest solo circumnavigation (57 days, 13 hours), the fastest solo 24-hour run (666.2 miles) and the fastest solo transatlantic (5 days, 2 hours). Since then the 24-hour record has fallen, but ...
How are ambitious projects born? Richard Eyre (an English-speaking Canadian sailor passionate about trimarans) and Paul Koch (formerly of Corsair Marine) are the protagonists of the Rapido story whose genesis is explained through a deep and ancient immersion in the world of trimaran building and an ultimate will to achieve.
For fast yet undemanding sailing, easy trailing and simple camper-cruising, the Astus 20.5 trimaran is likely to find wide appeal says David Harding
RAPIDO 60 TRIMARAN, WORLDS FASTEST CRUISING MULTIHULL The Catamaran Company 18.3K subscribers Subscribed 4.5K 552K views 7 years ago
Two rival teams, Syroco in France and SP80 in Switzerland, are racing towards the same goal: to build the fastest sail boat ever.
The fastest cruising trimaran to this day is the Maxi trimaran IDEC SPORT. This vessel is both wind or mechanically powered and has completed a voyage around the world in 40 days 23 hours 30 minutes 30 seconds. The Maxi trimaran IDEC SPORT can reach an average speed of 26.85 knots or 30.71 MPH. In addition, this boat has covered a distance of ...
Marlin trimarans are innovative and hightech carbon multihulls. With a sailing performance far beyond standard. Probably the fastest trailerable and foldable sailing racer-cruiser trimaran on the Planet. Perfectly made for single- and double-handed racing and cruising. Great for team and family adventures.
A fast trimaran brings out the daysailor in all of us. A successful evolution of the Corsair 24, the new Corsair Sprint 750 Mark II is a fast, versatile, trailerable trimaran built for a perfect day of sailing. The Sprint shares the same hull design as its cousin, the Dash 750, with the same large buoyant floats, beams, and folding system.
About Rapido The idea behind building the world's best ocean-cruising trimarans came from the team that has built more than 1,500 production trimarans globally. The world-acclaimed Morrelli & Melvin was then tasked with developing the design and engineering for Rapido to start building! Separately, for those who think our advanced lightweight construction techniques have other applications ...
Check out 5 fastest trimarans in the world!Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/pk9J4t
"A water spout is a vortex, basically like a tornado, spinning real fast, sucking up water and moisture as the column rises," he said. Although water spouts only reach around 120 mph, as compared ...
The Kingsville is a 422-foot aluminum-hull trimaran that is designed to operate in shallow, near-shore waters, primarily to identify and neutralize mines and to conduct maritime security ...
There are several theories as to why the massive, $39 million boat sank in just about 60 seconds. And the maker of the ship says the crew should've had time to rescue passengers.
Emergency workers in southern Italy are still hunting for six people missing after a tornado sank a luxury yacht early Monday - prompting an air and naval operation off the coast of Sicily.
Joyon took just 57 days - a staggering 21 days faster than the fastest monohull. The current trimaran record to circumnavigate the world is 40 days. Rapido Trimarans are committed to building the best ocean cruising trimaran in the world!
Newly released video captures a luxury superyacht being battered by a violent storm before it suddenly sank off Sicily with 22 people aboard Monday.
The AC75, or America's Cup 75, is a 75ft foiling race boat with one carbon-fibre hull (a monohull instead of catamaran or trimaran) and has been described as like a "large windsurfing board with ...
A violent and fast storm hit the area with some of the strongest winds locals said they had ever felt. Fabio Cefalù, a fisherman, said he saw a flare pierce the darkness shortly after 4.