Why Choosing a Small Trimaran Makes Sense



Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2008

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Small trimarans offer their sailors fun, versatile day boats. They're noted for being generally faster, and more responsive, than monohulls. But their unique design, which includes both crossbeams and outriggers, provides a good number of other benefits also.

First, they don't have keels. This fact enables small trimarans to enjoy shallow draft capability. With the ability to go into shallow waters you'll be able to explore coastal areas, or offshore island spots, much more easily than if you have a keel boat.

Small trimarans are also trailerable because they lack long keels. You can easily put a small tri on a trailer and take it to sailing areas that would be out of reach if you had an untrailerable boat. Your sailing venues expand quite a bit when you can simply drive your boat to a new horizon and set it up in a different body of water that could take many days to otherwise reach.

If your trimaran is large enough so that you can use it for overnight camp/cruising adventures then you can easily pull into any private inlet, tranquil lagoon or secluded alcove. You can reach areas where only dinghies would normally venture -- without actually using a dinghy ... whether you need to depart from rough seas during a thunderstorm, camp out for the night, or simply refresh yourself during a lunch break.

Speaking of camping ... the crossbeams, which support the floats, can prove themselves to be very useful in this regard. The main reason is because trampolines (attached to these crossbeams) are usually a standard feature on many models of small trimarans.

The trompolines, also referred to as "the tramps" or "the nets" provide space for comfortable seating, lounging, eating, or sleeping. Some campers even set up their tents on the nets so they won't have to sleep on hard sand or dirt.

If the boat is taken out a little farther from shore then the nets become a useful and spacious platform for fun activities. In effect, the "deck area" of even a small boat is substantially increased by having trampolines attached to the crossbeams. For instance, they're often used for swimming, diving, fishing, crabbing, watching marine life up close (such as dolphins), snorkeling or just getting a suntan.

With these features, small trimarans can save you a bit of money too. If you regularly trailer your boat then you won't have to pay mooring or docking fees because your sailboat can be kept in your driveway at home. And if you take it to different places to go sailing, then a smaller model can be pulled by a fuel efficient mid-size car or truck.

A trailerable boat will also require less maintenance costs than boats kept at a dock. You won't need to be concerned about shelling out money for special, chemical cleaning solutions for the boat's hulls. All you have to do is rinse off your trimaran and sails off at home with clean water after each use in order to keep most everything clean.

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Joe Farinaccio (a.k.a. "the small tri guy") blogs about Small Trimarans. Joe offers info, free downloads and other resources about small trimarans at the website: SmallTrimarans.com. To see pictures of one famous small tri Joe recently wrote about go to http://www.smalltrimarans.com/Magic-Hempel-Small-Trimaran.html
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