Monday, May 20, 2013

Joe Farinaccio

Researching Plans for a Homemade Trimaran Sailboat?

If you're researching plans for a homemade trimaran, then there is good news. Many good plans are available. And a good number were created by very reputable multihull designers/builders. But before buying any of them, you need to know the answers to s... Read >

Why Small Trimarans are Safe

In the opinion of many sailors, small trimarans are safer than other types of small sailboats. Their unique design allows them to be safe in both how they sail, as well as the trimaran design itself. First, it's a fact that small trimarans (and all tri... Read >

What are the Benefits of Sailing a Small Trimaran?

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 a... Read >

Why a Small Trimaran Sailboat is Preferable

Why own a small trimaran instead of another kind of small sailboat out there? This is an easy question to answer. Small trimarans are simply more fun to sail than other kinds of sailboats. Yes, I know this is a pretty bold statement. But let's look at ... Read >

Small Trimaran: Wood vs GRP Construction

Should you build a small trimaran with wood or fiberglass? Building a trimaran with fiberglass, a.k.a. Glass-reinforced plastic, seems like the way to go for larger boats. But I still like smaller trimarans built with wood. First, lets talk about what ... Read >

Take a Vacation with Your Trailerable Small Trimaran

One of the biggest advantages of small trimarans is their "trailerability." They can usually be put on a trailer and easily hauled to new sailing venues without much effort or exorbitant costs. This simply isn't an option for most mono-hulled sailboats be... Read >

A Small Trimaran From a Big Yacht Designer

Picture a small trimaran that isn't only relatively fast, but also enables up to 4 sailors to sit comfortably during their day cruise. If you've read up on small trimarans you know that "comfortable seating" is sometimes a challenging thing to find in the... Read >

4 Thoughts about Building a Small Trimaran with Wood

I like small trimarans of all kinds. This means trimarans that are available through commercial purchase or through self-built plans (assuming, of course, good plans are used). This also includes trimarans made using GRP (glass-reinforced plastic) or wood... Read >

A Small Trimaran from A Big Name

Farrier Marine is well known among trimaran fans. They seem to set a standard for trimarans of all sizes, including as it turns out, smaller ones. The design for the "F-22 Sport Tri" came out not too long ago, and it seems to be quite a boat for its size.... Read >

Big Tip for a Homemade Trimaran Sailboat

When I interviewed the founder and publisher of Duckworks Magazine he shared some great tips for anyone who might consider building their own trimaran sailboat. This article is excerpted from our conversation. One of the tips he gave fell into the categor... Read >

2 Fast Trimaran Sailing Canoes For the Do-It-Yourselfer

If you research fast sailing canoes on the web, the name Gary Dierking is going to come up. It's inevitable. Why? Because Gary is not only an authority on these types of watercraft, he wrote a popular book that can be found on Amazon and a host of o... Read >

Fast, Small Trimaran Designs

Here is a modern trimaran sailing canoe that I fell in love with as soon as I saw it -- the Adventure Trimaran ... www.AdventureTrimaran.com ... is a fast little trimaran that is not only fun to read about, but includes things you love to see in a small s... Read >

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