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3 unusual facts about Trimaran


Franconian Lake District

European biggest Trimaran passenger ship, MS "Brombachsee", crosses the Lake in line operation daily.

Trimaran

First launched in 31 August 2012 at Bali Strait, 63M Carbon Fibre Composite Trimaran Fast Missile Boat (Indonesian: Kapal Cepat Rudal KCR) named KRI Klewang (625) - a traditional Indonesian single edge sword, will be the first stealth trimaran of the Indonesian Navy built by North Sea Boats at Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia.

The homebuilt cruiser movement survived his death in 1968, with designers Jim Brown, John Marples, Jay Kantola, Chris White, Norman Cross and Richard Newick bringing the trimaran cruiser to new levels of performance and safety.


Clipper route

Also in 2005, Ellen MacArthur set a new world record for a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation in the trimaran B&Q/Castorama.

Global Combat Ship

Planning for a replacement escort vessel started in 1998 with the ordering of a research vessel, the RV Triton, to study whether a trimaran design was practical for such a large and complex vessel.

Olivier de Kersauson

He was, in particular, the first to build a multihull of composite material, Ribourel, then a trimaran with long floaters, Poulain, at the helm of which he set in 1989-1990 the single-handed round the world speed record.


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