Notus 50

Monohull, trimaran and … trimonoran!

AnwigemA BV and the architect Jelle Bilkert have been putting their heads together for a few years now: their goal is to come up with the perfect hull of the future, the design that takes the best of all technical options. The result, achieved by the team based in the Netherlands, is the trimonoran - not a monohull, not really a trimaran.

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Published 03/07/2020

By Emmanuel van Deth

Issue: 14

Published: aug. / sept. 2020

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The principle is to keep a measured beam on deck - close to that of a typical motorboat - but to have three narrow, angled hulls. The designers emphasize the advantages of multihulls: more volume, no ballast, better stability, less drag, etc. The originality of the design lies in the very marked angle of the outer hulls: the trimonoran has the possibility of heeling - a little - and is then transformed into a catamaran. The horizontal wings visible on the drawings probably won’t be seen on sailing boats – these would give a cage-like effect to be feared on a hydrodynamic level. The Notus 50 offers three cabins, including an Owner's suite at the bow, a nacelle incorporating the saloon, galley and navigation station and a garage capable of housing a 10-foot (3-meter) inflatable tender.

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