RAPIDO 40

The very first seatrials of a folding trimaran... it’s exciting!

The Triac Composites shipyard and the enormous experience of its team produces a wonderful range of high-performance trimarans from 40 to 60 feet out of its base at Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), in Vietnam. The manufacturer has just unveiled the very first images of its latest “little” boat, the Rapido 40. Trick of the light - that's its name - has shown good average speeds right from its first sail.

RAPIDO 40

Published 18/02/2022

By Dick Sawyer

Issue: 182

Published: mar. / apr. 2022

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This model, in the Racer version, can be boosted with C-foils and a carbon rig. While the central hull has a very narrow beam at the waterline, reasonable volume is nevertheless ensured inside, thanks to a marked chine. The floats are particularly voluminous, obviously guaranteeing good strength. And when you go alongside in port, they fold backwards: the beam is reduced from 28’10” (8.80 m) at sea down to 16’1” (4.90 m).

Builder: Rapido Trimarans/Triac Composites
Architect: Morelli & Melvin
Material: composite
Length: 39’4” (12 m)
Beam: 28’10”/16’1” (8.8/4.9 m)
Draft: 22”/4’7” (0.56/1.4 m)
Displacement: 10,600 lbs (4.8 t)
Mainsail: 820 sq ft (76 m²)
Solent: 345 sq ft (32 m²)
Price: $ 595,000 ex-tax