“Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Trimaran Crosses Atlantic

by Richard Crockett

Once frowned upon, today multihulls are a fact of life and generally live alongside monohulls in harmony. Plus, the fastest sail-powered machines on the water today are all multihulls!

“The story of Nimble’s 1960 trans-Atlantic voyage is largely an exercise in Nature’s complete indifference to man’s plans and aspirations.

“Although we voyaged 3,800 miles without one bit of weather favourable to a hoped-for quick passage, we at least had ample opportunity to evaluate our new boat in rigorous going, which was, after all, a primary purpose of the trip.

READ MORE HERE:  1961 03-04 – SA Yachting – trimaran crosses atlantic – OCR

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